Maintaining a Highly Transparent and Flexible Organization
Maintaining a Highly Transparent and Flexible Organization
While swiftly responding to changes in the business environment, MC will implement effective governance on a global, consolidated basis and maintain and strengthen an organization that is both transparent and flexible.
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In today’s era of rapid transformation, it is critical to maintain the agility to adapt swiftly to global changes while fostering a broad perspective to achieve sustainable growth. Furthermore, MC views the continuous strengthening of corporate governance as a fundamental management policy, as it forms the foundation for sound, transparent, and efficient management—key pillars of sustainable growth. From this standpoint, MC’s primary initiatives are as follows:
Incorporating Global Intelligence into Management
As MC operates a global network of businesses spanning diverse regions and industries, it has accumulated significant intangible assets in the form of industry expertise and market intelligence. This deep knowledge, cultivated through a wide range of business activities, enables it to anticipate shifts in today’s uncertain environment. As industry boundaries blur and change becomes increasingly unpredictable, these insights are essential for guiding strategic growth investments across MC’s business areas. They also serve as a foundation for creating MCSV through collaboration among its various business segments.
Establishment of the Global Intelligence (GI) Committee
With operations in approximately 80 countries, MC strives to anticipate change and identify new sources of significant growth. The company remains prepared by envisioning diverse possibilities and leveraging market intelligence derived from high-quality information, global networks, and business expertise developed through its offices and trading businesses. MC’s goal is to stay one step ahead by swiftly and effectively anticipating and responding to change. Additionally, MC benefits from the insights of the International Advisory Committee , an advisory body to the Board of Directors that provides a global perspective and strengthens MC’s international intelligence.
Flexible Organizational Restructuring
MC has consistently demonstrated flexibility in adapting its businesses and systems to align with changing times. In today’s turbulent environment, the need for agility is greater than ever. MC will continue to reshape its organizational structure and optimize human resources to respond swiftly to shifts in the business environment and management strategies, while driving the creation of shared value.
Transparent and Effective Operation of the Board of Directors
Guided by its fiduciary responsibility and accountability to shareholders, the Board of Directors fulfills the following roles and responsibilities to promote MC’s sound and sustainable growth, enhance corporate value, and contribute to enriching society. In doing so, the Board ensures transparent, fair, timely, and decisive decision-making, along with highly effective oversight of management.
- Provide broad management direction that aligns with MC’s business realities, taking into account external factors such as market trends and global perspectives.
- Oversee the development and operation of the business and risk management systems established by executives to support appropriate risk-taking.
- Ensure effective oversight of executives by evaluating them independently and objectively in light of the basic management policies approved by the Board of Directors, and by encouraging necessary corrective actions.
Initiatives to Enhance the Effectiveness of the Board of Directors
Guided by the Three Corporate Principles, MC strives to continuously enhance corporate value through activities rooted in fairness and integrity. MC believes that by helping to enrich society, it will meet the expectations of all stakeholders. To achieve these goals, MC recognizes the ongoing strengthening of corporate governance as a fundamental management policy, as it provides the foundation for sound, transparent, and efficient management.
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