Under our Corporate Code of Conduct, we study laws and regulations in Japan and overseas and social/industry norms as appropriate, and formulate, revise, and abolish company rules. With the goal of achieving thorough compliance, we have strengthened audit and supervisory functions through the Board of Directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee, while the Compliance Committee shares information and consults on reporting related to compliance promotion activities.
In addition to the development of various company rules, including the TATSUTA Group Basic Compliance Rules that clarify guidelines for compliance, to ensure these rules are correctly understood by employees, we have produced Compliance Guidelines and made them widely known among employees. For employees of Group companies, we display the TATSUTA Group Operational Rules, which specify internal control systems within the Group, on the Group intranet so that compliance is thoroughly enforced.
In addition to compliance training through e-learning for employees, we provide education for each level of employee to make our basic approach, internal rules, and other matters concerning compliance widely known among employees.

• Breaking relationships with antisocial forces

  The TATSUTA Group Basic Regulation on Handling of Antisocial Forces stipulate basic policies for breaking relationships with antisocial forces such as organized crime groups or sokaiya extortionists that make unreasonable demands, and will respond antisocial forces as an organization, while making this widely known among employees to ensure compliance with basic policies. We will also endeavor to construct and maintain a system of close communication and cooperation with police, attorneys, and other external professional organizations, as well as give lectures on recent trends involving antisocial forces and responses to antisocial forces through training and other means to ensure that individual departments and individuals do not bear the problem on their own.

• Prevention of bribery

  Based on the TATSUTA Group Rules for Preventing Bribery, we thoroughly instill a policy of not extending or receiving gifts or hospitality that exceed common sense according to social conventions. This is done to disseminate accurate information about bribery widely within the company, to ensure that no company or individual obtains undue benefits or undertakes arbitrary transactions in exchange for such benefits. We have also established a system for prior checks with the Officer Responsible for the Administration and Human Resources Department of TATSUTA Electric Wire & Cable as the responsible officer, and any gift or hospitality determined to exceed a common sense according to social conventions will not be extended under any circumstances. The TATSUTA Electric Wire & Cable Group Bribery Prevention Rules cover not only public servants, but also private-sector suppliers and customers, and we are diligently working to ensure that bribery is thoroughly prevented.

• Compliance with competition law

  We have established the Rules for Compliance with Competition Laws, and prohibit both officers and employees, either in Japan or overseas, from committing acts that violate competition law. Employees are made aware through Compliance Guidelines and other means of three prohibited acts, namely private monopolization, unreasonable restraint of trade, and unfair trade practices. For attendance at meetings, etc., the Administration and Human Resources Department will examine in advance whether or not there will be exchanges of information with competing business operators and the nature of the meeting. Prior to attending such meetings, employees are lectured on the prohibited acts related to competition law to promote understanding. The minutes of such meetings are preserved after the meetings to ensure transparency.

• Management of export-control goods

  Based on the Rules for Management of Export-Control Goods, officers with responsibility for confirming whether goods are subject to export controls or not, and internal systems required for the management of export-control goods have been established. Operations are conducted to confirm list-based controls and catch-all controls for all goods and technologies. The employees in charge of these operations undergo training on a regular basis.

• Proper accounting practices

  The TATSUTA Accounting Rules have been established as our general standards for accounting operations, including accounting standards and management systems. They serve as the basic rules for accounting operations. The Compliance Guidelines affirm “appropriate accounting practices” and we ensure that this is widely known by employees. We emphasize the following six key themes as being of particular importance.

  1. Proper recognition of revenue and expenses
  2. Proper recognition of assets
  3. Attachment/preservation of evidence
  4. Appropriate approval procedures
  5. Appropriate tax accounting
  6. Financial results in line with facts and actual circumstances

• Internal whistleblowing system

  Based on the TATSUTA Group HELPLINE Operation Rules, an internal hotline system has been established and carries out activities under the direction of the President of TATSUTA Electric Wire & Cable, with the General Manager of the Administration and Human Resources Department of TATSUTA Electric Wire & Cable as the responsible officer.

  TATSUTA Electric Wire & Cable Group Helplines

  Eligibility	All officers and employees of the TATSUTA Group
  Purpose	To receive requests for consultation and reports (including of harassment), promptly discover and resolve issues
  Consultation and whistleblower helplines	The person seeking advice or wishing to file a report can choose which of the two helplines to contact, depending on the nature of their concern. Secretariat (TATSUTA Electric Wire & Cable Administration and Human Resources Department) Attorney (outside attorney) Users may either give their real name or choose to remain anonymous For harassment-related matters, users may also elect to contact a dedicated external helpline set up for that purpose Requests and reports may be made in Japanese, English or Chinese (depending on the helpline) The person seeking advice or reporting a matter of concern will not be subjected to any disadvantageous treatment whatsoever for that reason, and confidentiality, including their name, will be strictly protected

  The details of the advice request/report will be investigated and considered by the Helpline Secretariat and, where necessary, internal rules and systems and their implementation will be reviewed.
  The details of advice requests/reports made to the helplines are shared with top management at the twice-yearly meetings of the Compliance Committee. The existence of the helplines and information about how advice requests and reports are handled are disseminated in-house through compliance training, company newsletters, the Compliance Guidelines, and other means, and an environment that makes people feel comfortable about seeking advice or making reports has been established.

With cyber security becoming increasingly important in recent years, we have established the following structure to manage it.

As a measure for the concrete management of cyber security, we have designated various matters for compliance (use of IT assets and networks, use of business systems and external services, security education, etc.), and we carry out operational monitoring, installation of servers in multiple locations, constant monitoring for viruses, etc., and periodic diagnoses by external experts.
When an incident occurs (discovery of a software vulnerability, virus infection, unauthorized access, leak of information assets, etc.), the management and operations officer considers and implements the necessary countermeasures, reports the matter to the responsible officer, and responds appropriately based on the Crisis and Emergency Response Rules.

With the protection of personal information becoming increasingly important in recent years, we have established the following structure to manage it.

For the protection of personal information, the laws and regulations, purposes of use, rules for obtaining personal information, management methods, rules for providing personal information to third parties and other matters that officers, employees, etc. must comply with have been set out, and the Company monitors their implementation. A Privacy Policy that sets out the rules, etc. for the protection of the personal information of stakeholders is disclosed on the Company’s website. Safety measures of an appropriate and reasonable level are implemented and improved on a continuous basis.
In the event of an incident (unauthorized access, loss, leak, etc.), we will respond appropriately based on the Crisis and Emergency Response Rules.