With the responsible officer for the Purchasing Division, the Purchasing Division formulates and implements plans related to sustainable procurement for purchases made by the Mitsui Chemicals Group (Purchasing Division, major business divisions, and domestic and overseas affiliates).
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Sustainable Procurement
Management System
Policy and Basic Approach
In order to fulfill our environmental and social responsibilities throughout the supply chain from a global perspective in sustainable procurement, it is essential to collaborate not only with the Mitsui Chemicals Group but also with our business partners.
In addition to conducting fair and honest transactions, the Group has established the “Mitsui Chemicals Group Purchasing Policy,” which incorporates items that we consider important when selecting suppliers, in order to build strong partnerships and implement purchasing activities. In 2019, the Mitsui Chemicals Group incorporated sustainability perspectives into our Group Procurement Policy and compiled the "Mitsui Chemicals Group Sustainable Procurement Guidelines," which outline the expectations we have for our partners' cooperation. We ask that our partners understand the intent of these guidelines.
Going forward, we will continue to review the Procurement Policy and Sustainable Procurement Guidelines as necessary, considering the societal demands surrounding sustainable procurement. We will fulfill our environmental and social responsibilities in collaboration with our partners.
Additionally, we have established basic rules for purchasing as part of its Global Policy. The practical application of these rules ensures fair and law-abiding procurement for the Group at the appropriate terms, quality, and pricing, and ultimately ensures compliance with laws and maintains and strengthens the Group's competitiveness.
The Mitsui Chemicals Group Purchasing Policy
The Mitsui Chemicals Group recognizes that all its suppliers are good partners and endeavors to trade with them fairly and in good faith in the hope that both the Group and its suppliers will achieve sustainable development.
The Mitsui Chemicals Group also tackles issues, with a global perspective, including environmental, social and corporate governance issues, across the entire supply chain, aiming to achieve sustainable procurement.
The Mitsui Chemicals Group is committed to conducting purchasing activities in accordance with this Group Purchasing Policy.
- Ensuring compliance
We will conduct purchasing activities in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations and appropriate social practices of the regions and countries in which we operate.
We will also require the same level of compliance from our suppliers. - Equal opportunity and transparency
We will be open in choosing our suppliers, and will offer equal opportunity for fair trade in good faith. - Selection of suppliers from the viewpoint of “sustainable procurement”
In the interests of building stronger partnerships, we will give priority to the following criteria.
- Suppliers that respect human rights, prohibit discrimination, and do not engage in any acts which violate human rights
- Suppliers that ensure fair working conditions and provide a safe and healthy working environment
Suppliers that prohibit forced labor, prohibit child labor and discrimination in hiring - Suppliers that are aware of environmental issues and are committed to solving and addressing them
- Suppliers that conduct fair corporate activities based on a sound management practices
- Suppliers whose performance in areas such as pricing, quality, and delivery term are at an adequate and reasonable level, and endeavor to maintain and improve their performance
Revised on February 1, 2019
System and Responsible Officers
* Each purchasing representative
Monitoring
We verify the status of sustainable procurement activities during annual audits conducted by corporate auditors and the Purchasing Division.
To realize sustainable procurement, the Purchasing Division regularly verifies the status of our suppliers by conducting sustainable procurement SAQ surveys and audits. We monitor the progress and outcomes of these activities in departmental meetings and reflect them in the following year's plans.
Goals and Results
In FY2023, we held opinion exchange meetings to strengthen communication with our partners, and conducted activities to inform and request cooperation from Group companies to ensure sustainable procurement throughout the Mitsui Chemicals Group.
In FY2024, we plan to expand the scope of communication with partners from a focus on equipment and materials procurement to include raw materials, fuels, and packaging materials. We will work to inform a broader range of partners about our initiatives as we work toward the FY2030 targets.
| Metric | Scope | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2030 (Medium to Long-term) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | Results | Goals | Goals | ||
| Sustainable procurement ratio* | Mitsui Chemicals Group | Promotion of sustainable procurement Opinion exchange held with partners to build shared vision: 12 or more companies | Opinion exchange held with partners: 16 companies | Dissemination to partners Briefings to explain procurement guidelines to key partners in each domain: 8 companies or more | 80% |
*Sustainable procurement ratio:
The ratio of the sum of transaction values with suppliers who responded to the sustainable procurement SAQ survey to the total transaction value (= Transaction values with suppliers who responded to SAQ / Total transaction value). This ratio is being monitored.