CSR in the OKI Group Full Compliance with Laws and Regulations
Fair Trade and Purchasing
Fair Business and Purchasing Practices
Purchasing law workshop
In order to ensure fair business activities in good faith, the OKI Group clearly states, as part of the actions to be taken specified in its Code of Conduct according to Japanese laws, that it observes antitrust laws, and is objective and free from bribery to civil servants and quasi-civil servants in Japan and other countries. Furthermore, in order to avoid offering and taking bribery to and from all stakeholders including civil servants, the code of conduct also prohibits any gift or entertainment that exceeds normal business customs (such as the offering and receipt of a monetary reward and a special service). The group has helped its employees fully understand the significance of fair business activities by posting its code of conducts on its intranet and offering them training programs.
In addition, in order to ensure the appropriateness of purchasing activities, a purchasing law workshop is held twice a year for employees involved in material procurement. Such a workshop features training and information sharing on related laws and regulations (including the Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds, Etc. to Subcontractors) as well as the OKI Group's compliance initiatives. In fiscal 2010, we held purchasing law workshops in July and December in which a total of 160 employees participated.
Efforts for Security Export Control
OKI, from the viewpoint of serving world peace and preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, has made various efforts to abide by all applicable laws and regulations about security export control as an exporter. Among them is the establishment of the Rules for Compliance with Export-Related Laws and Regulations. More specifically, the company's Export Review Section and Export Review Committee carefully examine all export-related business transactions.
In fiscal 2010, we revised our company regulations in response to the major revision of the Foreign Exchange Law and the Foreign Trade Law in 2009, obtained the approval of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Furthermore, we provided guidance about the revision of the laws and regulations to the group companies involved in export in Japan. In order to further improve employees' morale for strict control of export practices, we revised the content of the e-learning program given in 2009 (for manager-level employees involved in export-related tasks) with an additional course unit about the law revision, gave it again to concerned employees, and introduced a new education program on the web for all employees of the group.
Efforts across Supply Chain
Believing that cooperation from its partners in the supply chain is indispensable for the fulfillment of its corporate social responsibilities, OKI has promoted green procurement based on the "Green Procurement Standard" established in 2002. The standard is to be updated as needed. In 2006, we created the "OKI Group Procurement Policies" by revising the existing purchasing policy. The new policy includes several new stipulations on "compliance with the laws and social norms," "considerations for environmental protection," "proper management and protection of information" and other issues. Since then we have promoted the dissemination of the new policy among employees involved in purchasing across the group.
In fiscal 2010, we became a member of the Working Group on Supply Chain Management of the Global Compact Network Japan, one of the Local Networks of the United Nations Global Compact, explored the global trend of CSR procurement, and examined what sustainable supply chain management was supposed to be. We will further promote sustainable procurement in cooperation with our suppliers as our partners.
