Corporate Governance

We have established the following promotion structure, centered on our CSR Committee, to fulfill our corporate social responsibility (CSR).

In 2006, we established a CSR Committee to be in charge of determining basic policies related to corporate social responsibility and providing centralized implementation.

To facilitate discussion, make proposals and conduct follow-up verification related to important issues, we also established a Compliance Committee to advise the Board of Directors.

デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスSR Committee compiles information concerning CSR activities and publishes it each year in the form of the KOBELCO Sustainability Report.

We have further strengthened and enhanced our corporate governance system, including the transition to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee and the establishment of Meetings of Independent Directors.

デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany believes the basis of its corporate value is the promotion of its diversified businesses, composed of various segments with different demand fields, business environments, sales channels and business scales, and the leveraging of that synergy. デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany believes it is impossible to pursue technical development and innovations, which form the foundation for デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany's continued growth, without integrating discussions with the shop floor.

Furthermore, to advance its diversified businesses, デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany believes it is necessary to actively discuss and undertake appropriate decision-making with regard to the risk management of its various businesses and the distribution of management resources as well as to flexibly supervise business executions by the Board of Directors. It is desirable that members with デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスorrect understanding regarding the business execution side attend the Board of Directors meetings, without completely separating supervision from execution.

In line with this approach and in order to ensure comprehensive audits, the Company had chosen to be a company with corporate auditors with investigation authority. Also, to further strengthen the supervisory function of the Board of Directors and to accelerate decision-making with regard to management, on June 22, 2016, デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスel switched to a company with an audit and supervisory committee model, which gives those in charge of audits voting rights on the Board of Directors.

The number of directors (excluding those who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) shall be no more than 15 as stipulated under the Articles of Incorporation of デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany. The Board of Directors is constituted of an appropriate number of members in light of their diversity and to ensure that directors are able to conduct substantial discussions at the Board of Directors meetings.

The Board of Directors consists of デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスhairman of the Board, the President and executive directors in charge of important posts in the head office division, business divisions or the technical development division.

Also, to enhance active discussion, appropriate decision-making and supervision, it is necessary to take into consideration the perspectives of stakeholders, such as minority shareholders, as well to welcome those who can provide objective, fair and neutral perspectives. In principle, several outside directors are appointed to the Board. At present, デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany has appointed five Outside Directors, two of whom are not Audit & Supervisory Committee Members and three of whom are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members.

These Outside Directors (excluding those who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) attend Board of Directors meetings every month and provide appropriate advice, taking into account a fair and neutral viewpoint or the viewpoint of stakeholders, such as minority shareholders, as necessary for デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany's continued growth. Outside Directors also play roles to exercise their voting rights at Board of Directors meetings, supervise the Board of Directors meetings, and supervise conflicts of interests between デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany and its executives.

デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスel, which is a company with an audit and supervisory committee, has five members on its Audit & Supervisory Committee: two inside and three outside members. This is not only in line with the rules on Audit & Supervisory Committees in Japan's Companies Act, which requires at least three non-executive directors (a majority of which must comprise outside directors), it ensures transparency and fairness and encourages satisfactory auditing for the integrated management of expansive business segments.

In addition, although デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany is not obligated to appoint full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Members under Japan's Companies Act, デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany enables thorough auditing by appointing full-time inside Audit & Supervisory Committee Members by resolution of the Audit & Supervisory Committee.

Inside Audit & Supervisory Committee Members cooperate with management and the Audit & Supervisory Committee to guide and manage the internal audit division. Outside Audit & Supervisory Committee Members provide specialized auditing knowledge and ensure fairness. To assure best outcomes, outside Audit & Supervisory Committee Members are appointed from legal, financial and industrial fields that enable the provision of specialized knowledge necessary for auditing.

In addition, some Audit & Supervisory Committee Members possess considerable knowledge of finance and accounting to improve the effectiveness of auditing.

デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany's Board of Directors is charged with carrying out careful deliberations and decision-making on important issues pertaining to the execution of business and other statutory matters as well as with supervising the execution of business.

However, デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany determines standards for deliberation at the Board of Directors meetings so as not to obstruct quick decision-making at the board meetings. デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany delegates authority within a certain scope to persons in charge of the execution of the business, including the President and other executives.

Additionally, デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany has established a system that can delegate management and promptly make business decisions by appointing executive officers as assistants to directors that execute business.

The term for directors (excluding those who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) and executive officers shall be one year to enable デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany to quickly respond to drastic changes in the business environment.

デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany has established the "Meetings of Independent Directors" as a forum where デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany gives hearings to opinions on executive appointments and remuneration from Outside Directors and provides Outside Directors with information with respect to the management of デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany's business, for the purpose of maximizing the roles of Outside Directors.

The Meetings of Independent Directors consist of Independent Directors only. A regular meeting is held every quarter and ad-hoc meetings are held, if necessary.

Executive directors of デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany attend the Meeting of Independent Directors at their discretion and furnish information to and exchange opinions with the Independent Directors thereof.

Furthermore, to encourage information sharing between the Audit & Supervisory Committee, the internal audit division and the internal control division, デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスorporate Planning Department serves as the secretariat of the Meeting of Independent Directors and is supported by the Audit Department and Human Resources Department.

With respect to effectiveness of the Board of Directors on the whole, each director answers a questionnaire. The Audit & Supervisory Committee primarily evaluates results of the questionnaire and the Board of Directors finally discusses and evaluates the effectiveness, and abstracts tasks every fiscal year. The Board of Directors reconsiders items of such questionnaires based on results of evaluation every fiscal year. Furthermore, the Audit & Supervisory Committee holds an interview with each director based on the result of this evaluation. デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany is going to disclose a summary of the evaluation results every fiscal year on デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany's website.

デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany has outlined and disclosed its standards for independent directors and its policy for determining the qualities a director needs in order to fulfill the mandate from shareholders. デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany selects candidates in line with this policy.

Remuneration for デュエルビッツ 入金ボーナスompany's Directors (excluding Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) will consist of fixed compensation, performance-based compensation linked to the achievement of business results targets during individual fiscal years, and medium- to long-term incentive compensation based on stock compensation with the goal of sharing values with shareholders.