Business Continuity Plan (BCP)

The Shindengen Group considers supply chain management and risk management during large-scale disasters one of its social responsibilities related to business activities. We formulate business continuity plans based on ISO 22301 (business continuity management) and implement systematic management. The Business Continuity Management (BCM) Committee was established, and a system for disaster response and rapid initial response and business continuity has been implemented under the “Disaster Prevention and Business Continuity Policy,” thus consolidating the functions of gathering and disseminating risk information from each Group company in Japan and overseas. Annually, training and top management reviews are held to continuously improve the suitability, appropriateness, and effectiveness of the BCM system. In FY 2023, conditional business continuity training was also conducted remotely for each division. We improved and strengthened our BCPs while raising awareness by holding drills for each division based on highly realistic assumptions and questions rooted in the business continuity.

Emergency Response and Business Continuity Plan-Statement of Principles

Information Security

Under its officers in charge of information systems, Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has created a data security promotion system with the Information Systems Division as its controlling division and works hard to prevent data leaks. To ensure the security of data assets, we have established various internal rules and are raising awareness of these rules among all employees. We also hold an information security class once a year for all employees and standard phishing email drills to enhance our personnel’s countermeasures and address risks.
In terms of information systems, we are strengthening various measures to deal with external security threats. Additionally, the surveillance of employee internet activities and monitoring of computer operational logs through integrated security monitoring software are performed as a means of ensuring security in response to information leaks from an internal source.

Export Control (Security Trade Control) and Import Control

To maintain international peace and security, the Shindengen Group complies with export laws, including the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act and has established a strict export control system to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and excessive accumulation of conventional weapons.
Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s export control system comprises the “Security Trade Control Committee” chaired by an officer appointed by the President as the Chief Security Trade Control Officer, the “Security Trade Control Regulations” to ensure that export transactions are conducted properly, and the “Security Trade Operating Regulations” to facilitate these transactions. Moreover, in domestic sales where it is clear that the product will ultimately be exported by the customer, we do our utmost to find out as much as possible about the product’s end user and its intended use to ensure that Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.’s products are not being used to threaten international peace. Moreover, through our in-house rules, we limit the execution of import and export operations to those who have been certified as compliant with our internal qualifications and thereby manage risks and streamline import and export operations. Those certified as compliant with our internal qualifications are obligated to acquire the necessary specialized skills.

Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy

The Shindengen Group views its intellectual property (IP) as an important management resource and, in order to enhance corporate value and achieve sustainable growth, will comply with various laws and regulations related to IP; appropriately manage, acquire, protect, and utilize IP rights; and conduct business while fully respecting the IP rights of third parties. We will also promote the following measures to implement the Companywide Basic IP Policy of the 17th Medium Term Business Plan.

(1) Three-In-One Initiative and IP Mix Strategy (2) Open Patent Initiatives
(3) Counterfeit Products – Zero-Tolerance (4) Incentive Program for Inventions, etc.
(5) Inter-Group Collaboration on IP-Related Activities

Companywide Basic IP Policy of the 17th Medium Term Business Plan

Priority Measures

1. Enhancing the Group’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio
① Promoting invention and design applications related to key technical issues
② Acquiring IP rights (patents, utility models, designs, trademarks, etc.) related to specific fields of application*1
*1 Specific fields refer to the following specialized fields.
Co-creation: Co-creation-type IP utilization strategies, open innovation strategies, etc.
Competitive: IP superiority strategies, exclusive rights utilization strategies, etc.
③ Increasing our holdings of IP rights
2. Visualizing and promoting the application of IP holdings
① Visualizing the construction of our IP portfolio*2
*2 Visualizing through the IP landscape
② Visualizing IP citation counts