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Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

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Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>Fraud occurs regardless of the market on which the company is listed or the size of the company. Even if corporate governance is superficially in place, fraud will repeat itself.</li>
<li>If anything can deter the occurrence of scandals, it is diversity. It is necessary to create an organizational environment that accepts different values and allows people to voice their opinions.</li>
<li>In many cases, companies that committed fraud aren't delisted, and management doesn't take responsibility. There continues to be a bad tradition in which the whistleblower is blamed for the fraud.</li>
</ul>


Fraud occurs regardless of the market on which the company is listed or the size of the company. Even if corporate governance is superficially in place, fraud will repeat itself.
If anything can deter the occurrence of scandals, it is diversity. It is necessary to create an organizational environment that accepts different values and allows people to voice their opinions.
In many cases, companies that committed fraud aren't delisted, and management doesn't take responsibility. There continues to be a bad tradition in which the whistleblower is blamed for the fraud.


If It Is a Deterrent to the Occurrence of Scandals, Is It Diversity?

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If It Is a Deterrent to the Occurrence of Scandals, Is It Diversity?