The business environment is changing dramatically, imposing new and more complex risks. ABeam Consulting is a comprehensive consulting firm that transforms client businesses. We improve corporate governance structures and enterprise risk management to strengthen management for sustained growth and ensure sound, legal, and fair corporate operations.
Governance
Improving corporate governance and enterprise risk management
In recent years, digital transformation has accelerated across industries, and the use and adoption of advanced IT technologies in services provided to clients have increased significantly. As our business continues to grow, our delivery models for supporting corporate transformation are also becoming more diverse.
As we collaborate with various stakeholders to create new values, we anticipate greater access to clients’ confidential information. At the same time, the risks involved in business execution are expected to become even more complex due to evolving business environments.
Under these circumstances, we are strengthening our systems for sound, fair, and speedy decision-making and process promotion in group management, aiming to further accelerate the sustainable growth and enhancement of the corporate value of our group. Going forward, we will continue to identify business-related risks, clarify response policies for each risk, and establish a new governance model, while further strengthening our organizational framework and enhancing risk awareness.
As we accelerate medium- to long-term initiatives with an eye toward the future, our Board of Directors, currently comprising three members (as of October 2025), meets on a monthly basis in principle to make key management decisions and oversee the execution of business operations. The Management Committee, which is held monthly, considers and discusses important matters related to business execution, makes decisions, and deliberates on matters to be referred to the Board of Directors. Three auditors monitor the execution of duties by directors and mutually confirm the details of these audits to verify the appropriateness and soundness of our firm’s execution of duties. By auditing each organization within our firm, we verify the effectiveness of internal controls, the safety and effectiveness of our own systems, and the status of information security operations.
Improving the social-orientation and transparency of corporate management
Information security
As part of our efforts to mitigate information security risks, we and our domestic subsidiaries have obtained Privacy Mark certification, administered by JIPDEC, and promote company‑wide initiatives to protect personal information. In 2025, we integrated Information Security Management System (ISMS) certifications previously obtained by individual business units and established a centralized framework for managing information assets and risks, thereby enabling continuous and reliable information security measures. In practicing compliance‑based management, we continuously strive to minimize information security risks and earn, maintain, and enhance the trust of our clients and other stakeholders.
ABeam Code of Conduct
In October 2005, the Group established the “ABeam Code of Conduct” to promote compliance-based management and to realize its vision of “being a global consulting firm originating in Asia that serves as a trusted partner to its clients.” This Code sets out the fundamental expectations for all employees to act with integrity in accordance with international rules, applicable laws and regulations, internal policies, and high ethical standards, while fostering awareness that fulfilling corporate social responsibility contributes to enhancing the corporate value of the Group.
Our Group operates overseas offices around the world and employs people with diverse backgrounds, including ethnicity, nationality, and religion. Our clients likewise include a wide range of organizations, such as global Japanese companies operating both domestically and internationally, as well as foreign companies with overseas operations. Operating in such a business environment, we believe it is essential to respect the values and diversity of all stakeholders and to rigorously implement compliance management grounded in a global perspective.
Under this Code, we clearly articulate our fundamental position that all directors and employees are required to understand human rights, conduct corporate activities based on respect for human rights, and be guided by international human rights standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We also make clear that the Group does not tolerate, nor permit, any form of discrimination or conduct that undermines individual dignity. We distribute booklets outlining this Code to all employees and ensure that it is always accessible via the internal portal. In addition, all employees receive annual compliance training to promote understanding and implementation of the Code, which forms the foundation of our compliance management.
Internal reporting system
The Group has established operational rules for its internal reporting system and set up a whistleblowing hotline to promote ethical conduct and legal compliance. The hotline is available not only to directors and employees of the Group, but also to former directors and employees within one year of leaving the Group.
Anonymous reporting is also permitted, ensuring an environment in which the whistleblowing system can be used with confidence. The regulations stipulate that the Company and its employees must not subject whistleblowers or individuals cooperating in investigations to any disadvantageous treatment or retaliation as a result of reporting, consulting, or participating in related investigations. In addition, personnel responsible for handling investigations are required to treat as strictly confidential any information that could identify whistleblowers or investigation cooperators, as well as the content of reports and investigations, and must not disclose or provide such information to any third parties. As a result, the reliability of the whistleblowing system is ensured.
Through these systems, the Group is able to promptly identify fraudulent, illegal, or unethical conduct by individuals or organizations, thereby minimizing compliance risks related to internal rules and applicable laws and regulations.
Compliance awareness survey
Since 2020, ABeam Consulting has conducted internal compliance surveys every year targeting all executives and employees. By identifying and analyzing changes in employees’ compliance awareness and their recognition of potential issues, the Group continuously improves its compliance activities.
