As to managerial organization, under the President there are the vice-president and the division managers who occupy senior administrative positions.
Internally, I instruct division heads to be aware of internal departmental controls. In addition, we have department heads deal with cross-divisional negotiations among themselves to ensure vibrant organizational management.
There are monthly morning meetings for the whole company. There, under the slogan of "safety first," the greatest importance is placed upon having employees share the ideas that occupational accidents are not to be caused, and that each of them should feel happy to work. We have also established a whistle-blowing system to ensure our business operation based on compliance awareness.

Organization changes

On April 1st, 2019, organizational changes were carried out with two vice presidents in charge of sales and production were newly established.
By establishing a direct link between management, sales, and production, we aim to speed up decision-making, revitalize the business management system, and improve employee motivation.
In addition, to expand the market in China, we have established a new office for direct trading with the aim of strengthening sales and expanding sales channels.
From fiscal 2020, we will introduce management accounting to strengthen our management foundation.

We undertake to manage our human resources in accordance with the company’s employment regulations which stipulate that no one is subject to acts of gender discrimination, child labor or forced labor, etc. due to employment.

Revision of the salary system and the introduction of an evaluative system

On the topic of employment, this company is not solely reliant on the immediate surrounding area for its human resources. Rather we have broadened our recruitment activities to include Linqu County. As the only Japanese joint venture in the local area, the level of social welfare that we offer is greatly enhanced. In the second half of 2018, we also took steps to help eliminate regional disparities by undertaking to greatly revise our salary system (in terms of basic salaries, executive allowances, and qualification allowances). Additionally, by introducing a system of performance evaluations in fiscal 2020, we aim to further increase motivation levels among our employees.

A Safe Environment Council meeting is held each month, and via the plant patrols that are conducted by division managers, surveillance takes place so as to confirm the situation in the workplace. Furthermore, in combination with open work observations, we are pushing forward with the development of safe workplaces and the general improvement of the work environment.

YOKOHAMA Forever Forest Activities

We implemented our eighth tree planting activity on November 6, 2019 as part of the YOKOHAMA Forever Forest Activities. In addition to an environmental initiative, the occasion was also an opportunity for communication between employees.
The area of the plantings was 135 m² in which were placed 420 Buxus microphylla seedlings. To date, we have planted some 10,316 seedlings as part of the project. We will continue to conduct our plantings in accordance with an implementation plan.

Employment of people with disabilities

The company employs a disabled person who is assigned to the human resources and general affairs division.

Measures implemented in the workplace

Visitor management using biometric "face recognition"

A security gate was installed in August 2019 in order to advance the management of attendance and visitor accessibility. Automatic authentication is performed based on the information registered in the database at the time of passage (attendance management, fraud prevention). Visitors can enter the building after presenting their ID to the guard and registering their data.

Creating an employee-friendly working environment

Our social welfare provisions include special payments to employees upon getting married and having children, and for helping with funeral expenses. There is also a maternity leave system in place.
From August 2018, for the purpose of further heightening the level of satisfaction that employees feel towards the company, at a whole company morning meeting once a month, for those employees who will celebrate a birthday during that month, there is the gift of a birthday cake voucher. Furthermore, based on the recommendation of division managers, there is also a bonus system that recognizes the efforts of excellent employees.

Promotion of gender equality

Communication

Disaster response

Environmental management

We promote the operation and maintenance of the ISO 14001 environmental management system and work hard to observe the basic environmental policies of Yokohama Rubber.
Concerning the management of VOCs emissions that are subject to the guidance of the Environment Administration, through testing that was undertaken by an impartial third party, it was proven that we, the company, meet domestic emission standards.
However, we regretted that we received administrative guidance in 2019 due to deficiencies in equipment management. Based on the lessons learned, we have taken measures to prevent a recurrence, including reviewing the equipment management standard SOPs and conducting equipment management training, and investing in VOCs equipment by highly reliable manufacturers in fiscal 2019. Given the increasingly stringent environmental regulations in China, we will continue to make systematic environmental investments in fiscal 2020.

Environmental data

• FY: January to December
• Greenhouse gas emissions at overseas business sites are calculated based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative.

Corruption prevention

In order to prevent fraudulent activities, the company's purchasing department has a system in which no competitive bidding, tendering, or ordering can be processed without the confirmatory signature of the president.

Compliance

A Chinese language Code of Conduct has been prepared based upon Yokohama Rubber’s own Code of Conduct, and education was conducted among all employees upon their receipt of a YRSC version of the compliance card. Additionally, the consultative point-of-contact (via email and telephone, etc.) for compliance-related matters has been clarified, and we now respond to requests for consultations, etc., as is required.

Communication with users

An after-sales service division has been established to help heighten customer satisfaction. By engineer visits, and by regularly dispatching service staff to customer conveyor belt installations for servicing, we get close to customers and listen to them so that we can enhance customer satisfaction levels.

Relationship with local societies

The following contributive activities were carried out locally:

1. May 2018: We participated in an event that was put on by the Linqu County Education Administration, to which we donated 1000 copies of a book of Chinese literary classics. In return, the company was awarded a certificate of distinction.