We provide
reliable and advanced technologies, products and
services that satisfy customers.
2.
We support
each employee in developing his or her abilities,
while respecting mutual cooperation within the Kobe
Steel Group.
3.
Through
continuous efforts for innovative change, we aim
to enhance our corporate values.
The Kobe Steel Group celebrated its 100th anniversary
in 2005, which makes 2006 an important year, not only because it is
the first year of our second century in business, but also because
it is the first year of our new Medium-Term Business Plan. At this
juncture in our development, we have adopted a new corporate philosophy
for the Kobe Steel Group that embodies both our shared values and
the role we envision for ourselves within society.
With the support of our stakeholders, the Kobe Steel Group contributes
to the development of society and the happiness of working people
by meeting societal needs through the advancement of our technologies,
skills, products and services. We are also creating a workforce composed
of people who respect each other, promote Group harmony, and cooperate
as they work together toward a common goal. In the midst of an evolving
business environment, we also remain committed to maintaining a sense
of challenge while quickly and appropriately responding to change.
With these ideas in mind, we formulated the new corporate philosophy
shown above. We will endeavor to develop in step with society while
ensuring that these precepts are shared by all Kobe Steel Group employees.