Nitto Group Report 2016

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16Nitto Group Report 2016Understanding Compliance ThoroughlyThe Nitto Group denes compliance as constantly exercising ethical judgment, not limited to obeying the relevant laws, but also adhering to every societal norm. We translate our Business Conduct Guidelines into 16 different languages and distribute them to all employees, irrespective of culture, custom, or area. Furthermore, when entering our companies, new employees must receive training on the Guidelines. Each Group company also thoroughly implements enlightenment training for them.In addition, we hold CSR workshops for management-level employees every year, which encourage each of those employees to be aware of, and to prevent, injustices from occurring, and to implement compliance. In scal 2015, corruption prevention and antitrust law were adopted as themes in the workshops, which were held a total of 155 times in twenty countries, with 2,329 directors and management-level employees participating in them.Reporting and Counseling System on Corporate EthicsTo facilitate the early detection of violations of the law and ethics issues, we have a reporting and counseling system that allows employees to contact the CSR Department directly. Contact information is noted in Business Conduct Guidelines. Any employee in the Group is able to make use of the system. In addition, though limited, we have an independent reporting system. The incidence of reports is on the increase, which demonstrates that a company culture in which employees are able to speak freely about irregularities, has taken root. In scal 2015, there were no issues concerning duty of disclosure under the Commercial Code. However, we received 16 reports concerning labor disputes, human rights violations and dishonesty through this system. The Nitto Group settled issues after carefully interviewing parties involved, while ensuring the protection of all whistleblowers.Ban on Child Labor and Forced LaborThe Nitto Group emphasizes the ban on child labor and forced labor in Business Conduct Guidelines and has all group companies understand it. In addition, the ban is specied in CSR-Based Procurement Guidelines, and is something we ask our business partners to adhere to steadfastly. In scal 2015, we had no issues with child labor or forced labor. Human Rights Enlightenment ActivitiesThe Nitto Group supports the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and has established a Nitto Group Basic Policy on Human Rights. Twice a year, at the beginning of a new scal year and on Human Rights Day, a message from the Nitto Group Central Human Rights Enlightenment Committee Chairman reminds the whole Group to observe the protection of human rights.In Japan, we have persons in charge of each base and group company, implementing training sessions and calling for slogans on human rights. In other areas, we also implement training sessions and address issues specic to certain countries and areas.Learning about Sexual Harassment in E-learningIn Nitto Toyohashi Plant, sexual harassment awareness was conducted through e-learning in scal 2015. Four hundred thirty-ve management-level employees attended the lecture. They enhanced their understanding of what constitutes sexual harassment by, among other things, looking at issues from another person’s standpoint and studying the legal implications of problems.CSR workshop in KoreaCompliance and Human Rights Enlightenment ActivitiesESG Issue 4Recently, corporate corruption by global enterprises has been frequently uncovered with repercussions for various stakeholders. In some cases, management-level persons were involved in such dishonesty. In the Nitto Group, we are engaged in further enhancement of awareness of such issues by directors and management-level employees, and ensure that all of our employees understand and follow our Business Conduct Guidelines thoroughly.Furthermore, we consider the protection of human rights part of compliance, and hold enlightenment activities also encompassing supply chains.

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