Through the establishment of guidelines and the holding of explanatory meetings, the Hitachi Cable Group shares
information with suppliers, thereby jointly promoting CSR activities.
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Approach to and System for Procurement |
Under the basic principles of fairness, justice and equal
opportunities, Hitachi Cable selects partners based on a
total judgment in accordance with the Hitachi Cable
Group's purchasing standards, regardless of the country
and scale. In procurement, we attempt to share a sense
of social responsibility with partners such as compliance
with relevant laws and regulations and a consideration of
the global environment and aim to establish relationships
to widely contribute to society through mutual business
as good partners.
As a forum to share the basic policies on purchasing
and to enable purchasing staff to reflect on their own
purchase activities, we also hold a Hitachi Cable Group
Materials Meeting both in Japan and abroad once a year.
The company further holds Group training courses on
compliance with relevant laws and regulations and ethics
on materials associated with procurement activities every
year, implementing continuous education.
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Sharing CSR Awareness with Suppliers |
Explanatory meeting on compliance with REACH regulations
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The Hitachi Cable Group operates in diverse fields and
manufactures and sells a wide range of products for various
industries and businesses. In order to conduct manufactur
ing that complies with various social
responsibilities, including environmental conservation, it
is essential for Hitachi Cable to share CSR awareness
with its partners who jointly promote business.
Hitachi Cable has created a "Procurement" section on
its website, widely disclosing its procurement policies
and other related information while holding explanatory
meetings for suppliers when appropriate. In FY2010,
Hitachi Cable held 17 explanatory meetings on compliance
with REACH regulations for 416 partners.
Furthermore, in order to prevent information leaks, we
regularly conduct investigations of our partners with
regard to the status of their measures to prevent information
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Promotion of "Green" Procurement |
In order to comply with RoHS directives and other chemical
substance regulations, the Hitachi Cable Group has
established rules for eco-friendly manufacturing
(Envi ronmental CSR-Compliant Manufacturing
Standards), reviewing corporate-wide manufacturing
from a CSR viewpoint. The Group continues initiatives
toward reducing its environmental burden throughout the
lifecycle of its products, from design to disposal.
In FY2007, the Group established the Hitachi Cable
Group Green Procurement Guidelines, distributed copies
to partners, solicited cooperation for surveying and
auditing of chemical substances contained in products,
and continuously implemented green procurement. (For
details of green procurement, see Page 53.) In FY2010,
we revised the Hitachi Cable Group Green Procurement
Guidelines, and the revised version has been translated
into English and Chinese. All versions are available on
the Company's website.
Also, in FY2009, we started an environmental supplier
certification system. Based on this system, we have
compiled supplier information into the Environmental
Supplier Certification Database and have begun using
this database in our operations. At the same time, the
Company is promoting the registration and certification
of the environmental quality of items procured.
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