Ethical Standards

These Ethical Standards have been established as the basis for the ethical guideline by which all Saki Corporation offices in both Japan and abroad must follow; all employees belonging to these offices must observe the contents of the following items stated herein.

  1. Be a Good Corporate Citizen
    1. We will conform to all laws and company rules so that we will not perform any act that may obstruct the activities of the company or that may be a nuisance to society.
    2. We will contribute to society by, as individuals, striving to play an active communicative role in the local society. This in turn will form the basis for our company to become a good corporate citizen in all localities.
    3. We will inform all companies who we carry out business with, about our ethical standards and we will endeavor to gain their understanding of our policy. We will also request that each company carry out similar activities.
  2. Respect Human Rights
    1. We will respect the human rights of every person and eliminate any discrimination based on race, class, beliefs, gender, nationality, religion, physical disability, or any other reasons.
    2. We will employ only people who meet the legal minimum age standards for labor and we will not be involved in illegal forced labor.
    3. We will aim to build a strong relationship of trust through good communication between staff and management and we aim for employees and the company to collaborate with each other to grow and develop together. Respect the right to form and join trade unions and bargain collectively; where law prohibits these freedoms, facilitate parallel means of association and bargaining.
    4. We will strive to maintain a comfortable working environment by paying careful attention to the labor and safety laws of each country, and will support the development of individuality in the interests of our own health, safety and sound development.
    5. We will not allow sexual or any other harassment in our words or deeds, any corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion or verbal abuse of employees, nor conduct that is against the will of or causes offence to another person.
    6. We will respect personal privacy. However, appropriate measures will be taken for suspected conduct of employees that may cause adverse influence on the interests or reputation of the company. When personal information must be processed in the normal course of business, such information will be processed with adequate care to protect privacy.
    7. We will abide by all ordinances and corporate regulations pertaining to the processing of personal information, and take all necessary cautions to prevent the leakage and/or improper use of said information.
  3. Protect the Global Environment
    1. Under our Environmental Policies, we will work on versatile and comprehensive activities to protect the global environment, so that we can fulfill our responsibility as a company and contribute to society.
  4. Quality and Safety
    1. We will promote quality control in the company so that we can provide maximum satisfaction to our customers with our products and services.
    2. We will ensure the safety of our products and services. When an accident occurs or a customer complains, we will take appropriate action to minimize the damage, including investigating the causes of the accident or complaint and instituting measures to prevent a reoccurrence.
  5. Information Disclosure
    1. For healthy corporate activities and to obtain trust from society, we will appropriately disclose any necessary information through specified procedures.
  6. Appropriate Accounting and Taxation Processing
    1. We will perform appropriate accounting and taxation processing according to applicable laws related to accounting and taxation, accounting rules, and company rules.
    2. We will implement internal controls such that we can offer concrete assurances of our fulfillment of the following goals: obedience to all ordinances bearing on our corporate activities; credible financial reporting; effective and efficient conduct of our tasks.
  7. Truthful Publicity
    1. We will perform accurate and truthful publicity activities, including any advertising in brochures and sales promotion kits of our products and services.
  8. Fair Trade with Customers
    1. We will conform to the laws of Japan and other countries in which we operate in order to perform fair trade in all markets.
    2. Under no circumstances will we perform any unfair deeds, such as making illegal agreements or mutual consent with other companies, regarding pricing and quantity of products and services.
    3. We will not perform any unfair deeds, such as providing customers with information different from the facts or with misleading information, regarding products and services from other companies as well as our own products and services.
  9. Fair Trade with Suppliers
    1. When selecting suppliers, we will exercise fair and reasonable judgment in assessing various business conditions, such as pricing, quality and delivery date.
    2. We will perform fair trade in business with suppliers by conforming to all agreed-upon conditions, including the contract.
    3. We will not perform reciprocal trade with suppliers, such as requiring them to purchase our products or services.
    4. ⑷ We will not place unfair pressure on suppliers, nor coerce them into unfair transactions by utilizing any advantageous position we might have with them.
  10. Gifts, Entertainment and Political Contributions
    1. We will neither receive from nor provide to our customers, suppliers or any other persons or companies that we transact business with, any article of value, cash or other gift exceeding generally accepted value. We will neither receive nor provide excessive entertainment.
    2. We will not take any part in bribery with our customers, our suppliers or any other persons we have dealings with.
    3. We will not make any donations to politicians or political organizations, apart from those permitted by law.
  11. Relationships with Distributors
    1. In our dealings with our distributors, we will not attempt to maintain prices for our products and services by acting intrusively or oppressively.
    2. In our dealings with our distributors, we will not place unfair pressure on them, nor coerce them into unfair transactions by utilizing our advantageous position vis-à-vis them.
  12. International Trade
    1. In conducting international trade, we will conform to the laws related to import and export.
    2. We will follow the procedures required by law when exporting freight and/or technology（software, drawings, reference materials, instructions, etc.） subject to export regulations.
    3. We will fully understand and implement in-house export control rules and criteria.
  13. Protection of Assets and Confidentiality
    1. We will protect and manage Saki Corporation’s tangible assets and intellectual property rights (patents, design proposals, designs, trademarks, copyrights, etc.) of the company. We will neither abuse them nor carelessly lose them.
    2. We will not violate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
    3. We will not leak confidential information of the company, nor that of our customers, suppliers or persons or companies related to business.

Sakie Jodie Akiyama
CEO & Founder