Compliance with laws and regulations and ethical conduct
We comply with domestic and international laws and regulations, and international labor standards related to purchasing activities.
We do not tolerate any illegal activities including corruption, bribery, fraud, human rights violations, or environmental damage, and we require our suppliers to similarly conduct their business in an ethical manner.
We implement strict compliance measures to ensure that as a company, we carry out our business and activities in a way that respects the interests of employees and adheres to social ethics.
Supplier selection and evaluation
We carry out sound transactions by selecting our suppliers in a fair manner, making sure to comprehensively take into consideration appropriate quality, strict adherence to delivery deadlines, economic rationality, compliance with social norms, and consideration for social issues.
We respect our suppliers as business partners and work together with them to maintain and improve quality.
We strive to strengthen our ties with our suppliers and to produce value through co-creation.
Consideration for the environment
We select suppliers who provide products and services with a low environmental burden.
Social responsibility
We select suppliers who fulfill their social responsibility of respecting human rights, improving working conditions, and contributing to the local community.
We prohibit child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking, and value diversity and inclusion.
We strictly do not carry out transactions of any form with anti-social forces.
Continual improvements
We regularly collect and analyze information related to sustainability in order to improve our procurement activities.
Based on communication with our suppliers, we conduct sustainability-related training to raise awareness.
We have established sustainability-related goals and regularly evaluate our progress.