取締役会は、中長期的な企業価値向上の実現及びコーポレートガバナンスの向上に、取締役会が監督機能を通じて有効に機能しているか確認することを目的に、年に1回、各取締役による評価に基づき、取締役会全体の実効性についての分析・評価を行い、その結果の概要を開示するとともに、取締役会にて検討の上、必要に応じて実効性を向上させるための施策を策定・実施することとしています。
これまでも、実効性評価の分析結果を踏まえ、議題の精査を行い経営計画に関する議論を充実するとともに、執行役からの報告機会・内容の充実、社外取締役に対する情報提供の充実などを行い、役割を適切に果たすための取り組みを実施してきました。2020年度からは、2020年1月に策定公表した「長期経営計画2030」を踏まえ、長期的な視点で株主価値・社会価値向上に向けた経営を適切にモニタリングしていく観点から、従来の評価項目に加え、今後充実すべき取り組み等に関する項目を追加しています。
なお、質問票の作成、回答結果の分析、課題の共有等各フェーズにおいて2020年度及び2023年度に第三者評価機関の助言を得ています。
With the aim of confirming that the Board of Directors is functioning effectively through its oversight function to improve corporate value on a medium- to long-term basis and to enhance corporate governance, the Board of Directors analyzes and evaluates its effectiveness as a whole based on evaluations conducted annually by each director. In addition, the Board discloses a summary of the evaluation results and subsequently formulates and implements policies based thereon to enhance its effectiveness where necessary.
In accordance with the results of the analysis of the annual evaluation of the Board of Directors' effectiveness, the Board has thus far implemented initiatives to enable it to carry out its role appropriately. These include enhancing discussions regarding management plans by carefully examining agenda items as well as increasing opportunities for and improving the content of reporting from corporate executive officers, in addition to ensuring that information is provided more extensively to outside directors.
In FY2020, based on Long-Term Management Plan 2030—unveiled in January 2020—the Company included items regarding initiatives to be improved going forward in addition to existing items from the perspective of appropriately monitoring management to increase social value and shareholder value over the long term.
In FY2020 and FY2023, the Company consulted with a third-party evaluation organization at each phase of the evaluation process, which involved the creation of questionnaires, an analysis of the questionnaires' responses, and the sharing of recognized issues to be addressed.