COMPANY

In order for a company to continue to meaningfully contribute to society, it is essential that it carry out its work while cognizant of the economy, society, and environment in a balanced manner. Kusuhara Transportation considers compliance with laws and regulations and consideration for the environment and safety as key management issues for the continuous growth and development of our firm and long-term improvement of corporate value. To that end, we have obtained various certifications demonstrating our commitment to these areas.

ISO 14001

Kusuhara Transportation Environmental Policy

Kusuhara Transportation Co., Ltd. contributes to society through its business, which is based on pursuing sincerity and harmony. As a member of the local community, we recognize the importance of global environmental issues and actively promote conservation activities, aiming to be a company that garners the trust and empathy of society at large.

Code of conduct

1. We promote environmental management activities under an environmental management system with the aim of harmonizing our logistics business with the environment.
2. Over the course of our business activities, we promote resource and energy conservation, control the causative agents of air pollution and global warming generated through that process, and promote the reduction, reuse, and recycling of waste.
3. We ascertain what hazards and hazardous substances exist that have a harmful effect on the human body, and implement appropriate safety and protective measures against them.
4. We actively participate in the creation of a recycling-oriented society through streamlining logistics.
5. In addition to identifying and complying with laws and regulations applicable to the environmental aspects of our business activities, and complying with agreements with organizations and customers, we take thorough measures to avoid, reduce, and manage all forms of waste we generate or release in order to prevent pollution.
6. Based on this environmental policy, we set and implement environmental objectives and targets, and periodically review them to continuously improve our environmental management activities.
7. We provide education and training not only to our officers and personnel, but to all people working at our business sites, such that they can share a core understanding of our environmental approaches and act in line with this environmental policy.
8. This environmental policy is disclosed to the public in response to external requests.

April 1, 2006
Takaaki Hanajima, president & CEO, KUSUHARA Transportation Co., Ltd.

ISO 27001

Kusuhara Transportation Basic Policy on Information Security

As a company operating a warehousing and freight forwarding business, we are deeply aware of the importance of our own information assets and how they affect our business activities, as well as information assets like personal information that are entrusted to us by our customers. By building and operating an information security management system for these information assets, we aim to contribute to a healthy information society as a company that garners the trust and peace of mind of people everywhere.

Code of conduct

1. In order to continuously ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets, our management team, personnel, and other members (including contract employees and temporary employees) thoroughly ensure that information provided to us by clients and other external parties is handled appropriately in accordance with these standards.
2. In consideration of the importance of information assets, technological advances, and changes in the business environment, we conduct risk analysis against vulnerabilities and internal and external threats, and take appropriate information security measures against these risks.
3. We conduct our business in compliance with legal regulations, industry standards, and other codes and contractual obligations related to information security.
4. We regularly educate our personnel and raise awareness about the proper use of information assets, and strive to maintain the human capabilities and knowledge necessary to ensure ongoing information security.
5. In the event of circumstances that may lead to an adverse information security incident, such as leakage of personal information, we promptly report the matter to the related parties and implement measures to minimize its impact.
6. We take strict disciplinary measures against those who violate our basic policies and legal regulations.

June 1, 2010
Takaaki Hanajima, president & CEO, KUSUHARA Transportation Co., Ltd.

ISO 45001

Kusuhara Transportation Safety and Health Policy

Kusuhara Transportation Co., Ltd. contributes to society through its business, which is based on pursuing sincerity and harmony. We recognize that ensuring the safety and health of our workers is inseparable from our corporate activities, and actively promote safety and health management to that end. In so doing, we aim to be a company that garners the trust and empathy of society at large.

Code of conduct

1. Elimination of accidents and disasters
   We aim to eliminate accidents and disasters by working together as a team and promoting health and safety management activities in which everyone participates.
2. Workplace sanitation and health management
   We strive to maintain a hygienic environment in the workplace and promote health management to prevent health problems among our personnel.
3. Establishing a culture of safety
   We properly implement and operate an occupational safety and health management system to ensure an organizational culture of “safety first.”
4. Compliance with laws and regulations
   We comply with laws and regulations, customer standards/rules, and internal standards/regulations applicable to facilities, equipment, machinery, vehicles, cargo, materials and other substances implicated in our business operations.
5. Safety and health targets and safety and health plans
   We set and implement safety and health targets and safety and health plans in line with our health and safety policy, and regularly review and evaluate our achievement status towards those targets.
6. Continuous improvement
   We aim to prevent the occurrence of accidents and disasters, and improve the standard and performance of occupational safety and health management by regularly reviewing and continuously improving the way we implement and carry out such systems.
7. Communication and dissemination
   We communicate and disseminate our core approaches to safety and health to ensure that not only our employees, but all those involved in the workplace, act in accordance with our safety and health policy.
8. Disclosure of our safety and health policy
   This safety and health policy will be disclosed upon request.

January 1, 2008
Takaaki Hanajima, president & CEO, KUSUHARA Transportation Co., Ltd.