Fair Management
Compliance
“Acting fairly and legally” is a core principal within Alps Electric's Business Approach, which is apparent in our Group Compliance Charter, illustrating our Fundamental Compliance Philosophy and Action Guidelines. This Charter was established in fiscal 2003, adopted globally, and is available to employees in Japanese, Chinese and English.
Alps Electric Headquarters’ Compliance Office and compliance officers assigned to seven global locations collaborate in promoting and enforcing compliance. Pressing activity involves establishing effective internal reporting systems for the China, ASEAN, and European regions.
Employee Compliance Training
In order to act fairly, one must be able to acknowledge whether his or her actions are appropriate. Our compliance training is well planned to raise employee awareness in actual work situations.
In fiscal 2007, Alps Electric conducted compliance training for new employees and managers. In addition, mid-level employees from sales departments were put through special compliance training, where they were given lessons in legal matters that may be useful during negotiation with customers. The training also informed participants about global export management. Furthermore, online training material in elementary-level compliance has been made available to all Japan-based employees.
Alps Electric will continue to encourage employees to be aware of their actions into the next and following years.
An extract of material used for educating employees in Japan about compliance.
Compliance in Exports and Imports
The Director-General of Tokyo Customs grants qualification of “Compliance Customs Clearance” to our Director of Export & Import Administration Affairs.
In December 2007, Alps Electric became the first corporation in Japan to receive Compliance Customs Clearance for both exports and imports simultaneously.
Compliance Customs Clearance aims at improving the safety of cargo and increasing efficiency of customs clearance procedures for exports and imports. This system allows qualified corporations to have simpler customs clearance procedures for exports and imports. To qualify for the system, corporations must have solid compliance systems. Awarding this qualification to Alps Electric implies that our compliance system was recognized as valid. But the greater implication is that Alps will be able to reduce time and costs in conducting export and import procedures.
Alps Electric will maintain this compliance system in order to assure quick delivery of products to customers throughout the world, and so that society can maintain confidence in the company.
Legal Department,
Alps (China)
Lu Liu
My main job is to evaluate contracts. I also work on expanding Alps' ethics throughout China-based affiliates. All Alps affiliates in China adopted the Alps Group Compliance Charter in fiscal 2005. We then developed basic compliance regulations and internal reporting regulations in the latter half of fiscal 2007. We will now work on enhancing employee education in relation to compliance aspects.
