Management Policy
社長挨拶
経営方針
企業行動規範
内部統制システムの基本方針

 
 
 
  We, RIKEN TECHNOS CORPORATION (hereinafter called “RIKEN”), have declared that we observe “RIKEN TECHNOS GROUP Code of Conduct” and operate our business activities through fair competition and sound trade. RIKEN believes the establishment of a entire system as the Internal Control System to ensure the appropriateness of business operations, is necessary and essential measure for the fulfillment of the Code of Conduct. RIKEN hereby completes the Internal Control System as follows in accordance with Corporate Law in Japan.

1. Systems to ensure the performance of directors'and employees'duty in compliance with laws and the Articles of Incorporation
All of directors make giving our business activities a top priority known to all of employees, is to observe the Code of Conduct and to ensure the performance of their duty in compliance with Laws and the Articles of Incorporation. The general manager of the Administrative Division is assigned as a chairperson of the Compliance Committee by the Board of Directors. And he/she has responsibility to inform activities of the committee to the Board of Directors relevantly and timely. Legal Affairs Group,General Affairs Department gives all employees instruction in necessity of compliance with Laws and regulations. RIKEN establishes the Anonymous Report System, which ensures all of employees to inform directly the Audit Office of any suspicious activities contrary to laws and regulations.

 RIKEN, includeing all of Executives and employees, shall never have any relationships to antisocial power or organizations that threaten the security and order of civil society.
And RIKEN shall show fortitude and refuse adamantly any unreasonable demands of antisocial power or organizations.

2. System for the preservation and management of information in relation with directors'performance of their duties
The information in relation with directors’ performance of their duties is controlled and managed in accordance with a rule for documents and information management set by RIKEN. And it is preserved in documents and electromagnetic media. The preserved information is possible to be inspected in accordance with a rule for documents and information management set by RIKEN.

3. Rules and systems for Risk Management
Each department manages individual risk factors in relation with each department.
RIKEN sets the Total Risk Management Committee for the management of all risk factors affecting operation and continuity of its business. President assumes a chairperson of the Committee.

4. Systems to ensure that Directors’ Duties are performed efficiently
The Board of Directors has planned and set the Medium-Term Business Plan and semi-annual Business Plan. The Board of Directors grasps the progress of the Business Plan by inspecting monthly record data of business performance with the help of Information Technology, and it discusses and practices plan for achievements of these plans.
The Operation and Strategy Meeting is held monthly in order to operate its business rapidly by active delegation of authority. The progress of business achievement is checked in relation to the Technical and Production Division by way of the Technical Division Meeting held quarterly. In the case of the Administrative Division, through a specified report submitted quarterly to directors in charge of each department and respective and necessary countermeasures, if any, are then taken.

5. Systems to ensure the appropriateness of business operations
of RIKEN TECHNOS GROUP

The Corporate Planning Office has responsibility to instruct each affiliated company of RIKEN TECHNOS GROUP to establish its own Basic Policy on the Internal Control System, to let each affiliated company have the same information in quality and quantity as RIKEN and to ensure such information. The Corporate Planning Office also arranges information meeting of affiliated companies with attendance of all representative directors, directors in charge and general manager of the Administrative Division, at least three time a year for domestic affiliated companies and once a year for overseas ones. On receipt of monthly report from each affiliated company, the Corporate Planning Office submits the report adding some comments, if any, to all directors and departments in charge.

6. Provisions concerning the independence from directors of employees assisting Corporate Auditors
When the Corporate Auditors decide it is necessary for them to appoint some employees to assist them, they are entitled to request departments to arrange so and departments in charge response such request rapidly. Employees who assist the Corporate Auditors are independent and free from any instruction from all directors and general managers of the departments to which they are belonging.

7. System for directors’ and employees’ reporting to Corporate Auditors and other systems of reporting to Corporate Auditors
The Corporate Auditors attend important Meetings, such as the Board of Directors and the Operation and Strategy Meeting etc. Directors and employees inform the Corporate Auditors of not only mandatory subjects but also subjects which could make enormous impact on RIKEN and its group companies, and of the progress of internal auditing.

8. System to ensure that audits of Corporate Auditors are executed effectively
The Corporate Auditors are entitled to make interview at any time with any directors and employees at discretion.
The Corporate Auditors arrange meeting with the President regularly to exchange ideas and information each other.
The original date: May 29,2006
The latest amendment: April 1, 2009