Environmental Initiatives
Appointment of suppliers from an environmental perspective
Promoting Green Procurement
In May 2000, the Japanese government enacted the Act on Promoting Green Purchasing. This law was established to actively promote green procurement based on the perspective that demand-side initiatives were of equal importance to supply-side initiatives when it comes to forming a recycling-oriented society. It encourages procurement with a priority on goods that have a small environmental impact while still bearing in mind the unique features of a given business, the strength and durability required, the preservation of functionality, and cost considerations.
Our Green Procurement Standards took effect in November 2017, and prescribe selection criteria for suppliers and the items procured. These criteria also clarified the activities and surveys needed in order to fulfill our Green Procurement Standards. Additionally, we carried out a survey on our suppliers covering locations within Japan and overseas. We have also established a structure that is capable of handling situations such as earthquakes and data falsification by manufacturers.
In response to the strengthening and expansion of regulations around the world on chemical substances in products, we have established the ERP-linked Harmful Chemical Substances Control System (SHCSCS) for
suppliers. Going forward, we will use this system to further strengthen and thoroughly conduct investigations on the presence or absence of hazardous substances.
Activities and Surveys Needed in Order to Fulfill Our Green Standards
- Distributing copies of the Green Procurement Standards
- Distributing lists of hazardous chemicals
- Distributing and collecting survey sheets (survey request response forms for chemicals that impact the environment (certificates attesting that such chemicals are not used))
- Distributing and collecting evaluation sheets related to environmental conservation
- Distributing and collecting certificates attesting that designated chemical substances are not contained in products
- Distributing and collecting utilization reports concerning regulations on disclosing conflict minerals
- Distributing tables of exemptions to the RoHS2 directives
- Collecting Safety Data Sheets (SDS)