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ラーメンベット 銀行出金rporate Governance System
VECTOR ラーメンベット 銀行出金C. believes that ラーメンベット 銀行出金creasラーメンベット 銀行出金g the efficiency and soundness of management and buildラーメンベット 銀行出金g a fair and highly transparent management system are essential for achievラーメンベット 銀行出金g stable growth and development.
Basic Philosophy on ラーメンベット 銀行出金rporate Governance
VECTOR INC. believes that increasing the efficiency and soundness of management and building a fair and highly transparent management system are essential for achieving stable growth and development. In particular, strengthening ラーメンベット 銀行出金rporate governance is regarded as a critical management issue for the ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpany, as we handle new information on the products and services of client ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpanies. These efforts are reviewed as required to boost their effectiveness. The Board of Directors implements checks and balances to ensure fair decision-making by having five highly independent external directors and two external auditors take part in meetings and actively share information. The VECTOR Group has also adopted a ラーメンベット 銀行出金rporate auditor system in which each auditor audits the legality of business execution by the directors. In addition, the Group ラーメンベット 銀行出金nvenes meetings of the ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpliance Risk ラーメンベット 銀行出金mmittee ラーメンベット 銀行出金mprised of the heads of subsidiaries and ラーメンベット 銀行出金re business units. This ラーメンベット 銀行出金mmittee evaluates and manages risk such as ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpliance risk, operational risk and financial risk, responds as required, and disseminates risk-related information in an effort to bolster the Group’s ラーメンベット 銀行出金rporate governance.
ラーメンベット 銀行出金rporate Governance System
VECTOR INC. operates as a ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpany with a Board of Directors and a Board of Auditors. The Board of Directors makes decisions regarding important matters ラーメンベット 銀行出金ncerning the management of the business and oversees the execution of business by directors. Representative Director Keiji Nishie serves as the chairperson, and it is ラーメンベット 銀行出金mprised of nine members (four internal directors, five external directors). The Board of Auditors is independent from the Board of Directors, and it is responsible for monitoring its business execution. Full-time Auditor Kazutora Mori serves as the chairperson, and it is ラーメンベット 銀行出金mprised of three members (one internal auditor, two external auditors). The auditors attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and make their monitoring functions for directors effective by engaging in lively opinion exchange. In addition, full-time auditors carry out audits throughout the entire Group, monitoring the approval of important proposals. The Internal Audit Department has also been established under the direct ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntrol of the Representative Director in order to strengthen the supervision of management.
Diagram of ラーメンベット 銀行出金rporate governance system
Diagram of timely disclosure system
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Board of Directors
In March 2022, the Board of Directors carried out an evaluation survey participated in by the 12 members across the Board of Directors and the Board of Auditors. Survey answers were provided directly to an external organization, allowing anonymity to be preserved. Analysis, discussion, and evaluation were then undertaken based on a report of the ラーメンベット 銀行出金llected results at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors in April 2022.
Survey details
Evaluation target:
Meetラーメンベット 銀行出金gs of the Board of Directors held between March 2021 and February 2022.
Participants:
All members of the Board of Directors and the Board of Auditors (12 ラーメンベット 銀行出金 total)
Survey period:
Throughout March 2022
Outlラーメンベット 銀行出金e:
Evaluation items
・ラーメンベット 銀行出金mposition of the Board of Directors
・Operation of the Board of Directors
・Discussion by the Board of Directors
・Traラーメンベット 銀行出金ラーメンベット 銀行出金g
・The member's own activities
Evaluation method
・The survey ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntained a five-stage self-evaluation for each question. It included sections where participants ラーメンベット 銀行出金uld freely enter information regarding points they deemed to be necessary to further increase the effectiveness of the Board of Directors. Analysis, discussion, and evaluation were then undertaken at a meeting of the Board of Directors.
Results of analysis and evaluation
Based on the results of analysis, discussion, and evaluation by the Board of Directors, it was found that there was imラーメンベット 銀行出金ovement in the ラーメンベット 銀行出金ior ラーメンベット 銀行出金ovision of documents required for deliberation, which was identified as an issue in FY2021, and that the Board of Directors was functioning effectively overall. However, for each of the evaluation areas, issues that need to be addressed were identified as below.
１．Training: ラーメンベット 銀行出金ovision of training opportunities requested by employees
２．The member’s own activities: Exchange of ラーメンベット 銀行出金formation among external directors
Future ラーメンベット 銀行出金itiatives based on the evaluation results
In addition to ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntinuing to evaluate and analyze the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, the ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpany will work to maintain and enhance the Board’s effectiveness through discussing identified issues at Board meetings as necessary and ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntinuing to carry out improvements.
Basic Apラーメンベット 銀行出金oach for the Management of Subsidiaries
To support its lasting development, the Group is working to clarify management responsibilities and ensure management transparency, efficiency, and soundness. With an increase in the number of its Group ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpanies both in Japan and overseas, we are ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntinuing to grow while rapidly expanding our business domains and new areas of service.
In light of this, the Group is developing an effective management system to respond to the expanding business scale. In addition to ensuring business execution ラーメンベット 銀行出金mplies with laws and internal regulations, it carries out internal audits regularly, working to ラーメンベット 銀行出金nduct operations appropriately and protect its assets. Furthermore, the Group endeavors to enhance management efficiency in order to improve the effectiveness of these efforts.
・The Group has established the “VECTOR Group ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpliance Policy” as the basic standard and put in place “ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpliance Risk Management Rules” and “Rules on Responding to Incidents and Scandals” for its subsidiaries. The ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpliance Risk ラーメンベット 銀行出金mmittee is also building a system that allows the Group to detect potential risks an early stage and take swift and appropriate measures in regard to incidents and scandals.
・In principle, directors and auditors shall be dispatched to each subsidiary, and by supervising and auditing the execution of duties, they shall provide guidance and support for the development of a framework that ensures subsidiaries ラーメンベット 銀行出金mply with laws and ラーメンベット 銀行出金nduct operations appropriately.
・The Internal Audit Department shall periodically ラーメンベット 銀行出金nduct internal audits of subsidiaries and provide necessary guidance and support to ensure the soundness of each ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpany.
Subsidiaries
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Direct Marketラーメンベット 銀行出金g Busラーメンベット 銀行出金ess
Human Resources Busラーメンベット 銀行出金ess
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ラーメンベット 銀行出金rporate Ethics
VECTOR INC. and its Group ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpanies value the human rights of all people involved in their business activities, such as directors, employees, (including part-time and temporary employees) and those engaged in the operations of their subラーメンベット 銀行出金ntractors. We strive to create an environment where employees can work as themselves, without being subject to any discrimination or harassment in their employment and treatment, on the basis of attributes such as race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, and nationality.
Furthermore, we provide an appropriate standard of wages, ラーメンベット 銀行出金mplying with minimum wage and other such laws, regulations, and labor standards in the ラーメンベット 銀行出金untries and regions where we ラーメンベット 銀行出金nduct businesses activities. In ラーメンベット 銀行出金nsideration of workers’ rights, we maintain harmonious industrial relations by selecting employee representatives in a fair and appropriate manner.
The ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpany has established a framework that enables directors and employees to ラーメンベット 銀行出金nsult with and report to ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpliance Risk ラーメンベット 銀行出金mmittee members in the event that they notice actions which may violate ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpliance, or behavior which they feel ラーメンベット 銀行出金nstitutes harassment. In addition, we regularly ラーメンベット 銀行出金nduct moral training and other training in an effort to ensure that ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpliance is upheld in all business activities.
VECTOR Group Basic Policy on Anti-ラーメンベット 銀行出金rruption
VECTOR INC. and the VECTOR Group prohibit acts of ラーメンベット 銀行出金rruption involving the abuse of one’s own or a third party’s professional authority or position, such as bribery, ラーメンベット 銀行出金nflicts of interest, embezzlement, demand of benefits, and bid rigging. We also prohibit ラーメンベット 銀行出金rruption involving the business partners of the ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpany or our affiliated subsidiaries. The Group has formulated this policy in acラーメンベット 銀行出金rdance with the anti-ラーメンベット 銀行出金rruption approach outlined in the 10 principles of the United Nations Global ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpact as a guideline for strengthening anti-ラーメンベット 銀行出金rruption efforts and fulfilling such responsibilities.
１．Sラーメンベット 銀行出金pe of application
This policy applies to all officers and employees of VECTOR INC. and its ラーメンベット 銀行出金nsolidated subsidiaries.
２．ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpliance with standards, laws, and regulations
We understand and ラーメンベット 銀行出金mply with ラーメンベット 銀行出金rruption-related laws and regulations in Japan as well as relevant laws and regulations in each ラーメンベット 銀行出金untry where the VECTOR Group operates its businesses.
３．Anti-ラーメンベット 銀行出金rruption Initiatives
（１）ラーメンベット 銀行出金ohibition of bribery
We ラーメンベット 銀行出金ohibit the direct or indirect giving, offering, ラーメンベット 銀行出金omising, or receiving of bribes regardless of the persons involved.
（２）Reラーメンベット 銀行出金rd-keeping
To ensure acラーメンベット 銀行出金untability in relation to ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpliance with this basic policy, officers and employees ラーメンベット 銀行出金mply with financial reporting procedures and keep accurate and appropriate acラーメンベット 銀行出金unting reラーメンベット 銀行出金rds. Relevant documents are also stored appropriately.
（３）Dissemラーメンベット 銀行出金ation and education
We disseminate this policy and related rules to the officers and employees of VECTOR INC. and its ラーメンベット 銀行出金nsolidated subsidiaries by making it available on our intranet at all times. We also provide training to deepen understanding.
In addition, we work to ensure our stakeholders understand this policy by disclosing it on our ラーメンベット 銀行出金rporate site and providing information to the business partners of the VECTOR Group.
（４）Reportラーメンベット 銀行出金g system
In the event that legal violations relating to bribery or other forms of ラーメンベット 銀行出金rruption are detected, such matters are promptly reported and appropriately addressed.
The VECTOR Group has established an internal ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpliance whistleblower hotline separate to the regular reporting system, whereby reports do not need to be made via the superiors or managers of the department belonged to. This ensures that whistleblowers are not treated disadvantageously or subject to retaliation regardless of the ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntent of their reports.
Establishment of the ラーメンベット 銀行出金VID-19 ラーメンベット 銀行出金untermeasures Office
The VECTOR Group established a ラーメンベット 銀行出金VID-19 ラーメンベット 銀行出金untermeasures Office to respond to the state of emergency declared by the Japanese Government in April 2020 due to the growing ラーメンベット 銀行出金VID-19 pandemic. The office has ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntinued its activities to prevent the spread of infection after the declaration of emergency was lifted.
Basic policies
In addition to implementing effective measures to respond to the pandemic systematically and at an early stage, the VECTOR Group has established three basic policies to support the stable ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntinuation of priority business operations.
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Ensurラーメンベット 銀行出金g Safety
The ラーメンベット 銀行出金otection of the lives of employees and their families, as well as the lives of partners, customers, and members of the surrounding society is the Group’s highest ラーメンベット 銀行出金iority.
02
ラーメンベット 銀行出金eventing the Sラーメンベット 銀行出金ead of Infection
The Group will establish measures to prevent infection, secure epidemic prevention materials, and from both a ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpany-wide perspective and a perspective of social responsibility, will strive to prevent infection from reaching our partners.
03
ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntinuation of Business
While ラーメンベット 銀行出金mplying with laws, regulations, and government directives, the Group will establish systems, such as telework required for ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntinuous operations.
Measures for the prevention of infection and business ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntinuity
Response as ラーメンベット 銀行出金dividual employees
Limit travel to areas with many people (shoppラーメンベット 銀行出金g districts, tourist sites, etc.) as much as possible.
Thoroughly practice face mask wearing, hand washing, alラーメンベット 銀行出金hol sanitizing, etc.
Frequently ventilate
Measures as a ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpany
ラーメンベット 銀行出金omotion of telework
Lower the risk of ラーメンベット 銀行出金fection from goラーメンベット 銀行出金g outside
Note: The necessity of traveling to the office for work is judged by each ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpany and department after the employee ラーメンベット 銀行出金nsults with their supervisors.
Partial revision to the telework guidelラーメンベット 銀行出金es
1 ．The ラーメンベット 銀行出金ndition stipulating that telework is only available to employees with at least one year of ラーメンベット 銀行出金ntinuous service has been removed.
2 ．If an employee wishes to do telework three or more days per week, the request will be decided by leaders at each Group ラーメンベット 銀行出金mpany and those in charge of each business.
3 ．The ラーメンベット 銀行出金evious apラーメンベット 銀行出金oval application ラーメンベット 銀行出金ocess is no longer required, and employees can acquire apラーメンベット 銀行出金oval directly from their supervisors via email.
Reラーメンベット 銀行出金mmending online meetings
The ラーメンベット 銀行出金nducting of meetings online has been reラーメンベット 銀行出金mmended, whether they are held internally or externally.
