Risk Management

Basic approach

As for risks that harm the Hodogaya Chemical Group, including illegal conduct, poor quality, natural disasters, infectious diseases, and information leaks, the Group has created its own risk management system.
In order to maintain and increase corporate value, fulfill its social responsibilities as a company, and generate sustainable growth for the Group, efforts are made to raise the risk awareness of not only officers but all employees and promote risk management by all employees.

Risk Management Committee

The Hodogaya Chemical Group has a Risk Management Committee in place, in accordance with the Risk Management Committee Rules.
The Committee holds regular meetings to share risk awareness, develop measures to reduce risks, review the progress of such measures, and take initiatives to minimize damages based on the Crisis Management Regulations, across the Hodogaya Chemical Group as a whole.
The Committee provides and reports on the details of their discussions to the Board of Directors and the Management Committee.

Risk management structure

Risk Classification

No. Classification
1 Sales risk
2 Purchasing and procurement risk
3 Manufacturing risk
4 Research & Development and intellectual property risk
5 Environmental risk
6 Strategic risk
7 Financial risk
8 Compliance risk
9 Legal, regulatory, and system revision risk
10 Operational risk
11 Information system and information leak risk
12 Human risk
13 Tangible asset risk

Risk Evaluation Procedures

* In particular, risks that impede KGI/KPI are recognized as Key Risk Factors (KRFs)

Overall Risk Awareness for FY2023

For the current fiscal year, the Risk Management Committee recognizes the following as overall risks.

  • [1] Concern over an economic slowdown under an inflationary environment
  • [2] Financial tightening and interest rate hikes by national central banks, financial instability
  • [3] Conflict between democracies and autocracies, economic decoupling
  • [4] Changes in behavior due to COVID-19 (consumer, labor, and corporate)
  • [5] Action on the global environment
Information Security

The Hodogaya Chemical Group recognizes that keeping company information classified and ensuring information security are the basics in business and one of our social responsibilities.
We have established Information Security Policy in which the appropriate acquisition, use, disclosure, and management of information, information protection activities, security measures, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including Unfair Competition Prevention Act and regulations on insider trading, are specified.
Also, we conduct training for all personnel to increase their awareness of information security.