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and HR Department became the Business Audit Group, an
independent structure under which we began conducting
our internal audits.
l As part of our sustainability governance program, in
1999 we began publishing an annual Environmental Report
that records the company’s environmental management
performance and progress with a range of initiatives to
reduce environmental impact, reduce waste, and promote
recycling. The first English version of the Environmental
Report was published in 2000.
Isuzu is committed to disclosure of information in the
interests of fair business practice and corporate transparen-
cy. We distribute information via various channels, including
a comprehensive corporate website, and provide extensive
English-language information for our shareholders and other
stakeholders around the world.
Personal information security
In March 2005, Isuzu announced its Privacy Policy for
protecting personal information, and has since published
a Personal Information Protection Law Guidebook for distri-
bution to all Isuzu dealers to raise awareness. Isuzu will
continue to take a rigorous and comprehensive approach
to compliance, working from the inside out to improve
awareness and achieve the highest standards expected of us.
7 Living in harmony with local and global communities, respecting
the cultures and customs of different countries and regions and
contributing to the development of these areas through our business
Isuzu aims to achieve a high level of compliance by
ensuring that all employees and executives share a common
awareness of its importance through regular education and
training, providing a consultation function when problems
cannot be resolved within the organization, and responding
quickly to rectify violations to ensure they do not recur.
Isuzu’s management is strongly aware of its responsibility
to present a model of compliance to the rest of the company
at all times, as well as also taking the initiative to investigate
and resolve any violations, and exercise public accountability
by disclosing accurate information without delay.
In recent years we have implemented a number of initiatives
to enhance our corporate governance, increasing account-
ability for management decisions and actions, providing effec-
tive checks and balances, and maintaining the confidence of
investors and the public by means of timely and appropriate
disclosure. The key driving force in all these initiatives is to
ensure fairness and transparency. Recent initiatives include:
l To strengthen local management structures, we unified
the oversight of North American and ASEAN operations in
2003, and for China in 2004.
l In April 2004, the Audit Group of the General Affairs