Supply Chain Management

Basic Policy on Sustainable Procurement

　The Alps Alpine Group maintains fairness in its dealings with suppliers and seeks to build trusting cooperative relationships based on underlying sincerity. Attentive to safety and environmental concerns, we also implement initiatives alongside suppliers, thereby helping to bring about a sustainable society through the supply chain.
　To enable all this, we have put in place a procurement policy, a set of green procurement standards, and guidelines for responsible business conduct.

Alps Alpine Material Procurement Policy

Green Procurement Standards

Green Procurement Standards	Standards for selection of suppliers (standards for environmental evaluation of companies)
	Standards for selection of materials purchased (standards for evaluation of parts and materials) – Evaluation of individual items purchased

Green Procurement Standards	Appendix 1: Environmental Evaluation Standard on Companies
	Appendix 2: List of Substances
	Appendix 3: Prohibited Substances from Use in Production Process
	Appendix 4: Four Heavy Metal Thresholds and Management Classifications
	Appendix 5: Investigation Procedures on Product-containing Substances

Alps Alpine Responsible Corporate Action Guidelines (Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct)

１．Human rights and labor	Prohibition of forced labor Prohibition of child labor and considerations regarding young workers Considerations regarding working hours Appropriate pay and allowances Prohibition of inhumane treatment Prohibition of discrimination Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining
２．Health and safety	Occupational safety Emergency preparedness Occupational injury and illness Industrial hygiene Considerations regarding physically demanding work Machine safeguarding Facility health and safety Health and safety communication Worker health care management
３．Environment	Environmental permits and reporting Reduction of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions Air emissions Water management Effective use of resources and waste management Chemical substance management Management of chemical substance content in products
４．Fair trade and ethics	Corruption prevention Prohibition of abuse of dominance Prohibition of improper advantage Appropriate information disclosure Respect for intellectual property Fair business Whistleblower protection Responsible sourcing of minerals Prohibition of conflicts of interest
５．Quality and safety	Ensuring product safety Quality management Provision of accurate product and service information
６．Information security	Cyber security Privacy protection Prevention of confidential information leaks
７．Social contribution	Contribution to society and local communities
８．Business continuity planning	Business continuity plan formulation and preparation
９．Deployment within the company and the supply chain	CSR activity systems and their deployment within the company CSR activity systems and their deployment within the company's supply chain

Alps Alpine Responsible Corporate Action Guidelines (guidelines for responsible business conduct) (Japanese/English)

• Basic Policy on Sustainable Procurement
• Sustainable Procurement Measures