Whistle Blower Policy
November 25, 2019.
Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
To our business partners,
Corporate Compliance Point of Contact for Sumitomo Electric Group Companies
Sumitomo Electric Group has been engaged in the process of strengthening its compliance system across the entire Group. In order to reinforce that work, the following external contact has been established as the common communication point for compliance-related tip-offs and reports from both within and outside the companies of Sumitomo Electric Group worldwide.
In the course of conducting business with our company, if you become aware of any actions on our part which violate the law or contravene corporate ethics or any suspicions of those, they can be reported to the following external contact point as well as being notified us directly. Information communicated to this external contact point will be passed directly to the office of the Compliance Committee of our parent company, Sumitomo Electric Industries, whereupon that office, in conjunction with any appropriate parties, will conduct an investigation and take the necessary measures.
External Point of Contact: Expolink Europe Ltd.
Website : http://sei.ethicspoint.com
Telephone No : You may find the phone number of your region in the above URL by clicking "Make a Report" then, "To Make a Report by Phone"
• All information related to tip-offs and reports, including information regarding the party making the report, the business for which he/she work, the contents of the report, the results of any related investigations or measures enacted, etc., are handled exclusively by the above-mentioned party, and are only disclosed to parties directly concerned with conducting an investigation into the related matter and implementing appropriate measures, as per necessity.
• In terms of dealings with our company, the making of a report shall not result in any disadvantage whatsoever to the person making the report or any business for which he/she work (with the exception of reports submitted for unfair or dishonest purposes).
• When making a report, please indicate at the outset that “this is a report related to SHAP”.
• Reports may be submitted anonymously. However, please be aware that, in such cases, the scope of the investigation or measures taken by the related parties may be limited, and furthermore, it will not be possible to communicate the results of any investigation or measures taken to the reporting party.
Thank you.
