Compliance
Related SDGs
Compliance Education
To ensure thorough compliance, the Company conducts compliance training for all officers and employees in accordance with its Ethics Policy.
- Number of compliance education participants
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FY 3/2024
16,320
01Basic View
The NISSO Group has established the “NISSO Group Charter of Corporate Behavior,” which represents our core philosophy as a company that engages in sound and honest business activities, and the “NISSO Group Employee Code of Conduct,” which serves as a specific code of conduct. The “NISSO Group Charter of Corporate Behavior” and the “NISSO Group Employee Code of Conduct,” which provides specific guidelines for conduct, have been distributed to all officers and employees of the NISSO Group to ensure compliance with laws and regulations and ethical behavior.
In accordance with the “Nisso Group Ethics Policy” and the “Compliance Regulations,” the Board of Directors supervises the development of the compliance system, investigation and understanding of the actual situation, consideration of countermeasures, and consideration of measures to prevent recurrence, in order to sincerely comply with laws, regulations, internal rules, and employee codes of conduct, and to realize fair and transparent management. Furthermore, the Board of Directors periodically confirms and supervises the effectiveness of the “Nisso Group Ethics Policy” and the “Compliance Regulations.
02Nisso Group Ethics Policy
The Nisso Group, as well as our officers and employees, shall uphold and comply with the following policy in order to share our commitment to and ensure the awareness of compliance, which is fundamental to corporate management.
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（Ethical compliance with laws and regulations）
With high ethical standards, we shall act with integrity and respect both the letter and the spirit of the law both at home and abroad.
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（Elimination of improper benefits）
We shall prohibit all forms of corruption, including bribery, extortion, and embezzlement.
In addition, we shall not engage in acts that fall within the scope of bribery, such as granting, accepting, requesting, authorizing, or making promises for (improper) benefits, with the aim of engaging in inappropriate acts which violate laws and internal regulations by abusing our authority or position in the course of our duties. -
（Information disclosure and transparency）
We shall disclose corporate information to our stakeholders, such as clients, shareholders・investors, business partners, the government, local communities, and society in a timely・accurate manner in order to enhance transparency.
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（Protection of intellectual property）
We shall respect the intellectual property of others obtained through our corporate activities, and protect confidential information.
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（Fair・transparent・free competition and business transactions）
We shall always engage in fair・transparent・free competition and business transactions in domestic and overseas markets.
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（Protection of identities and elimination of retaliation）
In conformity with laws and internal regulations, we shall protect those who report any wrongdoings (whistle-blowers) using internal systems, such as by telephone or e-mail, from being forced into disadvantageous situations or from being retaliated against.
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（Dissemination and thorough observance）
In order to ensure the thorough observance of this policy, we shall appropriately implement education for our officers and employees, disseminate its content, and conduct checks on a regular basis to further promote compliance management.
03Activities Based on the Code of Ethics
The Nisso Group shares the compliance, which should be the foundation of corporate management, and aims to enhance awareness. On October 17, 2024, the Board of Directors decided to revise the "Nisso Group Code of Ethics." Furthermore, our group has established "Compliance Regulations" to ensure compliance with laws, internal rules, employee codes of conduct, etc., and to achieve fair and transparent management.
04Governance
With regard to "Governance", the "Internal Control・Compliance Council", which is part of the "Corporate Value Enhancement Committee", chaired by the Representative Director and President, discusses the promotion of corporate ethics and compliance, as well as the establishment of a system for preventing and detecting misconduct, etc., and the "Board of Directors of NISSO HOLDINGS monitors, manages, and approves such matters.
In addition, the President of NISSO HOLDINGS serves as the chief officer for corporate ethics and compliance of the Nisso Group, and the presidents of our affiliated companies serve as the chief compliance officer for each company.
05Establishment of a Counter based on the Internal Reporting System
We have set up the "Nisso Group Internal Reporting Counter" to enable anonymous reporting of all forms of corruption, including bribery, etc., as well as a system to prohibit disadvantageous treatment of informants and to investigate, take corrective measures and take measures to prevent recurrence in the event of such reports.
06Prevention of Bribery
In accordance with our Code of Conduct and our Ethics Policy, the Nisso Group prohibits the giving or receiving of benefits or benefits that that are contrary to social decency, including the prohibition of inappropriate gratuities and gifts, and illegal or inappropriate political contributions, etc.