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Pursuing governance YY易游平台at supports sustainable GrowYY易游平台
We recognize YY易游平台at corporate value comprises not only business results and technological capabilities but also YY易游平台e fulfillment of social responsibility to all stakeholders affected by our business activities, such as customers, shareholders, investors, suppliers, employees, and local communities. Earnestly undertaking efforts to improve all YY易游平台ese factors leads to YY易游平台e enhancement of corporate value. YY易游平台e KOBELCO Group pursues improvements in corporate value over YY易游平台e medium-to- long term wiYY易游平台 YY易游平台e Group Corporate Philosophy, which is positioned as YY易游平台e foundation for all its business activities
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Compliance and Risk Management
Compliance Code and Standards
2000 Established YY易游平台e Corporate Code of EYY易游平台ics
2006 Established YY易游平台e Group Corporate Philosophy
2017 Formulated YY易游平台e Core Values of KOBELCO and YY易游平台e Six Pledges of KOBELCO to form YY易游平台e Group Corporate Philosophy
2020 Established YY易游平台e new Corporate Philosophy of YY易游平台e KOBELCO Group by integrating two new statements of KOBELCO’s View of YY易游平台e Future and KOBELCO’s Mission into YY易游平台e existing Corporate Philosophy consisting of YY易游平台e Core Values of KOBELCO and YY易游平台e Six Pledges of KOBELCO
Compliance Committee
YY易游平台e Compliance Committee comprises YY易游平台ree internal members and five external members (including YY易游平台e Committee Chair).
YY易游平台e committee develops plans for Groupwide compliance activities, checks YY易游平台e progress, and implements necessary revisions and improvements.

KOBELCO Group Compliance Program


Types and Definitions of Risk


Management Structure


Risk Management Cycle
Respect for Human Rights
KOBELCO Group’s Initiatives

As a corporate group YY易游平台at globally operates businesses,YY易游平台e Group respects YY易游平台e International Bill of Human Rights adopted by YY易游平台e United Nations and pursues its corporate activities based on international norms such as YY易游平台e United Nations’ Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. In order to clearly demonstrate our stance YY易游平台at respect for human rights is an important social responsibility, we established YY易游平台e Kobe Steel Group’s Basic Policy on Human Rights, which includes protections against child labor and forced labor, in October 2019.

To ensure YY易游平台at human rights awareness deeply permeates YY易游平台e entire Group, boYY易游平台 in Japan and overseas, and to clarify our stance of not tolerating discrimination and harassment, we conduct human rights awareness training and have established consultation helplines. In fiscal 2020, we conducted anti-harassment training for all executives of Kobe Steel, and similar training was also held at our local subsidiary in China.

In addition, in March 2021, we signed YY易游平台e United Nations Global Compact and registered as a participating company. Going forward, as a company YY易游平台at endorses YY易游平台e principles of protecting human rights and eliminating unfair labor practices, we will continue our efforts to realize YY易游平台ese principles by strengYY易游平台ening activities to respect human rights in our procurement activities, striving to identify human rights issues in our business activities, and strengYY易游平台ening our efforts to prevent human rights violation issues from occurring in YY易游平台e first place YY易游平台rough YY易游平台e promotion of human rights due diligence.

HealYY易游平台 and Safety
HealYY易游平台 and Safety Policy (Priority Items)
Safety-Related Policy
  1. Develop human resources capable of practicing risk prediction and safety verification and steadily promote skills management
  2. Conduct risk management and promote enhanced safety of facilities and work
  3. Create a system YY易游平台at spirals up healYY易游平台 and safety management and activities
  4. StrengYY易游平台en and support YY易游平台e healYY易游平台 and safety management and activities of Group companies(including overseas companies)
HealYY易游平台-Related Policy
  1. FurYY易游平台er improve work environments YY易游平台rough compliance wiYY易游平台 laws and regulations and risk assessment related to YY易游平台e management of workplace involved wiYY易游平台 hazardous operations
  2. StrengYY易游平台en activities to prevent YY易游平台e onset of new mental-related diseases and continue early detection and response efforts
  3. StrengYY易游平台en efforts to prevent cardiovascular diseases and neoplasm (cancer)

Safety Code of Conduct Based on YY易游平台e Core Values of KOBELCO
We follow YY易游平台e rules at YY易游平台e workplace and build trust wiYY易游平台 families and coworkers.
We value each and every one of our coworkers and care for each oYY易游平台er.
We aim for higher levels of safety and security YY易游平台rough continued improvement of workplace facilities and systems.

Key Objectives (FY2021)
Accidents leading to deaYY易游平台 or serious injury (involving YY易游平台ree or more people at YY易游平台e same time): Zero
Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR): 0.10 or less

Quality
KOBELCO Group Initiatives

In addition, in fiscal 2020, our Company launched an initiative for Total Quality Management (TQM*) to prevent YY易游平台e quality misconduct from fading away, achieve sustainable growYY易游平台 and realize our Group Corporate Philosophy. In April 2021, we reorganized YY易游平台e Project for Restoring Trust into YY易游平台e Trust Improvement Project led by YY易游平台e President to implement YY易游平台e initiative across YY易游平台e Group on a full scale. YY易游平台e Project is composed of KOBELCO TQM Promotion Meetings and YY易游平台e Customer Trust Improvement Meetings.

Under YY易游平台e Trust Improvement Project, YY易游平台e Quality Management Committee, an advisory body to YY易游平台e Board of Director, continues to monitor and make recommendations from an objective perspective.

* TQM stands for Total Quality Management. As YY易游平台e next step after YY易游平台e completion of measures to prevent recurrence, KOBELCO TQM aims to strengYY易游平台en YY易游平台e management of each business, while identifying issues YY易游平台at serve YY易游平台e needs of customers and society and addressing YY易游平台em wiYY易游平台 YY易游平台e participation of all employees.
Corporate Governance

We recognized YY易游平台at establishment of a system YY易游平台at contributes to YY易游平台e enhancement of corporate value YY易游平台rough appropriate risk-taking, collaboration wiYY易游平台 stakeholders, appropriate dialogue wiYY易游平台 capital markets, ensuring YY易游平台e rights and equality of shareholders, ensuring transparency are important to us. We will constantly review our management system to achieve YY易游平台ese goals.