■ Declaration of Conduct (Guidelines for Daily Application)

The Declaration of Conduct (Guidelines for Daily Application) comprises specific behavior for individual aspects of conduct that we are committed to abide by in our corporate activities to embody our corporate philosophy. It provides specific guidelines for conduct that should be practiced routinely by both officers and employees of the Company, and provides a basis for the whole company to be united in implementing CSR activities. Through dissemination to domestic subsidiaries, postings on our intranet, and conducting regular education, we will aim at thorough compliance by the officers and employees of our company and domestic subsidiaries.

Specific examples of conduct

• ① Provision of products, information and services from the customer perspective
  • We implement business activities to place the customer first.
  • We develop and promote high quality products.
  • We appropriately support the customers.
• ② Assess and reflect customer needs
  • We aim to satisfy unmet medical needs for patients and caregivers.
  • We determine and address customers' needs.

Specific examples of conduct

• ① Fair and transparent corporate activities
  • We operate business activities fairly and transparently.
  • We maintain accurate records and financial controls.
  • We compete fairly. We do not bribe or pay kickbacks.
  • We never do business with antisocial forces and organizations that pose a threat to the order and security of civil society.
• ② Handling of compliance violations
  • We speak up when we realize we've made a mistake or taken actions that violate our Declaration of Conduct, our policies, or the law.
• ③ Promotion of appropriate use and provision of safety information
  • We aim to prevent unpleasant cases from happening with our products' quality and safety
  • We report and distribute correct information immediately in case of inadequate product quality and/or a safety issue.
• ④ Respect of the rights of third parties
  • We fairly obtain information from third party.
  • We respect third party's intellectual property and copyright.

Specific examples of conduct

• ① Appropriate information disclosure
  • We report and distribute correct information immediately in case of inadequate product quality and/or a safety issue.
  • We report information appropriately obtained through business activity.
  • We obtain approval by appropriate divisions before the disclosure.
• ② Appropriate information management and protection
  • We do not utilize personal information of customers, partners and employees for something other than the entered purpose.
  • We fairly obtain personal information and customers' information.
  • We responsibly manage and protect personal information, customers' information, technical and business information to prevent this information from being leaked or altered.
  • We appropriately manage confidential information before the disclosure.

Specific examples of conduct

• ① Creating a workplace environment in which employees can focus on their work with a sense of security
  • We keep our work environment safe.
  • We value satisfaction in the work environment.
• ② Emphasis on the exercise and cultivation of abilities
  • We value each other's diversity, character and personality in working together.
  • The Company and its managers create opportunities for employees to develop their skills and for personal growth, and do their best to evaluate employees fairly and transparently.
  • Employees make efforts toward self-improvement and through their work, enhance their skills and manifest them in achieving results.
• ③ Emphasis on autonomy, initiative and creativity
  • We always be brave and take challenges independently.
  • We cultivate our assets to achieve goals.
  • We value dialogue and listen to various opinions conscientiously.
• ④ Creation of a workplace culture with integrity
  • We draw the line between business and private affairs.
  • We speak up to supervisors immediately in case of a potential problem.

Specific examples of conduct

• ① Elimination of all discriminatory words and actions
  • We do not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment, either within or outside the Company, such as that based on race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, faith, belief, sexual orientation, gender identity (LGBTQ), academic background, disability, disease, form of employment, or profession.
  • We do not tolerate any form of harassment including sexual harassment and power harassment in the workplace.
• ② Elimination of discrimination in the workplace
  • We respect the human rights described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labour Organization (ILO)'s core labor standards and the rights of all people associated with our company in conducting corporate activities.
  • We encourage business partners including suppliers and other stakeholders to respect human rights.

Specific examples of conduct

• ① Build environmental awareness
  • We independently address global environmental issues as important requirements.
  • We closely monitor environmental issues including climate change and energy.
• ② Efficient use of resources and energy
  • We implement measures for the conservation of resources.
  • We value effective use of water and the recycling of waste materials.
• ③ Environmental activities at home
  • We independently make efforts to address global environmental issues at home.

Specific examples of conduct

• ① Communication with society
  • We value promoting dialogue with broad stakeholders.
  • We pay attention to social demands and feedback our action.
• ② Appropriate behavior as member of society, corporate citizen
  • Always think about the impact of our behaviors on society.
  • Our words and actions should not go against public decency or social norms, either in the workplace or outside work.
• ③ Engagement with local communities
  • Value communication with local communities.
  • Contribute to development of local communities through corporate activities.
• ④ Active Involvement with Communities
  • Actively engage in social contribution activities and volunteer activities.
  • Maintain a great interest in the life of communities.
  • Since we are a company in the life sciences industry, we will make efforts toward achieving healthy lifestyles, and maintain a high level of interest in health-related issues such as prevention and early discovery of diseases, healthcare programs and other policies and disease outbreaks in other countries.