Corporate Responsibility

As a corporation that supports medical facilities that deal first-hand with people's lives and health, the MEDIUS Group has been matching gifts (donating) to Médecins Sans Frontières since 2023.

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) is a private, non-profit medical and humanitarian aid organization.They provide emergency medical aid to people in crisis in conflict zones, areas afflicted by natural disasters, and impoverished regions, taking an independent, neutral, and impartial stance in their actions.The organization was founded in France in 1971, and the Japan office was established in 1992.

The MEDIUS Group collects voluntary donations from employees, then matches this amount and donates the total sum as a matching gift.This is a social contribution in which Group employees can participate for as little as 100 yen.In addition, we offer shareholders who own at least one unit (100 shares) of MEDIUS stock the option to donate to the organization as a special gift.We donate an equivalent amount to that provided by shareholders who have indicated their intention to donate.

We are starting by doing what we can to one day create a world free from the conflicts, natural disasters, and poverty found in the areas where Médecins Sans Frontières operates.

Sports are an activity through which we can contribute to society by bringing smiles to the faces of everyone in the community, including young children and people with disabilities.Kyowa Medical Corporation and ALVAUS, Inc. have teamed up with Shimizu S-Pulse, a J.League soccer team based in Shizuoka City, to establish the "S-Pulse Welfare Fund," making a unique social contribution.Funds are set aside based on the number of goals scored at S-Pulse home games and the number of spectators in attendance. After the season ends, these funds are donated to local welfare organizations and medical institutions.This system energizes the local community through the activities of the team and helps to improve community welfare.

As part of this effort, we also support the "S-Pulse Cup" sponsored by the Shizuoka Council for the Promotion of Sports for People with Mental Disabilities. Our activities include holding the "Kyowa Medical ALVAUS Cup," which seeks to use soccer to increase the desire for leisure and lifelong learning among children with intellectual disabilities, and inviting teams participating in the Cup to S-Pulse undercard matches.

In addition, as COVID-19 continued to spread, we donated 100,000 masks to Chiyoda Town in Gunma Prefecture's Ora District, and 360,000 masks to kindergartens near Ota City, in order to ensure that there were sufficient infectious control measures in place for children who engage in group activities in schools and kindergartens.
Although none of these activities are particularly ostentatious, we will continue to make small contributions to society together with local communities.

In our Group, Kyowa Medical Corporation and ALVAUS, Inc., both based in Shizuoka Prefecture, have been holding "MEDI-Message" educational events in Shizuoka Prefecture since 2008. These events serve as opportunities for the local people to enjoy encounters with the medical world.These events feature talks by currently active medical professionals, corners where visitors can try out real equipment such as futuristic medical devices and endoscopes, and a popular show demonstrating laparoscopic surgery and cardiac catheterization in a recreation of an operating theater.

First held in 2007, MEDI-Message was initially an exhibition intended to allow medical professionals to view a range of medical equipment in one location. However, over the years, it has evolved into a community exchange event that can be enjoyed by a wide range of people.6,000 to 9,000 people visit each year, with elementary and junior high school students making up 60 to 70 percent of attendees.In recent years, we have mobilized all our employees to hold MEDI-Message with the generous cooperation of medical professionals and medical equipment manufacturers, and it has become an event that attracts visitors not only from Shizuoka Prefecture but from all over Japan.

Visitors have told us that MEDI-Message has provoked their interest in medical work, given them a feel of the sense of responsibility medical staff have toward their work, and inspired them to undergo medical tests after learning about advances in medical technology. We are now even seeing cases where children who attended MEDI-Message in the past have actually now become medical professionals as a result of their participation.It is also a valuable opportunity for medical staff to interact with the locals and hear their voices directly.During the COVID-19 pandemic, faced with difficulties in holding MEDI-Message at a physical venue, we began holding traveling "MEDI-Message Seminars" as a new initiative, offering talks from current medical professionals and hands-on experiences with medical technology at junior high schools in Shizuoka Prefecture.With the current shortage of medical personnel, we hope that the experience at MEDI-Message will inspire as many children as possible to enter the medical world in the future.

"If you must choose between justice and profit, choose justice without hesitation."

That is the fundamental stance of all MEDIUS Group employees.Companies involved in medical care, an essential business that is directly connected to human life, must not jeopardize the fairness of medical care or the trust that is placed in it.
Our Group respects the unique systems and corporate culture of each company and is working to enhance the functionality of our cross-organizational internal control systems and to strengthen our compliance systems.
The Group has expanded and grown through a strategy of leveraging synergies achieved through M&A, and thus each company within the Group has its own distinct culture and history and is home to the people who have shaped it.We believe that understanding and respecting these differences will lead to truly sound and fair corporate governance.

For example, as part of our efforts to promote the creation of environments where everyone can work comfortably through mutual respect for each other, we have created a guidebook to prevent harassment in the workplace.
Rather than simply pursuing compliance to prevent legal violations; we are endeavoring to instill a Group-wide respect for human rights, which is the basis of the "leaving no one behind" SDGs.

A sound, highly transparent, and sustainable foundation for management is essential in contributing to the future of medical care.To maintain the transparency, soundness, and profitability of management at each company, our Group has established guidelines such as its "Corporate Governance Guidelines" and "Transparency Guidelines."In addition, the Board of Directors, which includes outside directors, engages in broad-based and substantive discussions on management strategies and issues, maintaining the sustainable growth and solid governance structure of the Group.

We comply with laws and regulations related to corporate management, such as the Companies Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, as well as associated laws and regulations, including the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act. We disclose information in a timely and appropriate manner, obtain permits and approvals, and provide notifications and reports as required.Moreover, in all of our business activities, we emphasize environmental conservation, comply with laws and internal regulations regarding the global environment, and strive to reduce our environmental impact.