Relationships with Suppliers
With the basic objective of pursuing procurement that is fair, transparent, and proper, the UACJ Group engages in procurement activities that are global in scale and environmentally conscious.
Fair Transactions
Basic Approach
The UACJ Group’s basic policy on procurement rests on the principle of free competition and calls for us to engage in fair, transparent, and proper procurement activities. To adapt our procurement activities to changes in social conditions, we revise the composition of procurement items, procurement methods, and procurement conditions, as needed, and make other changes as well.
We look beyond past performance in choosing who we do business with and are open to dealing with domestic and overseas suppliers that meet price, quality, delivery time, stable supply capability, reliability, environmental, and other requirements. Products with new functions and functions that offer improved performance are of particular interest and we actively include them in our scope of purchases.
Compliance in Procurement Activities
UACJ and all domestic Group company locations are working to ensure thorough compliance in procurement activities.
CSR Procurement Initiatives
The UACJ Group believes it is important to consider the needs of society and the environment not only within the Group but throughout the supply chain. We, therefore, have developed the UACJ Corporation CSR Deployment Guideline for Suppliers and ask that our suppliers work with us based on a thorough understanding of our position on CSR procurement.
UACJ Corporation CSR Deployment Guideline for Suppliers (96KB)
Environmentally Conscious Procurement
When individual works procure raw materials and indirect materials, they request the suppliers to perform surveys to ascertain the presence of designated chemical substances and provide certifications that designated chemical substances have not been used. They do this as part of their ISO14001 activities. Whenever possible, we switch to raw and indirect material alternatives with lower amounts of designated chemical substances.
Building Partnerships
UACJ works to maintain and strengthen mutual understanding and trusting relationships with customers over the long term. Furthermore, we support the aims that the Cabinet Office, the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, and others have expressed in the Declaration of Partnership Building.