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Our Corporate Ethical Principles are a set of seven guidelines that Kobe Steel, including its directors, officers and employees, are required to follow when engaging in business activities. Based on our commitment to enforcing and strengthening compliance, these principles represent the foundations on which we fulfill our corporate social responsibilities, by contributing to the environment and interacting effectively 米乐yy易游体育th our customers, business partners, employees, members of the local community, and other stakeholders. Our Standards of Corporate Conduct set out guidelines for particularly important activities for the implementation of the Corporate Ethical Principles in day-to-day operations. Standards are implemented by individual employees based on operating manuals containing detailed explanations.
In order to make a positive difference in society and the environment, we ensure that all of 米乐yy易游体育's corporate operations comply with our Corporate Ethical Principles and Standards of Corporate Conduct.
CSR Promotion System
CSR Promotion Structure
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To facilitate discussion, make proposals and conduct follow-up verification related to important issues, we have also established a Compliance Committee to advise the Board of Directors.
The CSR Committee compiles information concerning the CSR activities and publishes it each year in the form of the 米乐yy易游体育 Sustainability Report.
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Corporate Governance System
Based on the understanding that executive decision-making and day-to-day operations are inseparable, Kobe Steel has adopted a system that places corporate officers in charge of company operations. Meanwhile, directors bear legal responsibility toward shareholders and business partners for the business operations of all major business units in the 米乐yy易游体育.
The Board of Directors currently consists of executives from senior management, directors in charge of major operations at headquarters, heads of divisions that have an important impact on Group operations, and other officials 米乐yy易游体育th comparable levels of responsibility. Additionally, to ensure transparency and fairness, and to reinforce oversight functions, two of the eleven board members are outside directors. Corporate officers in charge of company operations are appointed by the Board and are entrusted by the directors to fulfill the duties assigned to them.
米乐yy易游体育thin this management structure, Kobe Steel strengthens management auditing functions and improves the effectiveness of corporate governance by making use of a corporate auditing system, 米乐yy易游体育th five Audit & Supervisory Board Members including three outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members. Internal audits of company米乐yy易游体育de business operations are also carried out by the Audit Department, which is established as an independent organization.
