Basic Concept
これまでに私たちが築き上げてきた企業価値を毀損しない行動もあわせて必要となります。
そのために社員ひとり一人が守るべき行動原則を「グループ行動規範」として定め、グループ全体で企業倫理を基盤とした企業活動を徹底するとともに、社会の変化に応じた見直しとさらなる向上に継続的に取り組んでいます。
Fujikura Group Code of Conduct
- Code of conduct for ensuring employees’ wellbeing and creating a safe, secure and pleasant work environment
- 1.1 Compliance with labor laws and managing health and safety
- 1.2 Respect for human rights and diversity
- Code of conduct for ensuring each employee performs operational procedures properly
- 2.1 Promotion of responsible job performance and communication
- 2.2 Ensuring quality assurance (QA)
- 2.3 Compliance with accounting and tax rules and establishment of an internal control system
- 2.4 Corporate asset management and asset value protection
- 2.5 Ensuring information security through appropriate document and data management
- 2.6 Proper intellectual property management
- 2.7 Thorough trade control
- Code of conduct for maintaining relationships with business connections
- 3.1 Keeping promises to customers
- 3.2 Sound relationships with customers and fair competition
- 3.3 Ethics and compliance requirements for sound relationships with distributors
- 3.4 Sound relationships and appropriate transactions with suppliers
- Code of conduct for communicating with and contributing to the development of communities and society
- 4.1 Contribution to and coexistence with the local community and society through business activities
- 4.2 Active and appropriate communication with society
- 4.3 Reduction of environmental footprint and realization of a sustainable society
- Code of conduct for increasing shareholder value and for dialogue with investors
- 5.1 Timely and appropriate disclosure of information
- 5.2 Fair and transparent decision-making
- The basic code of conduct for compliance
- 6.1 Ensuring correct action and compliance with laws and regulations and internal rules
Management System
フジクラグループは、法令および社会規範を遵守し、企業倫理に則って健全な企業経営を実現することを旨としています。業務の遂行については、フジクラの法務室、輸出管理室、人事・総務部、ファイナンス統括部等の各法令に専門性を有するコーポレート部門が定める社内規程や教育、個別の指導等によって適法性を確保しています。さらに、監査等委員会が所管する内部監査部門の監査によって課題の抽出、改善提案およびその実施確認を行っています。
また、フジクラグループにおけるコンプライアンスに関して、経営層での情報共有および課題討議、ならびにフジクラグループ全体に対する浸透・啓発活動の推進を行う機関として、代表取締役社長CEOを委員長とするコンプライアンス委員会を設置しています。年2回以上開催する同委員会では、関連部門から法令遵守に関する事例や諸施策の報告等を実施し、情報共有および課題についての議論を行っています。
Whistle-blowing System
フジクラグループでは、通報者の保護・守秘義務・不利益取り扱いの禁止等を定めた内部通報制度を運用しております。本制度は不正やコンプライアンス違反、ハラスメント、就業規則違反等を早期に発見し、是正することを目的としています。国内拠点の通報窓口はフジクラ本社および国内グループ会社各窓口に加え、外部弁護士による社外窓口を設置し、フジクラグループ従業員等からの通報を受け付けています。また、海外拠点の通報窓口については、海外グループ各社の設置する通報窓口に加え、別途外部の専門会社と契約のうえ、「フジクラグループ海外拠点内部通報窓口」を設けており、通報はフジクラ本社で受け付けています。
Changes in the number of internal reporting cases
Compliance with Competition Laws
Fujikura Group is compliant with the Fujikura Antimonopoly Act compliance Program to comply with domestic and international competition laws and regulations (hereinafter referred to as "Competition Laws"), including antimonopoly laws as a whole, Fujikura Group. We have established an internal system and update and improve it as appropriate. Fujikura has established the "regulation on Standards for Contact with Competitors" as a subordinate of the Fujikura Antitrust Act compliance Program, and sets certain standards and limits when employees come into contact with competitors. Fujikura's internal audit unit conducts regular audits of compliance with competition laws, mainly from the perspective of contact with competitors. As an ongoing annual initiative, we also conduct antitrust e-learning for Fujikura Group officers and employees.
Anti-corruption Compliance
Fujikura Group has established the Fujikura Group 's Anti-Corruption Policy to prevent bribery in all countries and regions in which it operates. We are working to ensure this through the development of rules within the Fujikura Group and the implementation of education through e-learning. In addition, individual risk assessments at business are conducted as appropriate by the legal matters office, taking into account factors such as the external environment such as national, regional, and industry conditions, as well as the degree of contact with public officials (permits, permits, customs clearance, etc., customer, etc.), and strive to prevent the occurrence of corrupt acts. In addition, based on the above policy, entertainment and gifts, etc. between public officials, etc., sales customers, suppliers, agents, and all other parties related to the business of the Fujikura Group are as follows.
Fujikura Group’s specific guidelines for business entertainment, gifts, etc.
- Guidelines for giving business entertainment, gifts, etc.
The Group may give business entertainment, gifts, etc. only if they contribute to legitimate business purposes and the amount, frequency and content thereof are reasonable in light of societal norms so that the Group can secure the fairness and soundness of its business operations.
- Guideline for Fujikura Group when Receiving Entertainment, Gifts, etc.
The Group ensures that its directors, officers and employees will apply strict self-discipline in receiving business entertainment, gifts, etc. In principle, receiving any business entertainment, gift, etc. that are not only in violation of law, but also objectively considered attributable to wrongful intent (in terms of such matters as amount, frequency, timing, recipient, content and purpose thereof) or any customary gifts or the like is prohibited.
Specifically, it is prohibited to receive an offer of the following business entertainment, gifts, etc.:- (i) Business entertainment such as drinking, dining and golf outing beyond the societal norms;
- (ii) Cash, gift vouchers and the like;
- (iii) Year-end gifts, mid-year gifts or other gifts (including those brought by a visitor); and
- (iv) Entertainment, gifts, etc. that is personally given.
Compliance with Export Control
Fujikura Group has established the “Basic Policy of the Fujikura Group for Export Control” and built an export management system in which the Director, President and CEO serves as the highest-ranking officer responsible for export control.
As part of its export management system, overall responsibility for export control at Fujikura rests with the Director, President and CEO. The Export Control Department, which serves as the unit overseeing export control, supervises and guides each business unit under the direction of the overall responsible officer (or an appointed director or Executive Officer) while maintaining an independent position from other units. In addition, the Executive Officer in charge of each business unit serves as the export control manager for that unit, overseeing export control operations within the business unit.
Furthermore, the Export Control Office holds liaison meetings three times a year, bringing together all company-wide export control persons in charge, to improve the effectiveness of export control audits, share information on the status of export control implementation, raise awareness among export control persons in charge, and improve their knowledge levels.
Basic Policy of the Fujikura Group for Export Control
- We make it the basic policy of the Fujikura Group companies not to participate in transactions with a possibility of undermining maintenance of international peace and safety.
- We comply with the laws relating to the export control which are applicable in the country or area where the group companies each does business activities.
- In order to comply with the above-mentioned basic policy and laws, the group companies each will establish its system and rule for export control.
Compliance with Personal Data Protection
In order to fulfill its corporate social responsibility of protecting the privacy of stakeholder customers and other stakeholders, Fujikura Group believes it has an obligation to properly handle personal information provided in the course of business (information that can identify an individual, such as name, address, telephone number, or email address). For this reason, the personal information it handles is as follows: Here The basic policy is as follows:
In addition, in order to handle personal information appropriately in accordance with this policy, Fujikura has management system the "Fujikura Group Personal Information Protection regulation" Based on these regulation, we have appointed an executive director as the person in charge of personal information protection, and have appointed a company-wide personal information protection officer and unit personal information protection officer for each unit. We also provide education on personal information protection to employees, striving to ensure the appropriate handling of personal information.
Compliance with Prevention of InsiderTrading
Fujikura Group has established "Internal information management regulation" to clarify the internal system for complying with information disclosure rules to ensure a fair and equitable market, and is working to prevent insider trading by executives and employees.
Specifically, with regard to information disclosure, we have established strict rules for information management within Fujikura Group, from the creation to the disclosure of important facts. With regard to preventing insider trading, when officers and employees intend to buy or sell stocks, etc., they must notify the General Manager legal matters in advance, and such buying or selling can only be done within a certain period of time after the notification.
Additionally, regarding insider trading regulations, we provide e-learning courses every year for Fujikura Group executives and employees.
Tax Transparency
We have established Code of Conduct in accordance with compliance as the Fujikura Code of Conduct, and all officers and Fujikura employee of the Fujikura Group maintain a self-disciplined and strict attitude toward their own actions, and not only comply with laws, regulations, and international rules and their spirit, but also respect the culture and customs of the local community and always act with dignity and social decency.Based on this basic philosophy, we strive to maintain and improve compliance in tax practice through Fujikura employee education and other means, and we adhere to the following principles when processing taxes.
- We will comply with tax-related laws and regulations as well as accounting-related laws and regulations of each country and region, and will always carry out appropriate tax procedures and accounting procedures.
- For transactions that are expected to have high tax risks, we will establish a system for sufficient advance review and strive to reduce tax risks.
- We will strive to prepare financial statements fairly in compliance with Companies Act and related laws and regulations, and to increase the transparency of financial information.
Participation in the United Nations Global Compact
Following a decision by the CSR committee (Management Meeting) in July 2013, Fujikura declared its support for the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), a set of universal international principles relating to human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption, and signed the agreement on September 3rd of the same year. At the same time, Fujikura joined the Global Compact Network Japan (GC-NJ), the Japanese network of the UN Global Compact (UNGC). Fujikura shares with its employees the purpose and objectives of the UN Global Compact, which is to "participate in the creation of a global framework based on 10 principles, in which each company and organization demonstrates responsible leadership, acts as a good member of the global community, and realizes a sustainable society."
