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Subordinate to the Risk Management Committee are six committees—the Compliance Committee; Committee of Security Trade
Control; Product Liability Committee; Information Management Committee; Safety, Health and Disaster Prevention Committee; and
Environmental Committee—that manage specific risks and link into the overall Group management structure.
Compliance Committee
The Compliance Committee conducts compliance education designed to inform employees about laws and regulations as well as
enlighten them about business ethics.
The committee also acts as a channel for compliance consultation to prevent violations.
Committee of Security Trade Control
The Committee of Security Trade Control ensures that export trade is conducted in accordance with laws and regulations, overseeing appropriate
export transactions and managing technological offerings. The committee convenes to deliberate legal revisions and other important items.
The committee also conducts semiannual internal audits and provides direction and training for Group companies. Through such efforts,
the committee works to sustain and improve the management level of the overall Brother Group.
Product Liability Committee
The Product Liability Committee makes an effort to ensure the manufacturing of safe products, as well as to take swift and appropriate
action in the event of product-related accidents. The committee meets as necessary and disseminates product safety information to
the Group.
Information Management Committee
The Information Management Committee works to curtail the risk of information leaks, developing appropriate policies to protect
information retained by the Company on customers and other aspects of its business.
Safety, Health and Disaster Prevention Committee
The Safety, Health and Disaster Prevention Committee maintains the safety and health of employees and aims to prevent accidents and
minimize injury from natural disasters.
The committee formulates an annual plan, decides various policies and conducts educational activities.
Environmental Committee
The Environmental Committee deliberates and determines measures related to environmental issues that must be dealt with by the
whole Brother Group.
Auditor Inspection and Internal Auditing
The Board of Statutory Auditors has four auditors, including three outside auditors. These auditors, following the auditing standards
defined by the Board of Statutory Auditors, attend and provide opinions at Board of Directors and other important meetings.
They exchange ideas with the Internal Audit Department and, with their five auditing staff members, investigate business affairs and
financial conditions, and oversee the execution of duties by the managing director.
Having established the Internal Audit Department, the internal auditing staff (eight members) under the direction of the representative
director and president, inspect risk-related conditions affecting the headquarters, internal and Group companies and report directly to the
representative director and president as well as to the corporate auditors.
Outside Directors
The Company has appointed three outside directors. These three outside directors conduct their operations from a standpoint of
independence from the Company’s management cadre. The Company recognizes that these outside directors have no interests that
conflict with the interests of general shareholders.
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