The AGC Group's CSR
For Society
1. Complete Compliance
The AGC Group's Approach
Establishment of Global Compliance System
The AGC Group has placed Global Compliance Officer (CCO) as principal entity responsible for development of the compliance organization and promotion of compliance. Under CCO, Global Compliance Leader and regional compliance committees have been established. These committees design and implement compliance programs, and monitor their status in each respective region. Reports on group-wide policies and their status are also regularly given to the Board of Directors of AGC.
Additionally, in accordance with compliance reporting system guidelines, serious compliance violations are promptly reported to top management.
The AGC Group's Approach
Formulating a Group-Wide Code of Conduct
Compliance is the fundamental premise underlying the Group’s business activities. To that end, the AGC Group Code of Conduct sets forth requirements for all employees in the workplace. The code comprises global requirements of business conduct that all employees must follow regardless of country or region, and regional supplements that take into account the laws and business customs of those locales. By the end of June 2019, 14 editions of the AGC Group Code of Conduct had been issued in 19 languages.
The working regulations of each AGC Group company state that a violation of the AGC Group Code of Conduct is grounds for disciplinary action. In addition, if an employee voluntarily reports his or her own Code of Conduct violation, this will be taken into consideration when determining disciplinary action.
The contents of Material Issues for CSR activities in the AGC Group (selected through the CSR monitoring framework based on ISO 26000) are related in the following table to the respective Code of Conduct Global Requirement items.
Items for the AGC Group Code of Conduct Global Requirements
- Foundations for Compliance
- Fair Competition and Antitrust
- Workplace Health and Safety
- Environment
- Respect for People
- Quality and Safety of Products and Services
- Reports and Records
- Insider Trading
- Company and Third-Party Assets and Confidential Information
- Conflict of Interest
- Gifts and Entertainment
- Relations with Government Officials and Politicians
- International Trade Controls
Relationship with CSR Material Issues
| Material Issues (ISO26000: Issue Base) |
Corresponding code of conduct Global Requirements |
|---|---|
| Decision-making processes and structures | 1. Foundations for Compliance 7. Reports and Records |
| Conditions of work and social protection | 5. Respect for People |
| Health and safety at work | 3. Workplace Health and Safety |
| Human development and training in the workplace | 5 . Respect for People |
| Prevention of pollution | 3. Workplace Health and Safety 4. Environment |
| Sustainable resource use | 4. Environment |
| Climate change mitigation and adaptation | 4. Environment |
| Anti-corruption | 11. Gifts and Entertainment 12. Relations with Government Officials and Politicians |
| Fair competition | 2. Fair Competition and Antitrust |
| Promoting social responsibility in the value chain | 4. Environment 5. Respect for People etc. |
| Protecting consumers’ health and safety | 6. Quality and Safety of Products and Services |
The AGC Group's Approach
Establishing Several Different Help Lines
The AGC Group has established several varieties of help lines to serve as consultation desks regarding the Code of Conduct. As a general rule, help lines are set up at each company, while additional area-wide help lines are established in Europe, North America, and Asia. Further, in Japan employees can also contact external lawyers, and in global locations a common external contact point has been established.
To encourage employees to use the help lines, the Group protects the anonymity of consultants and strictly forbids any act of retaliation against anyone who makes a report in good faith. When consultants offer their real names, efforts are made to facilitate effective two-way communication and provide feedback on the status and results of handling reported issues.
For the purpose of providing help line contact information, help line numbers are listed in the AGC Group Code of Conduct distributed to all employees. They are also publicized in each country and region through efforts such as placing posters at each site.
The AGC Group's Approach
Tax Compliance Policy
AGC and its group companies recognize that proper tax payments impact the economic and social development of each country, and that ensuring proper tax payments is one of the company's Corporate Social Responsibilities. The AGC Group has therefore set its basic stance on taxation in the Group's tax compliance policy.
