In order to contribute to society and the environment throughout the supply chain, we believe that it is important to build strong relationships with our business partners and develop each other. Through the “Procurement Policy Briefing Meeting” held annually, we will help people to understand our ideas and priority activities regarding manufacturing, and aim to grow together based on compliance with relevant laws and regulations and the evaluation and selection of fair and equitable business partners.
Supplier Scorecards
We conduct evaluations from the standpoint of QCD once a year in order to improve the corporate value of our business partners. Each of our divisions is working together to provide support to those who need improvement.
Initiatives for BCP
We are continuously working to prevent procurement risks that affect production activities, such as natural disasters, fires, cyberterrorism, financial problems of business partner partners, and successor problems. We check supply chain information and business partner company information to identify risks. If there are concerns about the risks identified, we conduct individual hearings, confirm issues, and work with business partners to resolve them to improve the continuity of business activities.
Conflict Minerals* Initiative
We participate in the “Responsible Minerals Sourcing Survey Briefing” held by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association) to check the latest information and to work with industry associations to address conflict minerals issues. We also conduct an investigation of the origin of conflict minerals* once a year. If an investigation reveals that the components or raw materials of a product contain conflict minerals, our policy is to discuss the matter with the relevant business partners and appropriately address them, such as immediately discontinuing their use.
* Conflict minerals: Mineral resources mined in conflict areas such as African countries. In particular, under the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the four minerals tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold are defined as conflict minerals, abbreviated as 3TG. The minerals mined in the area have become a source of funding for local armed groups. In addition, in the mining activities of cobalt and mica, some of them are considered to be factors leading to child labor and bribery, and in order to eliminate ESG risks such as human rights violations, we define and investigate target minerals.
Addressing Human Rights and Labor Risks
In addition to requests to business partners based on the Supplier CSR Guidelines, we have also requested business partners to conduct self-checks. We verify human rights and labor risks based on self-checks, and provide feedback and education to business partners who are at high risk.
Initiatives for Environmental Issues
Based on the Green Procurement Guidelines, we are compliant with the laws and regulations concerning the materials and parts that make up our products, and we are working with our business partners to manage environmentally hazardous substances. In addition, we will gradually ascertain CO2 emissions in each category of Scope 3, and we will strive to ascertain emissions in the supply chain. At the same time, we will implement various measures to reduce emissions throughout our supply chain and work towards the realization of a sustainable society.
Initiatives to Obtain International Certification
We comply with IATF16949, a quality management standard for the automotive industry. It is also necessary to obtain ISO9001 certification for the suppliers we work with, and our final goal is to obtain IATF16949 certification.
