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The Kyocera Group has established a "Kyocera Compliance Statement" to clarify its stance towards compliance activities on a global level, which was announced both within the Company, and to external stakeholders. This Kyocera Compliance Statement has been issued across the Group, and is used to ingrain a deeper awareness of compliance issues. In addition, as the Company's business activities expand outside of Japan, we must comply with personal information protection restrictions imposed by each country. After the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect in Europe, we have seen a push to introduce strict laws concerning the handling of personal data in countries around the world, including new restrictions on the transfer of personal data and other information outside a country or region. We will continue to cooperate with all divisions and Group companies to study and implement measures for the handling of personal information to address concerns regarding to global digital marketing. Further, in a step toward addressing the recent tightening of anti-corruption laws and regulations, of which many international companies have run astray, we have published the Kyocera Group Basic Policy on Anti-Corruption as our guide for global business activities. This compliance system is defined in the anti-corruption regulations of Kyocera Corporation. Additionally, Group companies are implementing internal regulations and training employees on anti-corruption rules and procedures.
Kyocera Compliance Statement
The Kyocera Group applies the spirit of its Corporate Motto "Respect the Divine and Love People - Preserve the spirit to work fairly and honorably, respecting people, our work, our company and our global community" as its basic code on global compliance with laws and regulations.
Since its founding, the Kyocera Group has maintained a fair and honest corporate culture as established in the Kyocera Philosophy whose central principle is "Do what is right as a human being". In alignment with the Kyocera Philosophy, we have never accepted anticompetitive practices such as cartels or acted to endorse criminal organizations, and we have consistently maintained appropriate accounting practices according to the Kyocera Accounting Principles.
"Living Together" has been the foundation of our corporate activities, and as such, we honor coexistence within society and diversity, the traditions and cultures of the related countries, and the humanity of employees, and pursue both material and spiritual happiness for our employees with concern to their physical and emotional health.
Today, laws and regulations that align with Kyocera Group's basic principles are being enacted across the globe. The Kyocera Group fully supports this movement and complies with competition laws, anti-bribery regulations, personal information protection laws, tax laws (including laws preventing facilitation of tax evasion) and any other related laws and regulations of the related countries. The Kyocera Group also respects the efforts of international organizations and countries to protect human rights.
Corporate compliance with laws and regulations is a subject of increasing attention in society, and compliance demanded by society is increasing. The Kyocera Group understands that compliance with laws and regulations is an important endeavor essentially required by the Corporate Motto and Kyocera Philosophy that have regulated our company since founding, and that compliance with related laws and regulations in all countries of the world where the Kyocera Group conducts business is crucial for maintaining the trust of customers, business partners, suppliers, investors, employees and any other stakeholders, therefore the Kyocera Group actively establishes specific departments and prepares regulations for the cause to ensure Group-wide and global compliance with laws and regulations.
April 1, 2026
Kyocera Corporation
Shiro Sakushima, President
Global Five-Regional Legal and IP System
Our proactive M&A strategy has seen the number of Kyocera Group companies grow to around 300, a figure expected to increase in future. For efficiency, Kyocera's Corporate Legal and Intellectual Property Division divides the globe into five regions. Each local headquarters works with the Kyocera Group companies in its region to build a system for reducing legal risk and ensuring compliance of activities. Building a network to facilitate cooperation between Group companies is vital for the efficient implementation of compliance activities globally. To this end, we established the "Kyocera Group Global Legal Compliance Meeting", for the headquarters and operating companies in each region to our policies alongside local challenges. These conferences are actively held in each of the five regions, including the U.S., Europe, China, Asia / Pacific, and Japan / South Korea, prompting lively discussion based on local circumstances.
Risk & Compliance Month
Kyocera Corporation has designated each December as Risk & Compliance Month.
To heighten awareness, employees are addressed by the president, key priorities are shared at shift-start meetings, and e-learning exercises are widely conducted. By sharing these initiatives with other group companies, we are working to build a group-wide system to ensure that risk management, compliance, and BCP activities permeate the entire company.
Fair and Free Competition
The Kyocera Group bases its decisions on "what is right as a human being," and believes it is important to maintain and promote fair and free competition. As part of these activities, the Kyocera Group publishes the Kyocera Group Global Antimonopoly Law Compliance Manual and disseminates the antimonopoly law and the Antimonopoly Law Compliance Regulations to employees all over the world, which specifically stipulate matters to be observed as employees. The Kyocera Group conducts training on global antimonopoly Law for all Kyocera Group employees. We will continue to improve our understanding of the Antimonopoly Law and ensure compliance with the Antimonopoly Law and other related laws and regulations through ongoing education.
Ensuring Fairness in Outsourced and Subsidized Projects
The Kyocera Group (in Japan) has established "Management Regulations for Commissioned and Supported Projects" to clarify the management system for commissioned or supported projects funded by public research organizations or administrative agencies and to prevent misconduct, and is committed to appropriate research activities.
Measures for Anti-Corruption
The Kyocera Group has established a basic policy on anti-corruption and publicizes the basic policy in order to let its basic stance of actively working to eradicate corruption known both internally and externally. The Kyocera Group makes thorough efforts based on the Kyocera Philosophy to prevent bribery by rolling out anti-corruption regulations established at each group company. These anti-corruption regulations prohibit not only bribery such as the offering and receipt of excessive gifts or entertainment, but also activities that deviate from ordinary business practices. The Kyocera Group also provides anti-corruption training internally so that the employees are well aware of basic policies and anti-corruption regulations.
Kyocera Group Basic Policy on Anti-Corruption
The Kyocera Group has been conducting business based on the Kyocera Philosophy. The basis of the Kyocera Philosophy is "Do the Right Thing as a Human Being". The Kyocera Philosophy emphasizes the importance of conducting business activities in a fair manner, as exemplified by principles such as, "Pursue Profits Fairly" and "Insist on Playing Fair". Therefore, in light of the Kyocera Philosophy, it is impermissible for Kyocera Group employees to take unfair measures to gain profits.
Anti-corruption regulations have been strengthened around the world, and efforts to curb corruption are recognized as a social responsibility of the company. The Kyocera Group is a participant of the "United Nations Global Compact", which requires its participants to follow its principle, "Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery". In response to the efforts to eradicate corruption, the Kyocera Group has formulated the Kyocera Group Basic Policy on Anti-Corruption ("Basic Policy on Anti-Corruption") in accordance with the Kyocera Philosophy and the Kyocera Compliance Statement, in order to become "The Company" which is respected by all.
1. Prohibition of Bribery
| (1) | The Kyocera Group will not provide, offer or promise to provide bribes to any person directly or indirectly, but will compete based on quality and price and pursue profits fairly. |
| (2) | Officers and employees of the Kyocera Group will not engage in acts of bribery, including making facilitation payments to public officials, or those equivalent to public officials, or persons with business influence, even if we are asked to do so. Officers and employees of the Kyocera Group will follow the straight and true road. |
| (3) | Officers and employees of the Kyocera Group will separate personal matters from business and will never receive bribes. |
2. Establishment of the Anti-Corruption Compliance System
The Kyocera Group will establish an Anti-Corruption Compliance System to prevent people from committing fraud. For example, the Kyocera Group will take the following measures.
| ・ | Establishing anti-corruption regulations for each Kyocera Group company and guidelines for officers and employees to refer to in specific situations, according to each country and region. |
| ・ | Implementing anti-corruption training to ensure that officers and employees are fully familiarized with the contents of the anti-corruption regulations and guidelines. |
| ・ | Ensuring that business partners are familiar with the contents of this Basic Policy on Anti-Corruption and reconsidering transactions with business partners that violate anti-corruption laws and regulations, including the suspension of transactions with such business partners. |
| ・ | Establishing a hotline for Kyocera Group employees to consult or report any instances of corruption. |
3. Bribery Risk Assessment and Control Procedures
| (1) | The Kyocera Group conducts risk assessments based on anti-corruption laws and regulations in countries all over the world. The Kyocera Group will conduct periodic reviews of the Anti-Corruption Compliance System, and make improvements as necessary. |
| (2) | In order to prevent bribery through third parties such as distributors, agents etc., and to reduce the bribery risk relating to business mergers and acquisitions, the Kyocera Group will conduct preliminary evaluation of such third parties and candidates for acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, etc. in accordance with bribery risks prior to the commencement of transactions. |
| (3) | When engaging a third party, such as a distributor, an agent, etc. the Kyocera Group will require such third party to comply with this Basic Policy on Anti-Corruption and the anti-corruption regulations in order to build a healthy business relationship. |
4. Appropriate Accounting and Monitoring
| (1) | To ensure transparent management, the Kyocera Group will perform accurate accounting based on the Kyocera Management and Accounting Principles, and will keep proper accounting books and records pursuant to the rules of each Kyocera Group company. |
| (2) | The Kyocera Group will monitor the implementation of this Basic Policy on Anti-Corruption through self-reviews, internal audits, etc. and will take corrective measures promptly should there be any problems found. |
5. Disciplinary Measures
Each Kyocera Group company will fairly and strictly discipline its officers and employees who violate this Basic Policy on Anti-Corruption and any applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations, according to the internal rules of each Kyocera Group company.
April 1, 2026
Kyocera Corporation
Shiro Sakushima, President
Conducting Legal Audits
As part of its efforts to enhance its compliance framework, the Kyocera Group carries out legal audits to confirm the status of compliance with various laws in Japan. In FY2018, Kyocera built an auditing framework for major group companies in Japan, focusing on operational processes to prevent legal violations before they happen. Since FY2019, there has been a continuous implementation of legal audits focusing on operational processes at all group companies in Japan.
Security Trade Control System
The Kyocera Group complies with the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act and other regulations relating to international security. In addition, the Kyocera Group is establishing a system for heightening security trade control. Its purpose is to prevent the outflow of components for weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons, or products and technology that could be used for their production and development.
Measures taken to ensure strict compliance with the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act and other export-related laws and regulations in Japan include sharing of relevant information among all sites, with Kyocera as the main player, and implementation of audits to continuously maintain the security trade control system. Group companies (Outside of Japan) have in place a system that puts an emphasis on education and auditing on security trade control to reinforce control assuredness.
Measures to Ensure Security in International Distribution
We are recognized as an authorized exporter and authorized importer according to the AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) system, an international standard designed to ensure safety and smoothness of international trading and for which the mechanism of mutual approval is established in each country. This authorization helps us ensure security and smooth trading related to products delivered to customers outside Japan.
We will continue to ensure legal compliance and security management in international logistics.
Certificate of AEO Exporter Certificate of AEO Importer
Appropriate Information Disclosure
The Kyocera Group complies with regulations relating to the disclosure of information. The Kyocera Group endeavors to provide appropriate information without falsehoods or expressions that invite misunderstanding, in accordance with social and moral principles. Additionally, display of product labels and operating instructions, catalogs, sales promotion documents, advertisements and other materials by Kyocera Group is in line with the company standard as set out in our Information Disclosure Guidelines. We are building a monitoring system for verification by the Quality Assurance, Legal, Intellectual Property and Corporate Communications divisions.
Ensuring Transparency in Political Donations
The Kyocera Group may provide political donations as required from perspectives such as the realization of policy-oriented politics and contributing to the sound growth of parliamentary democracy. When we make political donations, we will comply with relevant laws and regulations including the Political Funds Control Act.
Measures for Prevention of Insider Trading
The Kyocera Group has in place management systems to prevent insider trading and educates employees thoroughly on insider trading compliance. We have created an internal information management system based on the Insider Trading Prevention Regulations, as well as implementing a ban on stock trading for a fixed period before the company announces its financial results. We are engaging in continued efforts, including providing employees with training to prevent insider trading and informing employees about the dates of the ban on stock trading at morning meetings to ensure comprehensive awareness of the issue.
Measures for Exclusion of Antisocial Groups
The Kyocera Group established a basic policy for corporate governance and internal control including the prevention of involvement in management activities by antisocial groups and the prevention of damage by such groups.
The basis of the measures for exclusion of antisocial groups is that the entire company is united in confronting antisocial groups with determination. The Kyocera Group CSR Guidelines clearly specify how to handle antisocial groups in order to notify all employees of the company's attitude. The basic transaction contact form Kyocera has with our business associates now contains terms on exclusion of antisocial groups. More efforts will be made in the entire supply chain to redouble exclusion of antisocial groups.
Whistleblower System
We maintain an internal whistleblower system that allows employees to report any violation or potential violation of laws and internal regulations related to human rights, labor, safety and health, the environment, and fair trade as well as to ask questions or seek consultation. Upon receiving a report from an employee by phone or e-mail, our full-time Audit & Supervisory Board members and the head of the Corporate General Affairs Division will inform him or her of our approach to the protection of personal privacy, etc. and work with the relevant departments to conduct investigations and verification, take corrective measures, and prevent any recurrence.
