We, at Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., consider it our mission to create and offer superior pharmaceuticals and health-related products, as well as health-care-related information and services that contribute to the enrichment of people's lives by improving people's health in socially responsible ways. Thus we have sought to promote our business activity sincerely and passionately, under the motto "always as a shinsho."

Taisho Pharmaceutical is promoting an integrated corporate effort for compliance, so that all its employees fully understand the above concept and implement it daily as they work.

We enacted the Corporate Compliance Principles of Taisho Pharmaceutical in July 2001. Executives and employees pledge and endeavor to fulfill our daily work in conformity with these principles.
In February 2003, Section Principles were adopted to better comprehend the Corporate Compliance Principles. These Section Principles, covering issues deeply related to our eleven major business areas, provide more familiar and practical guidelines on compliance, thereby enhancing company understanding and implementation.

Corporate Compliance Principles

To ensure promotion of compliance activities we appointed a Compliance Officer and established the Compliance Management Section. We also appointed compliance promotion managers and implementation managers on a cross-sectional basis to disseminate awareness of compliance throughout the company. In addition, we have established a consultation system for employees' job-related questions and problems, enabling them to address compliance issues proactively.

Our compliance activity incorporates the PDCA cycle of Plan, Do, Check, and Action, so that our activities will continue with appropriate improvements.