| Category |
Results in 2011 |
Future Plans |
| Corporate Governance |
- Strengthened internal audits by expanding scope and content (1,800 improvement recommendations based on 128 themes).
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- Strengthen and expand internal auditing system
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| Security |
- Conducted self-inspections by each Group company and field inspections by regional marketing headquarters. Confirmed that each company is generally in good shape.
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- Continue to conduct inspections and make improvements based upon previous results
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- Revised the Outsourcing Selection Standards for personal information, and established management methods corresponding to the importance of the information.
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- Revise the management methods and implement employee training, including intensive training to necessary employees
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- Improved the Information Security Training Program. Approximately 26,000 participants.
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- Continue to improve the awareness of employees by using the information infrastructure
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- Inspected trade secrets management situation at 45 Japanese and overseas Group companies.
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- Continue to inspect the trade secrets management situation once a year
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- Began work toward centralized control of Group company room entry and exit logs at Canon headquarters. Introduced the Integrated Entry and Exit Management System at Hita Canon Materials.
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- Construct system for centralized control of room entry and exit logs at Group companies by Canon headquarters
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| Business Continuity Plans for Disaster Response |
- Issued the Earthquake Measure Guideline and carried out disaster drills for response to a high-magnitude earthquake.
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- Strengthen the first-response system for disasters, such as by strengthening the means for communication and redeveloping the communications network
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- Strengthened quake resistance at production facilities. Revised parts and materials procurement routes.
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- Revise the supply chain that encompasses procurement, distribution, production, etc.
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| Appropriate Information Disclosure and Returns to Shareholders |
- Held a corporate strategy conference, financial report conferences, and a briefing for individual investors.
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- Continue to conduct various such briefings and conferences
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- Maintained high dividend (¥120 per share annually).
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- Continue to provide stable returns and actively distribute profits to shareholders
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