CSR Procurement Guidelines
With regards to the Teijin Group’s purchasing and procurement activities, we request that
suppliers take the following action. In addition, we will promote to purchase and procure
from suppliers that have been taking these actions.
1. Quality and safety
Products must meet safety and quality standards prescribed under laws and regulationsin individual countries as well as industry standards.
Chemical additives must be properly managed, and by, for example, obtaining external
certification such as ISO 9001.
Furthermore, a quality management system must be deployed and continuously
maintained and improved to promote quality assurance.
2. Human rights and labor(a) Forced labor
Slave labor, human trafficking, debt bondage, labor based on violence, threats, orpolitical oppression, or any other form of forced labor is prohibited.
(b) Child labor and young workers
Children under the age of 15 years must not be hired in any country in which you haveactivities. Furthermore, you must not allow young workers between the ages of 15 and
17 to work at night, work overtime, or perform work that puts their health or safety atrisk. You must also pay young workers appropriate remuneration and respect their rightto learn.
(c) Foreign workers
Foreign workers must be provided with an employment contract and rules of employment
in languages which employees can understand. Employers and temporary staffing
agencies (including business cooperatives and nonprofit organizations) must notconfiscate and prevent the use by workers of government-issued identity cards,
passports, and work permits (unless holding work permits is required by law) as well as
migrant applications. Furthermore, employers and temporary staffing agencies must not
charge fees to workers.
(d) Working hours and holidays
Working outside regular hours (overtime, working on holidays, etc.) is only permitted if
the worker agrees to it. Except under special circumstances, workers cannot be required
to work more than the maximum weekly working hours prescribed under local laws andworkers must be given at least one contiguous 24-hour period off per week. Furthermore,paid holidays and statutory holidays must be provided in accordance with local laws.
1(e) Wages and welfare benefitsAfter explaining the components of wages and the method used for calculating them, youmust pay workers at least minimum wage. You must also provide statutory welfare
benefits. Wages for work performed outside regular hours must be calculated inaccordance with applicable laws and must be higher by a reasonable percentage thanwages for regular work.
(f) Discrimination
Recruitment, remuneration, welfare benefits, training opportunities, work duties,
promotions/wage increases, and discipline/dismissal must not be influenced by race,
nationality, gender, religion, age, disability, marital status, family background,organizations joined, gender identity, sexual orientation, or political ideology. You must
implement measure for preventing discrimination such as providing training to allworkers.
(g) Harassment
Workers must be treated with respect and dignity, and must not be exposed to any sort ofharassment or pestering. You must implement measure for preventing harassment suchas providing training to all workers.
(h) Freedom of association
The right of workers to freely exercise the right to organize and the right to collective
bargaining must be recognized. You must also make efforts to resolve labor disputes andengage in effective and periodic communication with workers and their representatives.
3. Safety and Health(a) Permits relating to labor safety and health
You must apply for permits relating to labor safety and health for facilities and operations
that require them and assign licensed personnel in accordance with laws, regulations, etc.
in order to properly manage them.
(b) Sanitary facilities
You must endeavor to maintain the health of employees in order to prevent diseases andoccupational accidents. Workers must be provided with a safe and hygienic working
environment, and access to sanitary facilities such as toilets and dining rooms must not
be unjustly restricted. Furthermore, dormitories for workers must be equipped withproper sanitary facilities and kept clean.
(c) Preparedness for emergencies
To prepare for emergencies, workers must be provided with training concerning
notifications and evacuation procedures, and proper equipment such as fire extinguishers
and fire alarms must be installed and maintained. In other words, efforts must be madeto minimize damage in the event of an emergency.
2(d) Safety training
Proper training concerning workplace health and safety must be provided on an ongoingbasis in languages which employees can understand. Furthermore, information relating
to health and safety must be clearly displayed in the workplace.
(e) Measures to ensure the safety of machinery
Machinery needs to be assessed for safety risks. If there is a risk of workers suffering
injury due to machinery, physical protection measures must be implemented such as
guard rails, interlocks, protective walls, etc. as required and the machinery concerned
must be properly maintained and managed.
(f) Occupational health
The risk which chemical, biological, and physical substances will influence workers mustbe identified, assessed, and managed. We also recommend that all workers receive a
medical examination by the frequency pursuant to laws or at least once a year, whicheveris more.
(g) Occupational accidents
Classification and records of injuries resulting from occupational accidents and illnesses
must be kept, the necessary treatment must be provided, the causes of occupational
accidents must be investigated, corrective action must be taken to eliminate the causesof them, and a process must be followed for enabling workers to return to the workplace.
(h) Occupational health and safety management system
A management system for occupational health and safety, such as one based on
ISO45001, must be deployed and internal audits must be performed in order to facilitate
ongoing improvements in occupational health and safety. We also recommend themanagement of health and safety risks.
4. Formulation of business continuity plan
We recommend that a business continuity plan be formulated and strategicallyadministered to allow business operations to continue or be promptly restarted in theevent of a disaster or accident.
5. Fair trade and ethics(a) Prohibition of bribery
The exchange or provision of entertainment, gifts, or money for the purpose of illicit
gain in the course of engaging in transactions is prohibited. You must also formulate
and implement a policy and measure for preventing corruption, bribery, andextortion.
(b) Fair business
You must not engage in private monopoly, inappropriately restrict trading (through3

cartels, bid-rigging, etc.), employ unfair business methods, or abuse your status, andyou must comply with competition laws in individual countries and territories. Youmust also confirm legal or regulatory developments that apply to your company andinform workers about them. We also recommend that you provide all workers withtraining on fair trading and ethics.
(c) Intellectual property
You must endeavor to safeguard and utilize your company’s intellectual property
rights. Furthermore, you must not unjustly infringe the intellectual property rights ofother companies.
(d) Information disclosure and presentation
You must properly disclose or display information concerning labor, health/safety, andenvironmental initiatives, business activities, financial condition, products, andcorporate structure and performance in accordance with applicable regulations, etc.
(e) Information security
You must only obtain personal information and confidential information using
appropriate methods. You must also strictly manage and protect it, and only use it
within a reasonable scope.
(f) Conflict minerals
You must take care that minerals that you procure or that are used in your products
do not provide any sourcing of finance for armed groups or organizations involved inhuman rights violations, environmental disruption, corruption, etc. in conflict regions
and high-risk areas. In particular, “conflict minerals” must not be used in principle.
* Conflict minerals: Designated metal ore (gold, tin, tantalum, and tungsten) minedin conflict regions and high-risk areas with the concern to provide sourcing offinance for armed groups or organizations involved in human rights violations,environmental disruption, corruption, etc.
(g) Blocking of relationships with antisocial forces
You must adopt a firm attitude toward criminal organizations and other antisocialforces, not allowing their involvement, and blocking any and all relationships withthem.
6. Export control ComplianceWith regard to products or technologies subject to your national export control laws
and/or regulations and other applicable export control-related laws and regulations ofother countries, you must implement thorough measures to ensure that you comply withthem and are not involved in illegal exports.
7. Environmental conservation
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(a) Action on climate change
You must endeavor to devise methods for improving energy efficiency andminimizing the consumption of resources. You must also identify current emissions ofgreenhouse gases by each of your facilities and by your company as a whole and takeaction to reduce them.
(b) Permits relating to environmental conservation (air, wastewater, noise, vibration, etc.)
You must apply for environmental-conservation-related permits for facilities andoperations that require them and assign licensed personnel in accordance with laws,regulations, etc. in order to properly manage them.
(c) Minimizing environmental impact (air, water, soil)
To prevent air, water, and soil pollution, you must manage and treat dischargedsubstances.
(d) Management of chemical substances
Chemical substances that could cause environmental pollution must be managed
safely. Chemical substances that are prohibited under the laws and regulations ofindividual regions and territories must not be used. Furthermore, regarding thesubstances whose use has been limited by laws and regulations you must notify
customers of whether those substances are contained in products. In addition, SDS
must be issued and updated.
(e) Waste reduction (3Rs)
You must pursue the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) in order to reduce waste andbyproducts.
(f) Water usage control
You must manage water intake and water discharge and you must strive to optimize
water usage.
(g) Environmental management system
You must formulate an environmental policy, take action and develop products, rawmaterials, and technology for preventing pollution, and make efforts to conserve theenvironment. We also recommend that you conduct internal audits, obtaincertification, such as ISO 14001, for your environmental management system, andperform environmental impact assessments.
(h) Promotion of green purchasing and procurementWhen purchasing or procuring products or services, you must give consideration tothe environment, and promote to purchase and procure from suppliers that areendeavoring to reduce environmental impact such as by selecting products andservices with the minimum environmental impact.
8. Consideration for local communities
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When conducting business in local communities, we recommend that you engage indialog with local residents (including indigenous peoples) in advance and adapt yourbusiness activities to suit the community.
9. Contact point for consultations and internal reporting
You must deploy and operate a system for seeking advice and internal reporting that
ensures that its users need not fear retribution, such as by being forced into a
disadvantageous position. We recommend that you install a neutral advice and internalreporting point operated by the third party to protect internal reporters and prevent
retribution.
10. Responsible supply chain promotion
You must inform your suppliers about the contents of these guidelines and you must
endeavor to ensure compliance. We also recommend that you monitor compliance andwork together with suppliers to address inadequacies.
(Established May 7, 2007; Revised April 1, 2021)

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