AKEBONO REPORT 2014

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Risk ManagementAkebono’s Risk Management Committee, comprising a group ofdirectors chaired by the Representative Director & CEO, is in chargeof the Company’s risk management activities. The Risk EvaluationCommittee, which supervises the implementation of the PDCAcycle in risk management, operates under it and is chaired by theRepresentative Director & Executive Vice President.For fiscal 2013, we classified Groupwide critical risks into prioritymanagement issues and regular management issues. While activitiesto address the priority management issues were monitored bythe Risk Evaluation Committee, overall critical risks have beenaddressed through ongoing risk mitigation initiatives. Also, overseaslocations have developed risk management structures thatemploy the PDCA cycle, which entails analyses of critical risks.Moreover, a special subcommittee was launched in fiscal 2013 towork on business continuity management (BCM). Specifically,efforts were launched to upgrade our business continuity plans,assuming the occurrence of a major earthquake. As for our fiscal2014 operations, we have broken down Groupwide critical risksand identified six fields subject to special risk management andseven fields subject to regular risk management, thereby promotingrisk management activities in Japan and overseas.Compliance StructureAs it expands globally, it is important that Akebono, beyond complyingwith the law and regulations, correctly understands andfulfills its corporate social responsibility. For these purposes, wehave set up the Compliance Committee, chaired by an executiveofficer, and established the “akebono Global Code of Conduct”and “akebono Global Standard of Behavior” to be observed byeach associate.Management SystemsWe are implementing a range of educational programs in orderto raise the level of compliance awareness among our associateswith regard to such issues as information control and the preventionof harassment. In fiscal 2013, we asked all associates in Japanto take a “compliance proficiency test” while incorporating complianceeducation in job level-based training program for them.For the prevention and early detection of problems, we haveset up in-house and outsourced consultation counters to acceptinquiries from any Group associate. The inquiries can be madeanonymously. In fiscal 2013, a total of 17 such inquiries werereceived and they were addressed under the leadership of theCompliance Committee. In addition, in January 2014 we establishedthe “Supplier Hotline” to field and address inquires madeby our suppliers in connection with Akebono associates’ businessconduct. As of May 31, 2014, however, this helpline has yet toreceive any inquiry.Akebono conducts hearings for Group associates every year oncompliance. In fiscal 2013 we conducted hearings for over 200persons inside and outside Japan. The results of hearings helpedimprove communications between Group members. Furthermore,we conducted additional training and campaigns focusing on theprevention of cartels and bribery.Information Security ActivitiesAkebono has established the Information Security Committee,while clearly defining rules for the handling of information basedon its significance and risk, in order to implement appropriatemeasures aimed at protecting information systems and dataowned in-house or provided by our customers from all kinds ofthreats. We have also created a structure in which each sectioncarries out self-checks against the information security risks theirrespective operations are vulnerable to. While raising associates’awareness through the implementation of the PDCA cycle, we arestrictly enforcing our information security guidelines and otherinternal rules to ensure information security, and associates whoviolate these rules are subject to punishment.We are also upgrading our information management structureto match the changing business environment. In light of theheightening risk of information leakage due to global businessexpansion, growing dependence on IT and the increased liquidityof employment, we are developing a structure to further strengthencontrols on critical information. Specifically, after revising the informationsecurity guidelines in fiscal 2012, we expanded the scope oftheir application to include overseas Group members, thereby promotinginformation security activities at locations across the globe.Risk Management, Compliance Structure and Information Security ActivitiesWe are striving to enhance our corporate structure, with each employee strictly abiding byCompanywide policies regarding risk management, compliance and information security-related activities.Fiscal 2013 Groupwide critical risks Fiscal 2014 Groupwide critical risksPrioritymanagementissuesRegularmanagementissuesSpecial riskmanagementfieldsRegular riskmanagementfields1Disasters Market andeconomicfluctuationsTechnologicalinnovation and thedevelopment ofnew productsMarket andeconomicfluctuations2ProcurementenvironmentTechnology Development ofoverseas businessesSafety andenvironmentalregulations3Regulations onoverseas businessesCompliance Productiontechnologies andfacilitiesNatural disasters4Safety andenvironmentalregulationsIntellectualpropertyInformationmanagementsystemCompliance5InformationmanagementsystemExchange ratefluctuationQuality Intellectualproperty6Quality Nurturing andsecuring humanresourcesHuman resourcesmanagement andlabor relationsRaw materialsourcing7 ? ? ? 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