Commitment to Corporate Ethics

As stated in the Code of Conduct, we MonotaRO believe that in order for society to grow, it is necessary to have appropriate laws and norms, and it is important for each employee to do business with a high sense of ethics, taking responsibility and pride in her or his work. We promote the creation of corporate culture free of misconduct through the establishment and strengthening of corporate ethics systems and employee training.

Code of Conduct ”Comply with laws, social norms, and ethics”

We are aware that we are members of society and understand that in order for society to grow, appropriate laws and norms are required. We deeply understand the laws and norms of the society to which we belong, seek ethical correctness, and continue to be good corporate citizens.

As part of promoting corporate ethics, our employees take the following training programs

1.Business Conduct Guidelines (all regular employees) The link to the "Business Conduct Guidelines" is provided below.

2.Anti-Bribery (applicable employees)

3.Workplace Behavior

4.Handling of Personal Information (all regular employees)

1, 2, and 3 above are training programs offered worldwide by the Grainger Group in the United States. The Grainger Business Conduct Guidelines are posted on our website and internal portal for all employees to check at any time. MonotaRO actively participates in Group-wide efforts to maintain and improve the ethical standards expected of all employees when operating in the global community.

In order to proactively prevent, detect and resolve any behavior that may be in violation of laws and regulations, including corruption, bullying and harassment, we have established an internal whistleblower hotline that allows anonymous reporting, both within the company and at an external law firm. Upon receiving a report, we will swiftly conduct an investigation on the matter with an obligation of confidentiality, and work with the Audit Committee, which is composed of independent outside directors, so that the issue is dealt with appropriately. This internal whistleblower hotline maintains strict confidentiality to ensure that whistleblowers will not be subject to retaliation in any manner.

We will continue and develop the above efforts to remain the group of sound individuals who constantly pursue the fairness of actions.

Business Conduct Guidelines

■Data on anti-bribery and corruption

・Political contributions

We do not make any contributions to political parties, political funding groups, individual politicians, political campaigns, political organizations, lobbyists, lobbying organizations, or trade associations.The actual amount of political contributions in 2023 was zero yen.

・Discipline and dismissal of employees related to anti-corruption

There were zero cases of employee discipline and dismissal related to violations of the anti-corruption policy in 2023.

・Fines, penalties, costs of settlements, etc. related to corruption

In 2023, There were zero cases of fines, penalties, or other legal actions related to corruption, and the actual amount of those was zero yen.