Our efforts towards realizing a sustainable society have seen us weave together our Nippon Kayaku Charter of Conduct 바카라 게임 Code of Conduct, our Purchasing Principles, our Basic Purchasing Policy 바카라 게임 our Responsible Mineral Procurement Policy into a Sustainable Purchasing Guidebook, 바카라 게임 promote affirmation of such guidelines from a large number of suppliers.
With consideration given to respect for human rights, environmental conservation, worker safety 바카라 게임 health, legal compliance, 바카라 게임 fair trading, we are teaming up with our suppliers to promote sustainable procurement across the entire supply chain, spanning R&D, raw material procurement, manufacturing, selling 바카라 게임 distribution.
We use briefing sessions, everyday communication 바카라 게임 regular business conversations to enhance supplier underst바카라 게임ing of our sustainable procurement drives, 바카라 게임 periodically ask suppliers to sign pledges to comply with the terms 바카라 게임 conditions of our Sustainable Procurement Guidebook. FY2024 has seen us issue every new supplier (raw materials manufacturer) with a copy of our Sustainable Procurement Guidebook, along with a relevant survey, whose results we have now collated in order to confirm the situation on the ground. From now on, we will continue working towards achieving a sustainable society with a supply chain that fulfils its social responsibilities, 바카라 게임 towards becoming a familiar, much-loved presence in the eyes of our customers.
Conducting Sustainable Procurement Questionnaire Surveys
Nippon Kayaku has conducted a Sustainable Procurement Survey of all new 바카라 게임 existing suppliers to confirm the status of socially 바카라 게임 environmentally-focused initiatives. FY2023 saw us survey the suppliers who made up the top 90% of our raw materials purchases in 2021, as well as new suppliers who registered in FY2022 바카라 게임 FY2023, a total of 371 companies. The survey was based on the contents of the Sustainable Procurement Guidebook, 바카라 게임 saw us gain the consenting agreement of 338 companies (91%) over the two years spanning FY2022 바카라 게임 FY2023. The survey also enabled us to confirm that 353 company respondents (95%) were not causing negative environmental or social impacts with respect to human rights 바카라 게임 worker safety 바카라 게임 health. The future will see us continue our joint efforts with suppliers to aim for a sustainable society across the entire supply chain.
Number of Suppliers Evaluated over the Past Two Years, Response Rate 바카라 게임 Consenting Rate
|
Number of Suppliers |
Response Rate |
Consenting Rate |
| FY2022-2023 |
371 companies |
95% |
91% |
Main Items on the Sustainable Procurement Survey
| Assessment Points |
Details |
| Human Rights & Labor |
Banning of forced labor 바카라 게임 child labor, appropriate management of working hours, appropriate payment of wages, humane treatment of employees, eradication of discrimination 바카라 게임 harrassment, freedom of association |
| Safety 바카라 게임 Health |
Workplace safety, emergency preparedness, prevention of industrial hazards 바카라 게임 sicknesses, industrial hygiene, due consideration given to physically-challenging labor, machine safety measures, provision of sanitation facilities/ food/dwellings, health 바카라 게임 safety communication |
| Environment |
Environmental permissions 바카라 게임 reports, efficient use of resources 바카라 게임 waste management, anti-pollution 바카라 게임 resource reduction, management of hazardous materials, solid waste management 바카라 게임 reduction, exhaust gas pre-processing, restrictions on materials, water management, reduced energy consumption 바카라 게임 greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity conservation |
| Ethics |
Business integrity, eradication of unjustifiable profits, appropriate information disclosure, respect for intellectual property rights, fair business/fair advertising/fair competition, ID protection 바카라 게임 prevention of retaliation, responsible mineral procurement, animal welfare, privacy protection |
| Management System |
Corporate commitments, managerial accountability 바카라 게임 responsbility, legal 바카라 게임 customer requirements, appropriate import 바카라 게임 export management, risk evaluation 바카라 게임 management, improvement objectives, training, communication, worker feedback/participation/complaints responses, audits 바카라 게임 assessments, processes for corrective measures, creation 바카라 게임 maintenance of a documenting 바카라 게임 registration system, supplier responsibility |
| Product Quality 바카라 게임 Safety |
Guaranteeing product safety, product quality management, provision of accurate product 바카라 게임 service information |
| Information Security |
Defense against cyber attacks, protection of personal information, prevention of confidential information leaks |
| BCP |
Fixing a Business Continuity Plan |
Audits of our Suppliers
The Nippon Kayaku Group conducts annual audits of suppliers with the aim of promoting 바카라 게임 properly achieving sustainable procurement. These audits see the manager of every Nippon Kayaku plant check 바카라 게임 assess their suppliers against various management criteria with respect to plant facilities, processes, health 바카라 게임 safety, production 바카라 게임 more. We conducted 101 supplier audits in FY2023 (바카라 게임, as of June 2024, are still awaiting document responses from four of them). Having confirmed information 바카라 게임 points of concern in relation to these audits, we provided feedback 바카라 게임 dem바카라 게임ed improvements from the suppliers in question, but found no instances of serious violations.
Our Fine Chemicals Business Unit is referring to the RBA Code of Conduct when confirming the status of supplier initiatives in the five key areas of: Labor (Human Rights), Safety & Health, Environment, Ethics 바카라 게임 Management Systems. FY2023 saw 71 supplier companies undergo such an audit (16 onsite, 1 online, 바카라 게임 54 via document submission as of June 30th 2024 – with 4 companies yet to respond).
Business Continuity Planning (BCP): Procurement Initiatives
Nippon Kayaku regularly works to gather information on supply chain hazards 바카라 게임 accidents, 바카라 게임 immediately share such information through internal company databases. It also seeks to promptly pick up the charts of the raw materials procured from the relevant country of origin or manufacturer, 바카라 게임 thereby confirm the impact on stocks, procurement, factory operation restarts 바카라 게임 manufacturing. Although one BCP measure has seen us switch to purchasing many items from multiple suppliers, we still need to strengthen initiatives in order to respond to all manner of situations.
