Sustainability
Risk Management
Risk Management
Risk Management System
The Nitta Group has established the Risk Management Committee under the Board of Directors as an organization to flexibly manage the Group’s risk situation, and a subordinate Risk Management Subcommittee to identify, avoid, reduce, and prevent risks.
Generally meeting once a month, the Risk Management Subcommittee engages in duties related to the following.
- 1.Drafting of policies and formulation of action plans concerning risk management
- 2.Formulation and implementation of risk management proposals and formulation of proposals for the establishment, revision, or abolition of related basic policies, internal regulations, etc.
- 3.Management, evaluation, and verification of risk management plans and progress in risk management
- 4.Surveys and research of the enactment, revision, and abolishment of laws and regulations related to managing serious risks, as well as administrative and social trends
- 5.Formulation and implementation of employee training plans and awareness-raising measures related to risk management
- 6.Disclosure and communication of the status of crisis management event initiatives to stakeholders
- 7.Instructions and coordination of information regarding other crisis management event initiatives for all group companies
Risk Management Committee
| Chair | Representative Director |
|---|---|
| Vice chair | President and Representative Director |
| Members | Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board members, executive officers, and people appointed by the chair |
| Secretariat director | Officer in charge of Safety, Environment, and Quality |
| Secretariat | Safety, Environment, and Quality Department/General Affairs and CSR Promotion Department |
NITTA Group Business Continuity Basic Policy
In the event of a major earthquake or other natural disaster, or any other emergency that causes major damage, our top priorities are to ensure the safety of our employees and their families, minimize the loss of business assets, and continue or promptly restore the operation of core businesses.
Based on these priorities, we stipulate the following Business Continuity Basic Policy and Action Guidelines.
NITTA Group Business Continuity Basic Policy
Basic Policy
The Nitta Group has formulated a business continuity plan which, with the involvement of all employees, seeks to continuously improve the Group’s ability to respond to and recover from risks capable of hindering business operations and negatively impacting stakeholders. It further ensures that the Group is able to continue business operations during contingency situations such as natural disasters and accidents, and enables group companies to fulfill their responsibilities to society and the local community while providing high-quality products and services.
Action Guidelines
We have established the following Action Guidelines to facilitate implementation of the Business Continuity Basic Policy.
During Normal Operations
- ・Priority operations identification and recovery measuresEvery business department identifies priority operations that must be maintained during contingency situations, sets a target time frame for recovery of these operations, and systematically implements measures that will enable recovery within the time frame.
- ・Procedure manual creation and trainingNitta has created procedure manuals and other instructional resources for facilitating business continuity and recovery during contingency situations, and conducts systematic training.
- ・Revision and improvementNitta evaluates business environment changes and training results on a regular basis, and uses the results to facilitate ongoing revision and improvement of action plans and recovery procedure manuals.
During Contingency Situations
- ・Respect for human lifeNitta’s chief priorities are confirmation of the safety of employees, their families, and persons in the surrounding affected areas, and prevention of secondary disasters.
- ・Social contributionSharing an awareness of contributing to society and the local community across the Group, we work to facilitate employee-led initiatives involving preservation and restoration.
NITTA Group Information Security Policy
Information security is a major responsibility for companies, and Nitta works to ensure its reputation as a safe and reliable corporate group. We have an information management system, comprising an information security policy, information security management rules, and other key elements, that prevents information leaks and other situations where information could become compromised.
NITTA Group Information Security Policy
In line with the Nitta Group Information Security Policy, the Group strives to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets, while also strengthening an information security management system aligned with zero trust to support digital transformation.
- 1. Development of security policiesBy revising the Information Security Management Rules and the IT Usage Guidelines, we have built an information management framework adapted to DX promotion and are working to ensure proper system operations.
- 2. Establishment of a zero trust modelWe have introduced multilayered defense measures, making verification a principle across all users, devices, applications, and networks, thereby strengthening our ability to respond to identity breaches and cyberattacks.
- 3. Strengthening multi-factor authentication and access controlAlongside the rollout of multi-factor authentication and optimization of access privileges, we conduct vulnerability analyses to detect risks early and implement countermeasures.
- 4. Cloud utilization and network developmentBy introducing SD-WAN, we have built a flexible and secure network architecture. Through improvements to internal LAN systems and IT/OT integration, we balance both convenience and security.
- 5. Information security education and awarenessWe provide e-learning, email training, and incident response training for all employees in Japan and overseas. In addition, we strengthen legal compliance frameworks, including those related to the revised Act on the Protection of Personal Information, thereby promoting practical and effective training.
- 6. Strengthening global measures and deploymentBy standardizing security measures across domestic and overseas locations and developing BCP backup systems, we enhance our capacity to respond to high-risk environments.