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Company tour and training event for local high school students
Visit to Sun Village
Children’s Facility
Planting Activity
Alpine Summer Festival 2015
Giving a class at a local school
Alpine pursues active dialogue with the regional communities it
operates in around the world to identify ways we can contribute to the
development of education and culture.
Toensureecient,sound,andtransparentmanagement,
Alpine works hard to strengthen our corporate governance structure.
AttheAlpineManufacturingOnomachiPlant,we
are engaged in interaction with the community that takes
advantage of our characteristics as a manufacturing
company.Usingourplantaslivingeducationalmaterial,
we have provided hands-on manufacturing classes at
local elementary schools since 2012. We also visited a
local elementary school in March 2015 to give a class
on electromagnetics to fifth graders. They learned about
electromagnets and used them to make speakers out of
paper cups.
■ Hands-on Manufacturing Class
Alpine manufactures on-board information systems and
equipment asamemberoftheAlpsGroup ledbyAlpine’s
parentcompany,AlpsElectricCo.,Ltd.
The Alps Group defines corporate governance as
the “establishment and operation of frameworks for the
realization of efficient and appropriate decision-making
andexecutionofdutiesbyseniormanagement,prompt
reportingofoutcomestostakeholders,andsound,efficient
and transparent business administration for the purpose of
heighteningcorporatevalue.”Ourbasicapproachplaces
importanceonthemaximizationofbenetsforshareholders
and all other stakeholders by maximizing corporate value and
delivering benefits directly or indirectly to stakeholders in a
balanced way to satisfy their respective interests.
■ Basic Approach to Corporate Governance
Alpine transitioned from a company with board
of company auditors to a company with an audit and
supervisory committee upon approval at the 50th Ordinary
GeneralMeeting ofShareholdersheldonJune22,2016.
The enhancement of auditing and supervising functions in
close cooperation with accounting auditors and the Internal
AuditDivision,theAuditandSupervisoryCommittee,
whichisindependentfromtheBoardofDirectors,further
strengthensourcorporategovernancestructure,and
improves the soundness and transparency of corporate
management.
The Alpine Corporate Governance Policy was
established to facilitate our ability to realize effective
corporate governance and fulfill our responsibilities to
allofourstakeholders-shareholders, customers,local
communities,and employees.Inlinewithourshiftfroma
company with a board of company auditors to a company
withanauditandsupervisorycommittee,wereview
the concept of our corporate governance utilizing the
corporate governance policy to recognize the need for more
aggressive governance aiming to achieve the sustainable
growth of the company and improve mid- and long-term
corporatevalue.Weworkonthefulllmentofthispolicy,and
the establishment and smooth operation of a new corporate
structure including new Audit and Supervisory Committee in
the mid-term business plan. Click here for more information
about the Alpine Corporate Governance Policy.
http://www.alpine.com/j/investor/
information/pdf/governance_policy_16.pdf
■ Corporate Governance Structure
Alpine planted mangroves at the Sirindhorn
International Environmental Park (Phetchaburi Province) in
November 2015 as a part of our CO2 emission reduction
activities.Afterparticipatinginanorientation,55Alpine
employeesplantedapproximately65mangroves atthe
park.
■ Mangrove planting (Thailand)
InChina,laborunionsformthecoresupportforSun
Village,anestablishmentthatprovides food,shelter,and
clothing,aswellasmedicalcare,education,andother
forms of support to underprivileged children.
In2015,40staff
visited the village
to give daily-use
items and school
supplies to the
children.
■ Support for Children’s Facilities (China)
OnceayearattheJapanOffice,Alpineholdsan
employeefamilytouroftheworkplace.Forthechildren,it’s
a valuable opportunity to get an up-close look at what their
mothers and fathers do at work. We also have a company
tour and training event for local high school students.
In2015, weprovidedclassessuchas“Japanseen
fromoverseas”and“Experiencing manufacturing”for 40
first-year studentsfromIwakiHighSchool, whichwas
designatedasaSuperScienceHighSchoolinthearea.
■ Company Tours for Students
Local Community Corporate Governance
The Alpine Summer festival was held in July at Alpine
headquartersinIwaki.WehadanemployeeYosakoi
dancecompetition,reworks display,andlivemusicbya
famous Japanese musician. We also had a manufacturing
lesson and an office tour for employees' families. A total
of7,500visitorsenjoyedthefestival.Formorethan20
years,thisfestival hasbeenapreciousopportunityto
createaconnectionbetweenAlpinecustomers,suppliers,
employees,their
families,andthelocal
community.
■ Alpine Summer Festival 2015
Donation ceremony
Alpineinstalledour700Dcarnavigationsystemand
HCE-C920DrearviewcameraonNV200Vanettemulti-
purpose vehicles donated by Nissan Motors to eight towns
andvillagesinFutabaCounty,FukushimaPrefecture.
■ Donation to Areas Affected by Great East
Japan Earthquake
Board of Directors
Reporting/Statement of Opinion
Making Proposals/
Reporting Election/dismissal
Reporting
Reporting
Instruction/Reporting
Selection/
Dismissal
Instruction
Reporting
Coordination/
Reporting
Compliance/Audit Office
Corporate
Planning Office
(Secretariat for the
Board of Directors)
Account Auditor
External Directors
Internal Directors
Audit and
Supervisory Committee
Election/dismissalElection/dismissal
Audit, etc. Coordination/
Reporting
Reporting
Whistle-blowing
Coordination
President & CEO
Explanation of nomination/remuneration
Internal audit for organizations and the functions of corporate executives
General Meeting of Shareholders
Sales Division Technology Division Production Division Quality Division Administrative Division
Affiliates (Domestic/Overseas)
Self-Checking by Each Division
Monitoring
Management
Audit and Supervisory
Committee Secretariat
Ethics
Hotline
Auditing
AuditingCoordination
Coordination Whistle-blowing
*TheSuperScienceHighSchool(SSH)Project:theMinistryofEducation,Culture,Sports,Scienceand
Technologydesignateshighschoolsthatprioritizeeducationinscience,technologyandmathematics.
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