Efforts on Compliance

Taikisha has set out the “Taikisha Ltd. Code of Conduct” as a code for ethics and compliance of all officers and employees. In accordance with the Mission Statement: “Customers First”, Taikisha is making efforts to enhance a system to conduct fair and sound business activities and contribute to society.

Taikisha’s compliance promotion structure is comprised of the Compliance Committee, Corporate Compliance Dept., Compliance Officers, and the Whistle-blowing System.
By taking these measures, Taikisha aims to establish its compliance system that detects minor violations and implements remedial measures on their own while preventing material legal violations both at domestic and overseas business offices.

Principles of Behavior

1. 1.We will act in compliance with laws, ordinances, regulations, ethics, dictates of good sense, and internal rules.
2. 2.We will pursue a highly transparent management on the basis of fair and reasonable standards.
3. 3.We will act giving first priority to our customers, business partners, shareholders,, communities/society, and the global environment and will also give appropriate consideration to the human rights of employees.
4. 4.We will make efforts not to destroy the trust we have built over the years or to undermine our business profits, while working to enhance our corporate value.

Ethical Standards

1. 1.Respect for fundamental human rights and maintenance of a healthy work environment
   1. (1)We will respect the fundamental human rights of all employees and supervisors in our corporate activities and will not discriminate on the basis of matters irrelevant to the business of the Company, such as race, religion, belief and creed, national origin, gender, disability, physical features, or age.
   2. (2)We will prohibit all forms of sexual harassment or abuse of position or status in the workplace, whether intentional or unintentional.
   3. (3)We will pay close attention to construction safety standards and work to prevent accidents.
   4. (4)We will implement measures such as physical checkups in order to maintain the mental and physical health of employees.
   5. (5)We will respect the privacy and protect the personal information of employees. We will also protect the personal information of people outside of the Company.
2. 2.Maintaining a good relationship with our stakeholders

   We will establish and advance the following objectives for both the satisfaction of our stakeholders (customers, business partners, shareholders, employees, communities/society, and the global environment) and the enduring development of the Company:

   1. (1)To obtain the satisfaction and trust of our customers by developing excellent technologies and providing high-quality equipment.
   2. (2)To appropriately distribute the ensured profit to dividends, investment, personnel expenses, etc., and to properly pay taxes.
   3. (3)To strive to improve the transparency of the management, including corporate accounting, and to disclose corporate information appropriately in accordance with laws, ordinances, and regulations. To prohibit employees from any wrongful trading of shares, etc. on the basis of insider information.
   4. (4)To perform equal and fair transactions, enhance the transparency of contracts, and comply with relevant laws and ordinances in pursuit of coexistence and co-prosperity with our suppliers and sub-contractors.
   5. (5)To give consideration to the residents in the neighborhoods of our branch offices, construction sites, and laboratories, and to comply with arrangements with the residents.
   6. (6)To strive for the conservation of the global environment through activities such as natural resource saving, energy saving, waste reduction, reusing, and recycling. To disclose our environmental conservation activities to society through appropriate channels of public relations.
3. 3.Maintenance of trust
   1. (1)Officers and employees must respect the trust and reputation of the Company and act in accordance with the dictates of social good sense.
   2. (2)We will refuse to have anti-social forces, including organized crime groups(Boryoku-dan), involved in our business, and will reject any demands made by them. We will prohibit employees from having any relation with members of said groups.
4. 4.Free competition, fair trading, business entertainment and gifts
   1. (1)We will comply with laws and ordinances including the Anti-Monopoly Law in order to realize fair competition and fair tender.
   2. (2)We prohibit any bribery, unfair profit sharing, or facility offering, and will comply with relevant laws and ordinances including the Political Funds Control Act and the Public Offices Election Act.
   3. (3)Business entertainment and gifts should be provided or received on the basis of social good sense; therefore, receiving business entertainment or gifts that may affect judgment on the performance of certain business is prohibited.
5. 5.Asset management and respect for property rights
   1. (1)The employee’s use of any assets of the Company for purposes other than pursuit of profit of the Company is prohibited.
   2. (2)We will respect the rights of property owned by any corporate or individual persons other than the Company and will never damage or infringe such property and rights. This includes intangible rights such as intellectual property rights.
6. 6.Handling of confidential information
   1. (1)Employees must not leak any information obtained in the course of business activities except for facts that have already become publicly known. In particular, information provided by other companies must be kept under strict control.
   2. (2) Employees must not access internal or external information using wrongful means.
   3. (3)Such handling of information as noted above will apply equally to our retired employees, temporary employees, employees on subcontracts, and business partners.