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The Alpine Group fully utilizes information it has
created and obtained through its business activities to
provide high added-value products and services.
We consider such information to be important
property,andrecognizethegreatsocialresponsibility
placed on us to care for it properly. We exercise due care in
thehandlingofsuchinformation,andcontinueworkingon
information security as an important business tasks.
■ Information Security Policy
Alpine has identified CSR materiality from 2015 for
reflection to our CSR activities. To identify materiality
issues,weconductassessmentsfromthestandpointsof
stakeholder interest and Alpine priorities with reference to
ISO26000andinternationalstandardsforcorporatesocial
responsibility.Wereectopinionsprovidedbytheinternal
CSR Committee and submit assessments to review by
externalexperts.WhileallCSRactivitiesareimportant,
we identified key topics to incorporate into the medium-
termCSRplanaskeyconcerns,andwereinforceourCSR
management to monitor the status of each issue through
periodical review.
■ Materiality issues
Each subcommittee under the Alpine CSR Committee worked on individual themes according to individual issues of materiality.
■ 2015 Summary
Alpine accelerated its existing approaches to
information management and speed of business
performance in 2015. One example is the adoption of a
bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program to establish an
ITenvironmentthatenablestheexibleandsafeuseofa
wide range of business styles.
■ Approaches to Information Management
We enhance information management to maintain our standing as a
business partner that merits customers trust and ensures satisfaction.
Information Security
We consider CSR activities to be the embodiment of
our corporate principles.
Alpine CSR
WepublishtheAlpineReport,ashareholdernewsletter,
forinvestorsinJapaninJuneandNovember,and publish
an annual report for overseas investors detailing our
achievementsandnancialstanding.Wealsoprovidetimely
informationby,forexample,postingquarterlystatementsof
accounts in both English and Japanese on our website.
AtAlpine,weholdsemi-annualbriefingsonfinancial
resultsforsecuritiesanalystsandinstitutionalinvestors,
whereinwediscussAlpine’sbusinessconditions,
managementpolicy, andgrowthstrategy.Additionally,as
theneedarises,wealsoarrangeopportunitiesforprivate
discussions and observation for institutional investors. To
help individual shareholders better understand our business
andourproducts,wealsoholdinformationalmeetingsfor
individual shareholders.
■ Actively Promoting IR
We strive to maintain fair and transparent business management
through timely and appropriate information disclosure.
Information Disclosure
We experienced eight incidents related to information
securitymanagementin2015.Fortunately,however,none
of these had an adverse impact on our customers.
■ Incidents related to Information Security
Management
77
13
13
0
5
10
15
20
Incidents related to information security management
(unit: case)
2014 2015
8
8
2013
Informational meeting for individual shareholders
*Risk Management & Compliance (RC) Subcommittee
Subcommittee MajorEortsin2015
Consumer
Subcommittee
(1) Realization of long-term support for OEM and development of LCD recycling technology to reduce the
environmental load
(2) Improvement of telephone contact for customers and our customer support through the posting of
frequentlyaskedquestions(FAQ)aboutourproductsandprovidingcallerswithinformationonwait
times on our website
Environmental
Management
Subcommittee
(1) Promoting environmentally friendly designs through the selection of materials and the standardization
ofparts(productsizeandweightreduction,energysaving,etc.)
(2) Implementation of environmental load reduction activities with the participation of all employees (lower
luminancelightingcampaign,etc.)
Supply Chain
Subcommittee
(1) Implementation of environmental load reduction activities throughout the global supply chain in line
with the publication of Alpine Green Procurement Standards (12th version)
(2)Conductingsurveysonconictmineralsthroughoutthesupplychainincooperationwithsuppliers
Risk Management
Subcommittee
(1) Global standardization of the disaster control initial response manual
(2)DevelopmentoftheenvironmenttoobtainOccupationalHealthandSafetyAssessmentSeries
(OHSAS)certicationformajorproductionbases
Labor Environment
and Society
Subcommittee
1) Considering the implementation of a new system designed by the Work-Life Balance Committee to
improve employee working conditions
(2) Considering the expansion of new female graduate hires and implementation of seminars on career
design for women aiming to expand opportunities for female employees to exercise their abilities
Internal Control
Subcommittee
(1)CompliancewiththerevisedCompaniesAct,andcreationofacorporategovernancecode
(2)Developmentandassessmentofinternalcontrolregardingnancialreports
*RC Subcommittee (1) Enhancement of global cooperation for RC activities
(2) Provision of education on compliance
Information
Management
Subcommittee
(1) Promoting an increase in the level of information management throughout our supply chain
(2)EstablishmentofanITenvironmentcapableofexiblyandsafelyhandlingawiderangeofbusiness
styles
Materiality matrix
*GHG: Green House Gases
Very
high
Very
high
Expectations from stakeholders
Priority for Alpine
Top priority
High
●Protection of natural
environment
●Establishment of
governing structure
●Responsible political
involvement
●Ensuring of appropriate
labor conditions and
workplace environment
●Dialog with employees and
human resources
development
●Ensuring of accountability
and transparency
●Compliance
●Mitigation of climate
change impact (reduction
of GHG*)
●Use of renewable
resources
●Prevention of pollution
●Provision of products and
services to solve social
problems
●Sustainable supply chain
management
●Participation of diverse
human resources
(diversity)
●Prevention of corruption
●Customer satisfaction and
protection of privacy
●Involvement with local
community
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