ESG/CSR
Compliance
Compliance
Meiko considers compliance to be a critical aspect of management. Each of our employees complies with laws and ordinances, social ethics, and morals working their work. We have codified our standards in the Corporate Charter of the Meiko Group and the Code of Conduct, and provide an overview of our activities in our Compliance Regulations. The Compliance Manual describes the specific compliance rules to be observed by the Company and its employees.
Displaying compliance posters
Compliance posters are displayed to raise awareness of compliance.
Compliance email newsletter distribution
We distribute a compliance email newsletter every month.
Compliance case studies posted on the company website
Compliance cases are introduced monthly on our company website, along with illustrations.
Compliance Handbook
Compliance posters are displayed to raise awareness of compliance.
Compliance awareness survey
"Objective and quantitative measurement" using "anonymous opinion surveys" conducted by research companies
In order to "discover hidden issues," we have been conducting a "Compliance Awareness Survey" since 2019.
We are implementing this.
Through E-learning
Compliance training
We are promoting efforts to ensure a comfortable working environment and foster awareness within the company by providing e-learning content on preventing workplace harassment, etc.
Exclusion of anti-social forces
The Meiko Group's Corporate Charter states that it will have no relationship whatsoever with organized crime groups or other anti-social forces, and we work closely with external specialized organizations such as the police and the National Center for the Elimination of Crime, in order to take a resolute stance in our efforts to eliminate them.
Establishment of an internal reporting system
We have set up an internal hotline and an external hotline (a law firm) as contact points for internal reporting, and when a report is received, the report is carefully examined and the facts are investigated, and if it is confirmed that an act corresponding to the facts that are the subject of the report has been committed, corrective measures and measures to prevent recurrence are promptly implemented. In addition, we have established internal reporting regulations that stipulate that whistleblowers and employees who cooperate in the investigation of the report must not be treated disadvantageously, and if there is anyone who treats whistleblowers disadvantageously or harasses them, or if a person involved in an internal report or who has knowledge of information about a report in the course of work discloses the reported information without a valid reason, disciplinary action can be taken in accordance with the internal regulations.
System to Promote Compliance
The initiatives we have taken to ensure compliance include the establishment of the Compliance Committee and the creation of the Compliance Regulations and a Compliance Manual. We also implemented a whistleblowing system and set up the Help Line to provide our employees with a direct point of contact. Matters reported through this system are discussed by the Compliance Committee, and the proper course of action is deliberated.
Introduction of the Help Line
We have implemented a whistleblowing system (Help Line) that allows our employees to freely report violations or potential violations of laws, ordinances, and other regulations. We strictly guard information and conduct investigations with particular care to protect whistleblowers from any disadvantages. Whistleblowers can choose to remain anonymous.
Provision of Compliance Education
At Meiko we provide compliance education because we believe that the fundamental concept of compliance can only work when it is adopted by all executives and employees throughout the entire organization. We issue warnings about insider trading to all employees around the time the quarterly settlement is announced. In addition, we have distributed the Compliance Handbook to all of our employees, as well as posted the handbook on the company intranet. The Handbook contains the Corporate Charter of the Meiko Group and describes matters with which the Company and employees are expected to comply. It also provides 50 easy-to-understand case studies of specific situations that employees are most likely to face.
