Effectiveness Evaluation
Evaluation of Effectiveness of the Board of Directors
NHK Spring believes that it is important to continuously strengthen corporate governance in order to achieve sustainable growth and improve corporate value over the medium to long term. To enhance stakeholders' trust in our corporate governance, since FY2017, we have been annually analyzing and assessing the effectiveness of our Board of Directors and addressing issues identified through the evaluation.
Questionnaire Evaluation Method and Evaluation Content
Self-evaluation by questionnaire is conducted for Members of the Board and Members of the Audit & Supervisory Board. These steps and the questionnaire contents are as follows.
Overview of self-evaluation results
The following summarizes the results of the self-evaluation and the corresponding improvement measures.
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Overview of Evaluation Results in FY2025
The feedback results for each evaluation item were generally high overall. In particular, "5. Communication with shareholders and investors" received a higher rating than in the previous year, reflecting positive evaluations of initiatives such as promoting the sharing of IR activities and increasing opportunities for the CEO to communicate directly with investors and shareholders. In addition, "7. Support system and information provided to External Directors" continued to receive high ratings.
Meanwhile, some evaluation items were identified as needing further improvement. Accordingly, we will continue our efforts to address these areas. -
Future Initiatives
In response to the evaluation results in FY2025, we will strengthen the following initiatives in FY2026.
・Enhance the functions of the Board of Directors Secretariat
・Continue expanding opportunities for dialogue with investors, including overseas investors
・Strengthen the disclosure of non-financial information, with a focus on sustainability
Questionnaire Results
The questionnaire results are as follows.
