Requests to Our Suppliers
We ask that our Suppliers strive to achieve the following in their business activities:
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- Compliance with the laws and regulations of countries and territories in which business activities are carried out (anti-trust legislation, laws concerning subcontracting, labor, protection of personal information, etc.)
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- Respect for fundamental human rights and promotion of safe and congenial working environments free of forced or excessive labor, child labor, and discrimination of any kind.
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- Consideration for environmental conservation, among other things, through conservation of energy and resources.
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- Procurement of raw materials with little stress on the environment, and little impact on the global environment and biodiversity.
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- Establishment of supply arrangements excelling in quality, price and delivery, and which can continue to deliver in times of disaster or other unforeseen situations.
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- Compliance with our Procurement Policy for Wood Raw Materials.
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- Understanding and cooperation with our Conflict Minerals Policy.
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- No bribes to any of our purchasing staff, nor the provision of any entertainment or gifts beyond socially accepted norms.
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- Promotion of the above requests with regard to your own suppliers.
Supplier CSR Questionnaires
In order to conduct responsible procurement in compliance with the Rengo Group’s Fundamental Policy on Procurement, it is necessary to avoid risks that occur due to the existence of a company that does not consider conservation of resources, environmental protection, and social harmony in the supply chain. Once a year, Rengo conducts CSR questionnaires to gain an understanding of the CSR initiatives of its suppliers, clarify related issues, and thereby promote sustainable procurement throughout the supply chain. In FY3/2024, we distributed questionnaires to 57 suppliers of containerboard, recovered paper, pulp, chemicals, fuels, and others, and 60 companies including their subsidiaries returned their answers. In FY3/2024, we achieved the targeted questionnaire coverage rate of 80%
Overview of FY3/2024 CSR Questionnaire Results
In the CSR questionnaires, Rengo uses the CSR Procurement Self-Assessment Question Table created by Global Compact Network Japan. The average percentage scores of the 60 responding companies were high in the areas of “information security,” “environment,” and “labor” but low in the areas of “supply chains” and “human rights.”