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The Yaskawa Group believes that it is essential to conduct business in a sincere and fair manner and gain the trust of society in order to realize the Yaskawa Group’s management principle of broadly contributing to the development of society and the welfare of humankind through the conduct of business.
Based on this awareness, the Yaskawa Group has established the “Yaskawa Group Code of Conduct Guidance,” which stipulates the fundamental principles that all Yaskawa Group companies must observe. In addition, we have formulated “Our Commitments” as standards to ensure that all executives and employees of the Yaskawa Group put the Group Code of Conduct into practice.
Furthermore, we have issued the “Yaskawa Group Code of Conduct Guidance,” which provides explanations of both the Yaskawa Group Code of Conduct and Our Commitments.
“Yaskawa Group Code of Conduct Guidance” is translated into each language and is shared with all directors and employees of Yaskawa Group worldwide.
The Yaskawa Group has established a compliance promotion system based on the Group Compliance Basic Regulations.
The head office of Yaskawa Electric has established the Compliance Supervising Division and the Compliance Promotion Division. In addition, legal compliance officers are appointed to support the heads of each Compliance Promotion Division. Together, these functions are responsible for promoting and overseeing compliance across the entire Yaskawa Group. Compliance officers and compliance promotion leaders are appointed within the headquarters divisions that report directly to the President of Yaskawa Electric, as well as within Yaskawa Group companies in Japan and overseas. Through this structure, we ensure the effective implementation of compliance practices and a robust reporting framework across the entire Yaskawa Group.
In addition, in order to build a compliance system from a group-wide perspective, we have established the Compliance Committee, which discusses important matters related to compliance and determines policies. (Held twice a year in principle)
In order to prevent and detect scandals at an early stage, the Yaskawa Group receives reports at all times (24 hours a day, 365 days a year) through its internal and external contact points (Compliance Hotline).
The Compliance Hotline is available to all employees of Yaskawa Electric and its domestic consolidated subsidiaries, as well as business partners.
A global hotline has also been established for overseas group companies, and reports are received at all times (24 hours a day, 365 days a year) through the contact points of external specialist companies.
The Compliance Hotline contact points are informed through compliance cards, internal posters, and the intranet.
The Yaskawa Group is continuing to provide employees with a variety of compliance education programs and activities to raise their awareness of legal compliance.
[Outline of compliance education]
・Stratified compliance education (Training for new employees, new managers, new executives of associated companies, etc.)
・Initiatives led by the compliance executive officer to reinforce and further embed the “Yaskawa Group Code of Conduct Guidance” and “Our Commitments” across the organization.
・Compliance promotion month in October every year
・Study sessions on various laws and regulations (E-learning, classroom-learning, etc.)
| Themes of compliance education | Scope of implementation |
|---|---|
| Cartel | Global |
| Prevention of bribery | Global |
| Intellectual property right | Yaskawa group in Japan |
| Subcontract act | Yaskawa group in Japan |
| Security trade | Global |
| Prevention of insider trading | Yaskawa group in Japan |
| Prevention of harassment | Yaskawa group in Japan |
| Personal information | Yaskawa group in Japan |
“Yaskawa Group Code of Conduct” and “Our Commitments” indicate codes of conduct, including compliance with competition law and prevention of bribery. Based on these codes of conduct, the Company formulates relevant rules and guidelines and conducts educational activities.
In addition to establishing the “Competition Law Compliance Policy” applicable to officers and employees, we have formulated the “Anti-Cartel Guidelines” in light of the importance of efforts to prevent cartels in competition laws.
The “Competition Law Compliance Policy” also apply to major Yaskawa Group companies including overseas companies (hereinafter referred to as “subject group companies”). As for the “Anti-Cartel Guidelines,” different version for each subject group company has been developed based on the laws and regulations as well as cartel risks of the countries and regions in which the subject group companies conduct business.
Yaskawa Electric and its subject group companies are each conducting training on the prevention of cartels, a monitoring questionnaire to measure the presence of possible cartel risks and/or pre-screening for contact with other companies in the same industry.
In addition to establishing the “Anti-Bribery Policy” applicable to officers and employees, we have formulated the “Anti-Bribery Guidelines,” which specify important points and criteria for preventing bribery.
The “Anti-Bribery Policy” also apply to the subject group companies (i.e., major Yaskawa Group companies including overseas companies). With regard to the “Anti-Bribery Guidelines,” different version for each subject group company has been developed based on the laws and regulations as well as the risk of bribery of the countries and regions in which the subject group companies conduct business.
Yaskawa Electric and its subject group companies are each conducting awareness-raising activities aimed at preventing bribery based on the substance of the “Anti-Bribery Guidelines.”
Yaskawa Group Code of Conduct stipulates that we will thoroughly comply with laws and regulations and our company rules, and conduct appropriate tax affairs. In order to put this into practice, we operate tax policy as follows.
Yaskawa Group fully recognizes that a company is a member of society, and believes that it is essential to conduct business with integrity and fairness and to make trust relationship with society.
In tax affairs, we will properly pay taxes by thoroughly complying with tax laws, thereby contributing to the advancement of society and the well-being of humankind and enhancing corporate value. We will fully understand the laws and regulations of each country and region in which each group company conducts business and ensure thorough compliance.
Yaskawa Group strives to thoroughly comply with tax laws and regulations and to properly pay taxes. At the same time, we do not apply preferential tax treatment that deviates from the intent of the tax law, conduct deliberate tax avoidance activities, or conduct tax planning for the purpose of any other tax avoidance.
International transactions of Yaskawa Group will be conducted at arm’s length prices in accordance with the “Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations” of OECD. We prepare appropriate transfer pricing documents in accordance with each country’s transfer pricing taxation system.
Yaskawa Group will respond in good faith to tax administration procedures and the provision of information in tax examinations, and strive to build and maintain sound and favorable relationships with tax authorities.
Yaskawa Group has determined that unifying accounting standards within the Group will contribute to improving the accuracy of Group management, and has voluntarily applied International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which is the global standard for accounting standards. In accordance with IFRS and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, we prepare financial reports.
The financial reports are available for review on our website, and we have included the breakdown of deferred tax assets and liability for tax matters in this document in accordance with laws and regulations.
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