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NIKON ANNUAL REPORT 200722
Respect for Human Beings
In international society efforts and
endeavors directly pertaining to human
individuals, such as the respect for human
rights, are of vital importance. Accordingly,
a special working group has been
organized in the Secretariat for the six
subcommittees under the CSR Committee,
and is promoting inter-organizational
initiatives in this area.
ENHANCING CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
To enhance the relationship of trust it enjoys
with its stakeholders amid continued
globalization of the business environment,
the Nikon Group aims to “increase
management efficiency and transparency”
by bolstering corporate governance and
improving its internal control system. The
following summarizes activities undertaken
during the period to strengthen the internal
control system.
Strengthened Deliberation, Resolution,
Communication and Reporting System
In 2005, Nikon further overhauled the
structure of the Executive Committee
engaged in the deliberation, resolution,
communication and reporting of business
matters and recreated rules related to the
delegation of authority in divisions in order to
further enhance the Group’s internal controls.
Conducting Internal Auditing
The Internal Audit Department, which
operates independent of other sections,
was established in October 2005 with the
primary objectives of monitoring the Nikon
Group internal controls in line with
established regulations and guidelines, and
making recommendations for
improvement. Furthermore, to enhance the
Nikon internal control system, the scope of
auditing will be expanded in the future to
cover other firms and subsidiaries within
the Group.
Information Resource Control
Guidelines on classifying confidential
information were instituted in 2006 to
thoroughly specify and clarify different
types of restricted data. Nikon continues
striving to increase the effectiveness of its
information management.
Moreover, access control and security
pertaining to the Group’s internal network
has been further solidified as of April 2007
to fully prevent data from being
compromised, tampered with or destroyed.
Nikon’s Committees (pertaining to CSR
activities)
The Nikon Group has established various
committees and subcommittees
throughout the corporation to address
issues and themes of organization-wide
importance.
Please refer to the “Nikon CSR Report” for
further details on our CSR activities
(http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/portfolio
/csr/index.htm).
ENHANCING CSR ACTIVITIES CONTINUED