{"id":3417,"date":"2025-12-10T09:17:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ir.test.kitazato.co.jp\/ja\/?page_id=3417"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:26:22","slug":"guideline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kitazato.co.jp\/en\/sustainability\/governance-info\/guideline\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy on Transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"link01\">Basic Philosophy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kitazato Corporation recognizes that, as a company engaged in reproductive medicine, ensuring transparency in its relationships with medical institutions, research organizations, and other stakeholders is essential for building trust with society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guided by our corporate philosophy, \u201cHappiness, for the Next Generations\u201d, our business activities are conducted with a high standard of ethics and integrity. We strive to contribute to the advancement of medicine and science, as well as to all those involved in fertility treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Policy aims to enhance transparency by appropriately disclosing information related to financial support and collaborative activities with relevant parties, thereby fostering a broad understanding that our corporate activities are conducted fairly and ethically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method and Timing of Disclosure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For each fiscal year (from April 1 to March 31 of the following year), information regarding financial contributions and related activities will be disclosed on our website within one year following the end of the fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scope of Disclosure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We disclose the details and annual results of financial contributions and related support in the following categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A. Research and Development Expenses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Expenses are provided to support research and development related to fertility treatment and reproductive medicine. The recipients and the total annual amounts are disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Basic research expenses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post-marketing surveillance and study expenses, and other related costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">B. 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