Corporate governance system
As a core operating company of ITOCHU Corporation, we recognize that a corporate governance system based on our corporate philosophy is one of the most important management issues, and as a foundation for ensuring sound, transparent, and efficient management centered on our medium-term management plan, we are working to continuously improve and enhance a more effective corporate governance system by establishing a Board of Directors and full-time officers, building internal control systems, enhancing risk management systems, compliance, and other systems.
Internal control systems
On May 15, 2006, our Board of Directors formulated the “Basic Policy on Internal Control Systems”. These internal control systems will be continuously improved through constant reviews, and we will strive to continuously improve them to establish more appropriate and efficient systems.
Compliance
Amid the increasing demand for corporate compliance with laws and regulations, we will continue to enhance and strengthen our internal systems as well as hold seminars on laws and regulations necessary for each employee to understand and work on compliance in the course of normal business activities, in order to carry out fair business activities. We also conduct periodic surveys of our business partners’ supply chains, including those overseas, together with ITOCHU Corporation, with the aim of investigating whether they are involved in illegal employment or organizational activities. If any issues are discovered through these surveys, we will seek to improve them through dialogue with our suppliers, and we require our suppliers to strictly adhere to compliance.



