Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Group have endorsed and participated in the UN Global Compact. We are working to uphold the 10th Principle of the UN Global Compact, which states that "businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery." To thoroughly prevent corruption, the Japan Post Group has established the Japan Post Group Anti-Bribery Policy and is implementing various initiatives.
Please refer to the related information below for details on our initiatives concerning anti-corruption.
Related Information
Measures against Countering Money Laundering, Financing of Terrorism, and Proliferation Financing
Measures Aimed at Managing Conflicts of Interest
Basic Policy for Combating against Antisocial Forces
Initiatives to Raise Director and Employee Awareness Regarding Compliance
Contact Offices for Whistleblowing
Japan Post Bank requests in its contracts that business partners comply with the Japan Post Group CSR Procurement Guidelines,* which define specific action items relating to the UN Global Compact's 10 principles in the four areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.
We take steps such as monitoring the status of our business partners' efforts based on the UN Global Compact during contract periods, thereby maintaining due diligence to prevent corruption in the supply chain.
We also conducts questionnaires tomonitor the status of human rights initiativesatoursuppliers. These questionnaires comprehensively cover a wide range of topics, from the company's basic stance on human rights to anti-discrimination initiatives, anti-corruption, etc. and whether there is any methodology used to determine the outcomes of these measures. We use these questionnaire results to provide feedback to suppliers to aid in them in the promotion of CSR procurement, and we ask suppliers to respect human rights.
Related Information
JAPAN POST BANK Human Rights Policy
Japan Post Group CSR Procurement Guidelines（external website / Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.）
The Board of Directors has established Basic Policies for the Internal Control System and the Basic Policy on Corporate Governance.
The Basic Policies for the Internal Control System outline the "System for Ensuring That the Execution of Duties by Executive Officers and Employees Complies with Laws and Regulations and Our Articles of Incorporation." Under this system, it specifies that we ensure compliance through such actions as (i) formulating a compliance manual that states specific guidelines of the matters with which Executive Officers and employees must comply and the explanations for laws and regulations relating to our corporate activities and (ii) conducting training regarding laws* and regulations as well as internal rules with which Executive Officers and employees must comply. In addition, we have set forth that we will block and eliminate relationships with antisocial forces and maintain a system to counter money laundering and the financing of terrorism as an entire organization.The status of operation of the "Basic Policy for the Establishment of Internal Control System" is reported to the Board of Directors once a year, and the appropriateness of its operation is periodically confirmed.
The Basic Policy on Corporate Governance stipulates that if transactions involving a conflict of interest arise between the Bank and the Bank's directors and Executive Officers, the Board of Directors shall respond appropriately in accordance with the Companies Act. Moreover, with regard to important transactions between the Bank and Group companies as well as atypical transactions between the Bank and the Bank's major shareholders, the Board of Directors shall conduct surveillance to ensure that the interests of the Bank or the common interests of shareholders are not harmed by approving such transactions based on careful discussion at a meeting of the Board of Directors.
Through the frameworks outlined above, Japan Post Bank maintains a structure that ensures the Board of Directors can supervise the execution of duties related to the anti-corruption.
Related Information
Basic Policies for the Internal Control System
Basic Policy on Corporate Governance
As a member of the Japan Post Group, we comply with the Japan Post Group Anti-Bribery Policy.
Related Information
Japan Post Group Anti-Bribery Policy (Japanese version only)
Japan Post Bank complies with all laws and regulations when making political contributions or engaging in lobbying activities.
Related Information
ESG Data - Corporate Governance: "Total amount of political contributions made"
ESG Data - Corporate Governance: "Fines and settlements in excess of $100 million"