FUKOKU Co., Ltd. | Compliance

Fukoku's corporate trademark “Φ” is the mathematical symbol for the “Golden Ratio” and represents “perfect balance.” To achieve “perfect balance” in our past, present and future business operations, we cannot simply be contented to rest on our past achievements, but must preserve what works, replace what is outdated, and add what is needed. We believe this balance will help us to create new corporate values. The shade of blue used as our corporate color represents the color of the oceans (marine blue), the sky (sky blue), and the blue color of the Earth seen from space. From this underlying meaning, Fukoku views its responsibilities as a corporation are to maintain management transparency and ensure continued progress throughout the world community. The goal of Fukoku is to build a company with youth and vitality in which the staff maintain their dreams and romantic ideals and approach their work with enthusiasm.
Fukoku's corporate slogan “Yes we do!” is our declaration to embrace future challenges while carrying on the history and tradition of Fukoku. “Yes we do!” expresses our positive approach of finding ways to meet customer requests and the demands of society, rather than denying the possibility.
Corporations are supported by numerous stakeholders and others involved in the company and generate profit through business activities. However, both people and companies can fall out of favor when acting contrary to the norms of society. In the current age, corporations are being held to stricter standards of social responsibility and, hence, must themselves declare to the public their intent to comply with social norms and must resolve to put this intent to practice. The meaning of “perfect balance” carried by the “Φ” trademark is not viable without coexisting with the community. In order to commit ourselves to fulfilling these social responsibilities, we have established corporate guidelines on the basis of which all executives and employees of Fukoku must conduct themselves in pursuing the basic principles of management.

(1) Founding Principles

1. Devotion: place great importance on affection toward people, job, and country.
2. Sincerity: act sincerely toward all people doing business with our company.
3. Creativity: create products of a higher quality that enhance the quality of life through technological innovation.
4. Contribution: contribute to the development of society through the creation of better products.
5. Harmony: strive for company growth, individual happiness, and harmony with the environment.

(2) Corporate Slogan

“Yes, We Do!”

1. Rather than thinking something impossible from the outset, we respond to requests from our customers and demands from society with a willingness to try.
2. We take pride in contributing to society by providing superior products.

(1) Safe High-Quality Products

1. Comply with related laws and safety standards in product development and production.
2. Provide safe high-quality products that meet customer needs.
3. Promptly deal with problems when they occur and strive to prevent their recurrence.

(2) Fair and Transparent Business Activities

1. Develop relationships of mutual trust between customers and suppliers.
2. Conduct fair transactions in compliance with antitrust, subcontracting, and related laws.
3. Avoid business entertainment and gift-giving that cross socially accepted boundaries.

(3) Prompt Disclosure and Communication of Corporate Information

1. Disclose corporate information promptly and accurately to stockholders and investors to improve management transparency.
2. Promptly disclose necessary corporate information to other stakeholders.
3. Gather and manage the latest, most accurate information.

(4) Creation of a Safe, Upbeat Work Environment

1. Respect the individuality of each employee to stimulate creativity.
2. Discrimination, sexual harassment, or any other violation of human rights is prohibited.
3. Strive to perform appropriate employee management and achieve health and safety standards in compliance with labor-related laws.
4. Construct a personnel system with impartial evaluations and fair treatment designed to create a more open and lively corporate culture that encourages freethinking.
5. Expand these guidelines to be relevant to branches and suppliers overseas where laws and social conditions differ.

(5) Environmental Conservation

1. Protect against pollution of the environment in accordance with environmental protection-related laws.
2. Strive toward business activities having a low environmental impact.

(6) Respect for Intellectual Property Rights and Maintaining Confidentiality

1. Conduct sufficient preliminary studies to avoid infringing on a third party's intellectual property rights.
2. Recognize that the corporation has various confidential information including sales data and technological data and strive to handle this data securely.

(7) Contributions to the Community

1. Strive to coexist with the community so that the company and community develop together.
2. Support activities in the regional community.
3. Do not become involved with, but take a resolute stance against antisocial spheres of influence.

(8) Considerations on International Business Activities

1. When conducting import/export activities, observe the appropriate procedures in compliance with related laws.
2. When expanding business activities overseas, observe local laws and respect the local culture.

(9) Maintaining a System of Compliance

1. Maintain a system of compliance to ensure that business activities are performed reliably in accordance with the corporate guidelines.
2. If these guidelines are violated, immediately take appropriate measures including disciplinary action on the persons involved according to stipulated procedures.