"We established internal hotlines that allow Murata employees (including dispatched and part-time workers) to make reports and consult on compliance violations, set up external hotlines, and are creating an environment where employees and others can easily and anonymously make reports and consult. With regard to supply-chain hotlines, we have an environment where suppliers can make reports and consult. When investigating reports and consultations, the privacy of reporting and consulting individuals is protected and measures are taken to prevent any disadvantageous treatment.", (p. 5).