Request to Material Suppliers

This newly added "Request to Material Suppliers" lists areas in which we seek your cooperation in business transactions with our company, and we ask that you please put into practice the following.

1.Adherence to Laws and Societal Norms

  • Adherence to all applicable laws and regulations, including civil laws, commercial laws, antitrust laws, subcontracting laws, and the equivalent, as well as adherence to the societal norms that apply in the regions in which suppliers conduct business activities, whether in Japan or overseas
  • Exclusion of antisocial forces, which threaten social order and safety

2.Respect for human rights, occupational health and safety

  • Prohibition of child labor and forced labor
  • Appropriate management of working hours
  • Prohibition of various forms of discrimination
  • Prohibition of harassment
  • Respect for privacy
  • Respect for other internationally recognized human rights
  • Adherence to laws and regulations pertaining to occupational health and safety
  • Maintaining occupational health and safety and preventing accidents through proper management

3.Environmental Consciousness

  • Proactive actions to reduce CO2 emissions and realize carbon neutrality
  • Building an environmental management system that complies with ISO 14001 and other standards
  • Actions to achieve green procurement
  • Actions to promote eco-friendly manufacturing and procurement, including appropriate control of chemical substances
  • Actions to build a circular society through the three Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) and other efforts

4.Fair Pricing and Quality Assurance

  • Providing materials and services at fair prices
  • Ongoing provision of materials and services that meet quality and other standards demanded by the Company
  • Sustained improvements in quality and technical capabilities

5.After-sales Service

  • Cooperation in maintenance
  • Appropriate measures and warranties against contractual nonconformities

6.Delivery System

  • Unfailing adherence to delivery dates and work deadlines
  • Development of a stable supply system

7.Proper Information Management

  • Proper management of confidential, personal, and other information

8.Promoting development of risk management systems

  • Identifying risks related to the above items and formulating responses
  • Periodically reviewing identified risks and risk responses
  • Building structures for responding to disasters, accidents, and other emergencies, and formulating business continuity plans (BCPs)