Corporate Philosophy
HORIBA's Corporate Motto “Joy and Fun”
HORIBA sets forth the HORIBA Corporate Philosophy as our fundamental mission to continuously improve corporate value, under the company motto “Joy and Fun”. The Philosophy comprises four provisions: “Business Operation” “Customer Responsiveness” “Responsibility to Shareholders and Investors” and “HORIBARIANs (board members, officers and employees of the HORIBA Group, hereinafter collectively referred to as “we”).
Business Operations
Our mission is to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society including the progress of science and technology, and the preservation of the global environment and resources through the provision of highly-original products, analytical and measurement solutions, and engineering services that utilize our world renowned measurement and analytical technologies. We have business operations in the fields of Energy & Environment, Bio & Healthcare and Materials & Semiconductor. In addition, we create new businesses for derivative and peripheral products, which will also contribute to developing scientific technology, improving the convenience of social life and conserving the environment, and will not violate human rights. We put priority on ensuring a safe business environment. We strictly abide by applicable laws, regulations and our articles of incorporation and have established and adopted management systems such as for quality, environmental preservation, and occupational health and safety.
All HORIBA Group companies throughout the world are engaged in their respective areas of strengths in development, production, sales or service functions and strive to deliver high value-added products and services in the shortest possible time to customers all over the world.
We effectively allocate our resources in carefully selected fields in order to satisfy various needs of our customers. We thereby aim to become a global market leader in each of our businesses and product areas.
Customer Responsiveness
We pursue development of cutting-edge technology in order to consistently supply products and services that satisfy the requirements of our customers. We strive to understand the true needs of our customers and proactively propose solutions.
We are committed to providing the best-quality products and services anywhere in the world.
Responsibility to Shareholders and Investors
We recognize that returning profits to shareholders by consistently raising HORIBA’s long-term corporate value is one of the priority objectives of management. Our shareholder return policy is to set a certain target ratio for total returns (the combination of dividend payments and share buybacks) to shareholders relative to HORIBA’s consolidated net income, and consistently deliver it. In addition, we create opportunities for constructive dialogue with investors and stakeholders, regularly report operating performance, disclose important business or managerial issues fairly and promptly, and maintain transparency in management.
HORIBA Group companies maintain a timely and responsive management control system with a common information base. The managements of Group companies also share responsibility in generating profit, delivering dividend payments, establishing and managing the internal control system, and developing human resources.
HORIBARIANs
We are proud of the entrepreneurial spirit that led to the creation of HORIBA Group companies. We are expected to maintain this heritage and are actively encouraged to generate unique ideas and realize innovations while being conscious of each other’s human rights.
An open and fair business environment shall be provided, with attention to the safety and wellness, so that we can make maximum use of our talent and potential and achieve our individual goals. We are also expected to respect each other and demonstrate strength in diversity by accepting others. At the same time, for us to grow further, we are encouraged to have intercultural understanding and a global mindset.
We develop a work environment where we can grow and exert our talents to the maximum. Specifically, we will accelerate diversity management and expand the development and exchange program of our international core human resources. Our performance evaluation system is merit-based (not demerit-based), so as to reward us who make efforts in improving our business performance with a challenging spirit.