The strong belief that we need to aim to be a company trusted by society at large, with each employee following the motto of our Attitudes of Sincerity, is the foundation of compliance in Sekisui Chemical Group. We carry out fair and honest business activities through ensuring thorough compliance with laws, regulations, social norms, morals, and ethics, on a global basis.

To ensure we employ fair business activities, Sekisui Chemical Group explicitly calls for legal compliance, prevention of corruption, fair competition, and appropriate transactions with business partners in its domestic and international compliance manuals. Furthermore, we strive to ensure understanding of these requirements among employees through training and other opportunities.

Japan
In fiscal 2010, we held seminars on the Antimonopoly Law, which was amended in 2009, and individual training sessions suited to the needs of affiliate companies and business sections, in addition to periodic compliance training for new employees, new managers, and other personnel.
In addition, the e-learning program conducted each year continued on the theme of preventing power harassment. Efforts including extending the period during which such content was available and sending email messages informing employees of the program resulted in rates of more than 80% of employees taking this training in both its first and second session in 2010.

Overseas
In fiscal 2010, based on the U.S. Antitrust Law Compliance Manual revised in fiscal 2009, we carried out interviews and employee training for affiliate companies in the United States regarding the compliance status of the U.S. Antitrust Law. We also called for ascertaining the actual states of understanding of and compliance with the law and continual strengthening of related systems.