Compliance

As part of our efforts to fulfill our basic responsibilities as a member of society, we strive to establish a compliance and internal control system for the entire azbil Group in all our operations in Japan and abroad.

Corporate Guiding Principles and Code of Conduct

The azbil Group Guiding Principles act as guideposts to steer corporate behavior for the purpose of realizing the Group philosophy. Originally established with a focus on the corporate ethics held by the Group until now, the principles were revised to take into account the changing times, shifting that focus by incorporating factors such as globalization, diversity and inclusion, and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The azbil Group Code of Conduct are standards that emphasize corporate ethics and define the behavior of officers and employees.

azbil Group philosophy, Business Guiding Principles, Code of Conduct

Aiming to practice our Group philosophy for achieving a sustainable society, the azbil Group has created the azbil book (azbil Group philosophy and Guiding Principles) and the code of conduct book (azbil Group’s Code of Conduct) and distributed them to employees to deepen their understanding.For global employees,we have translated these publications to ten languages and distributed them globally.Besides, we have an annual education program for employees on the azbil Group Guiding Principles and the azbil Group Code of Conduct through e-learning.

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Promotion system, initiatives

The azbil Group has built a compliance system in which a corporate executive is appointed to drive and oversee compliance efforts in Japan and overseas, as well as a compliance officers (overseas called CSR supervisors who are responsible for CSR including compliance), as shown in the chart below. Compliance leaders (overseas called CSR leaders = CLs) are responsible for spreading compliance in the workplace, identifying problems, and reporting to compliance officers.

Compliance System

Maintaining and Increasing Compliance Awareness

We conduct annual training for officers and department heads, led by an external lecturer, and the management and department heads spearhead efforts to improve awareness throughout the Group. In FY2022, 266 people received this training. Training for compliance officers and leaders with in-house instructors was conducted with 753 participants. Overseas, ”Regional CL meetings“ are held regularly to raise the level of CLs. E-learning on compliance was implemented for employees (6,601 participated). There were 6,531 employees who learned about the Guiding Principles and Code of Conduct via e-learning, and a group discussion was also held, attended by 3,035 people. Additionally, we conduct an annual survey of all Group employees about the status of compliance within the Group. The results help us to understand problems that need to be tackled so that we can implement the necessary countermeasures.

Preventing Legal Risk

The entire azbil Group strives to ensure complete compliance with external laws. In addition to promoting full legal compliance in business activities, the Group provides education related to the law and also addresses legal risk overseas, which is increasing as our global expansion accelerates. Every effort is made to ensure timely and appropriate response to important laws and associated matters, as we endeavor to prevent problems from occurring.