Chief Compliance Officers
Hakuhodo DY Group companies appoint chief compliance officers to serve as the highest-ranking officers responsible for enhancing compliance awareness.
Group Compliance Committee
The Group Compliance Committee, whose members include the presidents of Hakuhodo DY Group advertising and integrated media companies, is responsible for Groupwide compliance guidance and awareness. This committee is tasked with fostering a compliance-oriented mindset among Group officers and employees, making policies related to important compliance and corporate ethics matters, and establishing compliance systems. It also manages the progress of compliance activities at Group companies and provides advice, instructions, and guidance.
Information Security System
The Group Information Security Committee and the Information Security Committee have been established under the Group Compliance Committee to prevent losses of social trust or substantial damage to corporate value due to vulnerabilities in information management. The Information Security Committee implements and pursues improvements with regard to the Company's information management system, which conforms to the requirements of the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and JIS Q 27001:2014 certification standards.
Risk Management
The Company established the Crisis Management Regulations to prevent losses of social trust or significant damage to corporate value as a result of inappropriate responses to major risk events. Based on these regulations, we have clarified the risk response system and the risk events it addresses, strengthening our ability to respond quickly and appropriately when risk events occur.
Appointment of Chief Risk Officer
We have appointed a chief risk officer as the chief executive officer in charge of managing all Group risks in order to strengthen and promote crisis management, thereby implementing risk management across the Group.
Employee Awareness Raising
In order to prevent misconduct and maintain high moral standards, we constantly communicate the importance of compliance to Group employees, raising awareness and understanding of compliance through online resources and the distribution of guidebooks.
Corporate Whistleblowing and Consultation Desk
The Hakuhodo DY Group has established the Corporate Whistleblowing and Consultation Desk as a framework for the appropriate processing of reports and consultations from officers and employees regarding potential legal violations by organizations or individuals with the goal of quickly identifying and remedying misconduct.