he Fujita Kanko Group has been strengthening the mechanisms of corporate governance in order to enhance the trust of all stakeholders, including shareholders, and to fulfill corporate social responsibility. To clearly define management responsibilities of directors and to build a management structure that can respond flexibly to changes in the business environment, we implemented an executive officer system in March 2001, in attempt to separate management strategies/decision-making functions from business operations. We also changed the length of directors’ terms from up to two years to up to one year. In addition, we have also installed outside directors who also meet the legal requirements.
We hold board of directors meetings once a month to report on and vote on important management issues and legally required items.We also hold executive officers meeting once a month to share and discuss issues related to the management environment.
We have also adopted a corporate auditor system. Each auditor attends the board of directors meetings and audits the performance of directors, which is reported at a monthly auditors meeting. The company aims to establish an effective and efficient audit system. In addition, we have also established an outside auditor who also meets the legal requirements.
The Fujita Kanko Group, including all subsidiaries, established a code of ethics on July 1st, 2001 for all managers and employees. In addition, in order to strengthen and ensure the company’s compliance system, we established a corporate social responsibility (CSR) promotion division, an independent organization directly reporting to top management, on March 1st, 2005. The division has the responsibility for promoting the company’s CSR activities and assuring compliance and proper conduct.