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Muratec Group aims to be a company that meets the demands and expectations of society by conducting fair business in compliance with not only the laws and regulations of each country but also social norms, guided by our corporate philosophy and the Muratec Code of Conduct, which defines the behavior that all executives and employees of the Group should follow.
We will develop and offer products and services that are safe and useful to society.
We will engage in appropriate transactions, with fairness, transparency and free competition. Moreover, we will maintain sound and normal relations with political bodies and governmental organizations.
We will engage in broad communication with society and disclose our corporate information in a timely and appropriate manner.
We will be considerate of our corporate officers’ and employees’ diversity, character, and individuality and realize a safe and employee-friendly workplace environment. We will also aim to promote physical and mental health.
We will conduct appropriate data management to protect intellectual property and personal information.
We will actively engage in tackling environmental issues in our corporate activities as well as through our products and services.
We will actively participate in activities as a “good corporate citizen” and contribute to societal development.
We will not have any involvement with anti-social groups and organizations that may threaten the order and safety of civil society.
All the board members and the workplace leaders shall recognize their own important role in realizing the essence of this Code of Conduct, and lead by example in raising awareness about proper conduct amongst people involved.
Should a violation of this Code of Conduct occur, the senior management shall lead the entire organization in rectifying the problem, searching out its true cause and working to prevent its reoccurrence, and shall mete out a strict punishment not only to the violators but also to themselves.
Murata Machinery, Ltd. declares that it will support the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct (*) and actively promote conformity to said Code and its standards in order to comply with the law, conduct business activities with fairness and integrity, ensure a safe working environment, treat workers with respect and dignity, and conduct business responsibly and ethically with respect to the environment.
* The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) is an organization dedicated to CSR in global supply chains and has established a common Code of Conduct in the fields of labor, the environment, health and safety, and ethics.
Muratec Group has established a Compliance Committee in order to ensure the implementation of internal controls. The heads and leaders of each division and group company departments serve as committee members. They focus on raising compliance awareness and ensuring compliance in their organizations. At the same time, committee members serve as close advisors to employees in their respective departments.
To support early detection and prevention of compliance risks that may lead to violations of laws, regulations, and internal rules, we have established an internal reporting and consultation service, and all employees are informed of this service. We have also established an external reporting desk for use by our suppliers and other stakeholders.
To ensure that our employees and stakeholders can provide information and request redress without hesitation, all contact points state that confidentiality and anonymity are secured, and that retaliation and disadvantageous treatment of whistleblowers are prohibited. We strive to promptly correct and improve our compliance through appropriately operating the system. In FY 2024, we received a total of 50 compliance-related reports and consultations through 3 contact points: the “internal contact point”, the “external contact point”, and the “Harassment Help Desk”. We appropriately handled all reports and consultations.
In addition, as a result of our compliance promotion activities and appropriate operation of the reporting and consultation system, no cases of compliance violations that would have had a significant impact on our business management in FY 2024 occurred.
We conduct a compliance awareness survey once every two years to ascertain each employee's level of awareness of compliance and the workplace culture, which is used to improve internal compliance activities.
We conduct e-learning for all employees twice a year to instill and establish awareness of compliance and risk management in each employee.
Compliance seminars are held for compliance promotion members with the aim of identifying compliance risks in their own departments and acquiring the concept of planning countermeasures.
To deepen employees' understanding of compliance, we distribute educational materials such as the latest news and case studies every month.
Muratec Group is committed to appropriately securing export control, with the aim of maintaining international peace and security. Each business division has a department responsible for export control, which strictly adheres to the export control process that verifies whether the goods and technologies to be exported are subject to specific regulations, and validates their intended use and end users. Muratec Group also conducts regular training sessions and other educational programs for officers and employees in charge of export control.
In order to prevent violations of competition laws, Muratec Group has introduced a system which requires employees to apply for approval before, and subsequently report, any contact with competitors. Furthermore, Muratec Group has established “Basic Policy on Prevention of Bribery” in response to requirements of the respective laws and regulations of each country, and the increasingly sophisticated and complex demands from its stakeholders.
（１）We will comply with the anti-bribery laws and other relevant laws and regulations of each country in order to conduct proper business transactions based on fair, transparent, and free competition.
（１）We will maintain sound and normal relationships with all stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, governments, local governments, and local communities, in accordance with this Basic Policy.
（２）We will not conduct any of the following acts directly or through third parties against stakeholders, whether in Japan or abroad, and whether in the public or private sectors.
[1] Acts involving the offering of cash, gifts and entertainment or anything else of value for the purpose of obtaining or maintaining an unfair advantage or preferential treatment.
[2] Acts that go beyond the bounds of social common sense and international norms to provide something of value.
（３）We will firmly reject any proposal from a stakeholder to engage in any of the acts listed in [1] and [2] above.
（１）We will not make facilitation payments (refers to the payment of small amounts of money not required by law to public officials and others for the purpose of facilitating prompt and smooth access to routine administrative services such as visas, permits and licenses, customs clearance, etc.), whether directly or through a third party, nor will we make any offer or promise to do so.
（１）We expect our stakeholders, especially our business partners such as suppliers, distributors, agents and representatives involved in our business activities, to conduct business with the highest ethical standards.
（２）When we appoint a new business partner, we will, to the extent reasonably necessary, confirm the status of the business partner's anti-bribery efforts and ask the business partner to commit to ongoing efforts as well.
（１）We will accurately and properly record and maintain accounting records for all transactions.
（１）We will endeavor to disseminate this Basic Policy to our directors and employees, and provide necessary training (including e-learning, etc.).
（１）We shall establish a management system to ensure compliance with this Basic Policy.
（２）We will promptly report any violation or potential violation of this Basic Policy to the internal reporting desk.
Enacted on: April 1, 2024
Revised on: October 1, 2025