[Priority Issue 1] Raise Compliance Awareness and Ensure Risk Management: Outline of Activities in FY2016 “Compliance”

As a set of fundamental policies, we have formulated the Fujifilm Group Charter for Corporate Behavior and Code of Conduct. The Fujifilm Group Code of Conduct is established to guide each employee to act and behave in compliance with laws, regulations and social ethics and make it clear that we give first priority to compliance in our business activities through Fujifilm Group Compliance Statement. We have a division that is exclusively responsible for promoting compliance and instilling a compliance-based mindset throughout the Group within each of our principal operating companies: FUJIFILM Corporation and Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Especially with anti-corruption laws being reinforced on a global scale in recent years, we have introduced anticorruption rules and are implementing regular audits, including on-site audits. Consultation and whistle-blowing offices have been set up in operating companies in an effort to detect violations at an early stage. At the same time, attention is being paid to protecting persons seeking consultation or providing information on the handling of cases and reporting the details to the CSR Committee headed by the Chairman.

• CSR Management

Regarding the case of inappropriate accounting at Fuji Xerox New Zealand uncovered this year, compliance education regarding the background and the causes of this case were given to all executive officers, division heads and presidents of affiliated companies of the Fujifilm Group. Subsequently, compliance education was provided to all employees by the heads of divisions and affiliated companies, to ensure that all Group members take this case seriously and to learn what can be done to prevent any recurrence.

• Compliance Training for Everyone in Leadership Positions

Founded on the understanding that promoting compliance and risk management are activities executed as two sides of the same coin, Fujifilm has established the Compliance and Risk Management Division, which is exclusively responsible for integrated administration in this area.

In Japan, we are conducting compliance training in areas including information security, harassment and export compliance each year for all managers in the Group. At the same time, training is taken at each workplace to foster understanding among all employees of the Group. At overseas sites, we are implementing measures that are appropriate for the conditions in each area. Furthermore, we conduct compliance awareness surveys covering employees across the whole of our domestic Group, to confirm dissemination of compliance awareness and identify issues. In FY2016, we placed special emphasis on preventing harassment, encouraging employees to actively use the Helpline and providing a sexual harassment prevention program for female employees via e-learning.

• Harassment Prevention Seminars

At Fuji Xerox, activities are being organized by theme and activity by relevant departments including Corporate Human Resources, Legal and CSR. Officers have been appointed at all companies in the Group to build a global management system, as well as to conduct regular self assessment by employees based on checklists created in compliance with the laws of each country. In FY2016, Fuji Xerox revised its Code of Conduct Guidebook, which describes the various items in the company's Code of Conduct, for more global application and with attention to the latest social demands. Questions regarding compliance have also been added to the Employee Satisfaction Survey (ES Survey) conducted annually for employees, including those at overseas sites.

< About the anti-corruption matters >
The Fujifilm Group has never been investigated by administrative authorities concerning any anti-corruption matters.

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