CSR Management

• CSR Policy
• CSR Promotion System
• Materiality
• CSR Targets
• Compliance
• Risk Management
• BCP Activities
• Dexerials Group Code of Conduct

At Dexerials, CSR management is promoted based on the direction of the Executive Officer in charge of the CSR promotion division with the Representative Director and President as the final authority. For the expansion of specific CSR activities, on the basis of the Corporate Philosophy, Corporate Vision and CSR Policy, etc., the Company unitedly promotes activities and “Sustainability Working Groups” (referred to hereafter as “Sustainability WG”) are held regularly comprising the Division responsible for each CSR challenge. On the basis of important challenges (materialities) specified by the Board of Directors, Sustainability WG plan to ensure the fullness of activities and to promote in-company awareness by holding investigations into problems within activities, etc., from an inter-division perspective, including compiling up-to-date CSR activity status reports.
Individual important themes related to the promotion of sustainability are discussed at the Board of Directors meeting when appropriate, which are fed back to formulate and execute management strategies.

There are many social issues surrounding Dexerials at this time. Among these, Dexerials specified the issues (materialities) that are considered to be closely related to the Dexerials business and of high importance, and for which systematic engagement is important, using the process for specifying materialities as below. Dexerials will contribute to the further improvement of corporate values and the realization of a sustainable society by means of initiatives toward the issues specified as materialities.

Dexerials has set medium- to long-term CSR action targets in order to surely and effectively promote materiality initiatives. We will make a concerted effort to promote CSR activities to achieve key performance indicators (KPIs) specified for each materiality theme.

CSR Targets

Our Group has established the Dexerials Group Code of Conduct, which all employees should observe, and is promoting thorough compliance and sound business activities.
The basic policies of the Code of Conduct are implementation of our Corporate Philosophy “Integrity Have Integrity and Sincerity,” compliance with laws and regulations, and accountability and appropriate communication with stakeholders, and ensuring internal control through use of the Compliance Hotline. In addition, based upon the basic policies, we have established specific commitments which should always be upheld both by officers and employees. These include respect for human rights, product and service safety, environmental conservation, disclosure of corporate information, prohibition of harassment, prohibition of insider trading, measures against antisocial forces, and so on. The Code of Conduct has been translated into English, Chinese and Korean, and is applied to all group companies in Japan and overseas.

Dexerials Group Code of Conduct

• Distribution of the Compliance Handbook
  The “Compliance Handbook: Our Commitments” picks topics from within the Group Code of Conduct that are of particular relevance to business activities and uses specific examples to explain concepts simply. In 2019, it was partially revised in consideration of the recent changes in social conditions, and redistributed to all Group officers and employees worldwide.
• Compliance Month
  The Dexerials Group has designated October as “Compliance Month.” Educational activities are carried out every October on complying with laws and social norms as well as practicing the Group’s corporate philosophy and the Group Code of Conduct with the aim of improving compliance awareness within the Company.
• Compliance Education
  The Dexerials Group conducts training for all employees using e-learning and other means, covering topics such as compliance, prevention of insider trading, import and export compliance, information security, management of personal information, and prevention of harassment.
• Compliance Hotline
  The Dexerials Group has established internal and external (via attorneys) points of contact (Hotline) for whistleblowing by employees of the Group.
  Anonymous reporting is permitted and disadvantageous treatment of whistleblowers is prohibited.
  When the Compliance Hotline receives a report from an employee, the Compliance Hotline investigates the facts, and if the report is judged to be credible as a result of the investigation, the president, the relevant officers, and the standing audit & supervisory board members are notified. Then, the Risk Management Committee and the Board of Executive Officers will deliberate on measures necessary for correction and for prevention of recurrence.

The Group has established the Risk Management Committee, with the Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer as the Chief Risk Management Officer, to manage risks for the entire Group in accordance with the rules and regulations on risk management. The Committee, which is convened periodically (twice a year), is chaired by the Risk Manager, who is the Executive Officer in charge of the Corporate Planning & Control Division. The Committee has subcommittees for each specialized field, formulating company-wide and comprehensive risks and countermeasures, evaluating their effectiveness, and monitoring progress throughout the year. The details of discussions and identified key risk items are reported to the Board of Executive Officers. In particular, substantial management and business risks are reported to the Board of Directors.

Main Risks Facing Dexerials Group and Their Countermeasures

Natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons and communicable diseases such as novel influenza may cause damage to the personnel, equipment and lifelines required for work. The Group has established a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for the minimization of damage during emergencies and the return to production activities through prompt restoration activities in order to prevent the interruption of business activities. We have clarified internal organizational roles, including the BCP Center, with regard to core functions for the supply of products to customers, such as materials procurement, production and distribution and sales, and support functions such as employee safety checks, and internal and external intelligence gathering. A restoration manual has been prepared based on their expected responses and actions. We aim to further strengthen the BCP and we are working to improve crisis management capabilities and business continuity capacities.

• Environmental Measures

• Relationships with Society

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