Risk Management

The Metal One Group identifies and appropriately manages the risks associated with our business activities to ensure sound management and sustainable growth. Through the development of systems and ongoing improvement, we are working to strengthen our risk management.

At Metal One, we strive to ensure the reliability of our financial reporting based on our core policy, which calls for a structure in the form of an internal control system that ensures appropriate business operations. We also comply with all laws and ordinances as the business environment changes to maintain the suitability of our business operations.

Our Corporate Accounting Department’s Internal Control Unit takes the lead in conducting company-wide internal control assessments to ensure that our financial reporting is reliable and accurate based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

The convenience of using data in business activities has improved greatly in tandem with advances in IT, but there are increasing risks of issues such as forged or leaked information. Recognizing the importance of proper data management, Metal One has drawn up various inhouse rules, including information security rules, to ensure that we handle data appropriately and maintain and enhance security. Information security administrators, managers and operators are assigned to each department, and regularly check to confirm that their department’s PC and mobile device users are following appropriate security measures. Metal One officially announces basic policies for protecting personal information, and has outlined practical rules for accomplishing this. We ensure that the personal information we possess is handled appropriately and securely.

The risk of a major catastrophe is always present in Japan, a country that has many earthquakes and typhoons. If such an emergency occurred and interrupted Metal One’s business activities, supply chains would be cut off, causing enormous damage to our business partners, customers and other stakeholders.

The Metal One Group has therefore devised systems for emergency situations designed to ensure that business operations continue, as well as to enable us to quickly resume business operations even if they are disrupted. Our emergency response plan outlines responses for Tokyo headquarters and the Nagoya and Osaka branches immediately following the occurrence of an emergency situation.

We have also established our business continuity plan to keep our business operations going or rapidly get them back up and running. Additionally, we have improved business continuity management throughout the company by having employees engage in various kinds of practical drills, among other things, to prepare against unforeseen situations.