Sustainability

Sakai Chemical Group CSR Procurement Guidelines

Our Group's mission is "Chemistry for a Friendly Future." To create a future in which everyone can live joyful, happy lives across the entire supply chain through our technology, we have established the CSR Procurement Guidelines based on our Group's Basic Procurement Policy and Responsible Mineral Procurement Policy.

Our Group has established compliance with these Guidelines as one of the criteria for determining whether to engage in business transactions. We ask our business partners to understand the intent of these Guidelines and to comply with each provision. To monitor the status of CSR initiatives, we may conduct surveys using CSR procurement questionnaires and, based on the results, request improvements from business partners when issues are identified. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

1. Respect Human Rights

  • Understand and comply with the Sakai Chemical Group Human Rights Policy
  • Do not engage in unfair discrimination on any grounds, including race, nationality, ethnicity, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or illness
  • Do not engage in any form of forced labor or child labor
  • Do not permit unjust low-wage labor and do not participate in the abuse of human rights
  • Promote and manage responsible sourcing in accordance with conflict minerals regulations and related requirements
  • Work to prevent unpaid overtime and unpaid wages, and address issues promptly if they occur
  • Respect employees' rights, including freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining

2. Ensure Occupational Health and Safety

  • Comply with laws and regulations related to occupational health and safety, and promote health and safety activities
  • Strive to create a safe workplace through the implementation of risk assessments
  • Enhance employees' safety awareness through education and the sharing of information on health and safety
  • Promote initiatives to maintain and improve health, and support the physical and mental well-being of employees
  • Establish systems such as workers' compensation in the event of occupational health hazards
  • Enhance employee welfare programs

3. Consider the Environment

  • Develop and manufacture products, and procure raw materials with consideration for the environment
  • Promote the advancement of environmentally related technologies and know-how
  • Sell products that contribute to reducing customers' environmental impact and continuously improve environmental performance
  • Strive to conserve resources and energy and reduce industrial waste from a life cycle perspective at all stages of our business activities
  • Set environmental targets and conduct regular reviews on them

4. Ensure Quality and Safety

  • Promote quality assurance activities and pursue continuous improvement
  • Comply with laws and regulations related to chemical substances

5. Develop Human Resources

  • Establish a flexible working environment in which diverse personnel can work in good health
  • Systematically implement hiring and training to ensure diversity
  • Implement measures to support employees' understanding and action regarding the realization of a sustainable society

6. Fulfill Corporate Mission and Responsibilities and Achieve Sustainable Growth

  • Provide high value-added products and services that meet the needs of the times and are useful to society
  • For the benefit of society, comply with all laws and regulations and their spirit, have no involvement with antisocial forces, and act with integrity and sound judgment
  • Regardless of whether disclosure is legally required, proactively provide and disclose information to stakeholders, conduct sound and sincere corporate management, and pursue the sustainable development of business operations
  • For business partners, build strong partnerships and realize mutually prosperous relationships through sound and fair transactions
  • For local communities, prioritize environmental protection and safety above all, practice clean corporate activities, and aim to be a trusted and responsible corporate citizen
  • Properly manage intellectual property
  • Work to prevent bribery and the provision or receipt of improper benefits
  • Comply with the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, Export Trade Control Order, Foreign Exchange Order, and applicable local laws and regulations

7. Other

  • Establish a reporting system (whistleblowing system) through which compliance-related issues, such as violations of laws and regulations or misconduct, can be reported
  • Implement measures to defend against threats to computer and network systems, and manage operations to prevent damage to the company and other parties
  • Properly manage and protect personal information, privacy information, and confidential information
  • In business activities, identify risks assuming the occurrence of large-scale disasters, and formulate business continuity plans (BCP), including recovery plans and priority operations
  • Regularly conduct emergency training (for fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.)
  • To fulfill corporate social responsibility throughout the supply chain, strive to communicate the matters outlined in these Guidelines to business partners and request their compliance

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