Compliance

Basic Concept

Techno Associe sees compliance as "meeting society's expectations." For us compliance goes beyond complying with laws and regulations; we are aware of society's expectations of our company and expect all employees to have the mindset to meet those expectations. In order to continue to be a scandal-free group, we expect every single employee to act with honesty and integrity, and carry out initiatives to strengthen compliance throughout the entire Group to ensure that we comply with laws and regulations and fulfill our ethical responsibilities.

Compliance Promotion System (Risk Management System)

Techno Associe's Risk Management and Compliance Committee ("RC Committee") handles risk and compliance matters across the Group. It carries out activities such as analyzing risks, discussing preventative measures, and issuing directions on specific measures to prevent the recurrence of risks.

Whistleblower (Hotline) System

The Group provides internal and external points of contact for whistleblowing in each country to receive information on illegal acts, violations of laws, etc. We have formulated whistleblower system regulations to protect the confidentiality of those who report or consult and prevent them from being treated unfavorably.

Whistleblowing cases in FY2022: 2

Compliance Training

As an initiative to enhance compliance, we provide compliance training as a priority training program for each of the positions, which are new employees, general office work positions, managerial positions and managers, in Japan.

Initiatives for Anti-corruption

In order to maintain and strengthen our relationship of trust with business partners through fair business practices, we put utmost effort into activities to prevent corruption (bribery, illicit payoffs, and conflicts of interest) and competition law violations (influence peddling, dumping, price fixing, unfair trade practices, and unfair restraint of trade), and ensure that everyone in the Group is aware of these activities. We have also issued Techno Associe Group CSR Procurement Guidelines for business partners to promote fair business practices with our suppliers, who are our business partners, and grow together with our stakeholders.

Basic Philosophy on and Measures for Eliminating Antisocial Forces

In our Charter of Corporate Behavior, we clearly state a basic policy to stand decisively against anti-social forces that threaten the order and safety of society.

Our HR & Administration Department works to gather information from relevant government organizations and other sources, has established an antisocial forces elimination system in collaboration with other relevant departments in the company, and ensures that employees are aware of such information through efforts such as providing internal training courses.