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Compliance and Risk Management Systems
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In April 2004, the Takara Group established a Compliance Committee and a Compliance Coordination Section, a body for implementing specific measures, to reinforce the group’s compliance and risk management systems.
We compiled the Compliance Manual to explain, in easy-to-understand terms, the actions each Takara Group employee should take, and distributed the manual to all employees. We also conduct group training sessions at headquarters and educational activities in each company and at the office level to establish the concept of compliance clearly in our employees’ minds. A “Help Line” has also been established to spot risks and bring about solutions at an early stage. The help line receives reports and provides consultations when employees discover violations of the law or misconduct. |
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Other tasks
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_ Quality Assurance
To assure product safety and quality, Takara Shuzo has set up the Quality Assurance Group, under which Customer Consultation Room, Quality Assurance Team and Quality Labeling Team are established to implement thorough quality control.
_ Drinking Issues
It is said that drinking in reasonable amounts has a role in reducing stress levels and facilitating human relations. On the other hand, drinking brings potential problems such as organ damage from chronic drinking, alcohol dependency, underage drinking, and adverse effects on the fetus for pregnant women. In recognition of these problems, Takara implements a variety of programs to instill proper drinking habits from the viewpoint of helping people maintain and improve their health and fulfilling our social responsibilities as a company engaged in the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
_ Environmental Issues
Fundamentally, all corporate activities place a load on the global environment. Taking this fact seriously, we are promoting environmental activities in an effort to reduce the burden on the global environment and to return business profits to society. We regard efforts that encourage natural preservation activities and other social contribution activities to be our corporate responsibility.
_ Management of information
In handling corporate and personal information, we have taken all possible measures to prevent leakage of information, including establishing a control structure and assigning persons in charge. We also hold training sessions for employees on a continuous basis.
_ Information disclosure
In order to disclose information to stockholders and other stakeholders, Takara Holdings Inc. has the responsibility to distribute financial statements, business reports, annual reports and others. We proactively disclose information through the Stock Exchange and the websites of Takara Holdings Inc. as well as through Financial Result Meetings and IR meetings. |
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