With regard to issues related to sustainable procurement, the Purchasing Division, led by its responsible officer, formulates and implements policies and strategies. Matters of particular importance are discussed by the Corporate DX Committee, reported and deliberated at the Management Committee, and then decided and overseen by the Board of Directors.
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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
Monitoring
The Mitsui Chemicals Group regularly monitors the status of its sustainable procurement initiatives as a periodic check.
Specifically, in addition to reviews by Audit & Supervisory Board Member and regular inspections within the purchasing divisions, we continuously monitor the status of our business partners' initiatives through interviews, letters, and questionnaires.
We share the progress and outcomes of these activities in divisions meetings and reflect them in plans for the next fiscal year to support continuous improvement.
Goals and Results
The Mitsui Chemicals Group has established the “Sustainable procurement ratio” as a KPI (Key Performance Indicator) to show the status of efforts to promote sustainable procurement, and is working to monitor progress and drive continuous improvement.
In fiscal 2025, as part of laying the foundation for promoting sustainable procurement, we worked toward the goal of Dissemination to partners and achieved it. Going forward, toward achieving the fiscal 2030 target of a “Sustainable procurement ratio of 80%,” we will visualize progress based on this evaluation index and promote continuous improvement.
At present, performance data are compiled for Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. only. However, to establish unified evaluation and monitoring across the Group, we are advancing the standardization of survey content, operational procedures, and evaluation criteria.
Under this standardized operational framework, we plan to gradually expand the scope to include domestic and overseas affiliates, ultimately enabling disclosure of sustainable procurement performance for the Mitsui Chemicals Group as a whole.
| Metric | Scope | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2030 (Medium to Long-term) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | Results | Goals | Goals | ||
| Sustainable procurement ratio*1 | Mitsui Chemicals Group | Dissemination to partners Meet with suppliers amounting to 95% of total transaction value to explain procurement guidelines & get written agreement*2 | Completed dissemination of procurement guidelines and written agreements to target suppliers*2 | Sustainable procurement ratio 70% | Sustainable procurement ratio 80% |
*1 Sustainable procurement ratio:
The ratio of the sum of transaction values with suppliers who responded to the sustainable procurement survey to the total transaction value. This ratio is being monitored.
*2 In FY2025, the scope covered Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. only.