TOMOEGAWA

Green Procurement Standards
Version 2

Established : February 12, 2021
Revised : January 1, 2024

TOMOEGAWA CORPORATION

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Table of contents
Ⅰ . TOMOEGAWA Group’s code of conduct

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Ⅱ. About Green Procurement

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1. Purpose
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2. Scope
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3. Basic Policy about Green Procurement3
4. Definition of Terms
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5. Requests to Suppliers51）Provision of information on contained chemical substances
2）Establishment of management system for chemical substances contained in products
3）Initiatives for environmental preservation4）Conflict minerals policy5）Receipt of green procurement standards
6. Documents to be Submitted
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7. Revision History72

Ⅰ. TOMOEGAWA Group’s code of conduct

TOMOEGAWA CORPORATION (hereinafter referred to as the “Company) has establishedthe following code of conduct to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
・We give full consideration to “harmony between business and the environment” as one of thepriority issues, and make every possible effort to minimize our impact on environment, so as
to achieve global environmental protection.
・We, as far as possible, reduce or prevent pollution by emissions to air, discharge to water,waste, disposal monitoring and adequate control measures.
・We make progress towards effective use of limited resources by responsibly using electricity,fuels, raw materials, land and water.
・We make efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
・We involve all members of Tomoegawa Group in practicing conservation efforts toecology and nature.
Ⅱ. About Green Procurement
1. Purpose
The standards are intended to provide the Company’s basic policy of green procurement,
management standards, and operational contents. And to practice appropriate management ofchemical substances in products by the entire supply chain in order to comply with laws andregulations related to chemical substances, satisfy the customer’s requirements, and reduce
environmental burden.
2. Scope
The standards apply to all procured items (raw material, finished and semi-finished products,parts, accessories, packaging material) delivered to TOMOEGAWA CORPORATION throughthe supply chain and suppliers’ management of chemical substances in products and theiractivities about environmental preservation.
3. Basic Policy about Green Procurement(1) The Company procures items preferentially from suppliers who can provide information
on chemical substances contained in products and their management.
(2) The Company procures items preferentially from suppliers who can comply with therequirements of chemical substances in products and the management stipulated in thestandards.
(3) The Company procures items preferentially from suppliers who assure non-use ofchemical substances prohibited by the Company.

4. Definitions of Terms
Terms

Definitions

Procured items

Items delivered to the Company by suppliers

Products

A chemical product, a part or an end product which is delivered to a customer as theoutcome of business activities of the organization.

Raw material

A material constituting a part or the whole of a product that is delivered to and used byour customers, which includes solvents used in the Company’s manufacturing processes

Packing material
Process parts

A material that does not fall under the raw material of our products and is delivered toour customers as a part of our products. (containers and packaging materials (includingcores and paper tubes))
A part that is used in our processes but is removed when shipped from the Company,
such as packaging materials, jigs, chemicals, and stationery

Chemicals

Chemical substances that are not directly used in our products or processes but used in
the Company for inspection, equipment, or analysis.

Environmentrelated substances

Among chemical substances stipulated by law and regulations, other requirements, orexternal environmental information, those that are stipulated by the Company inmanaging chemical substances in products and composed of prohibited, restricted, andcontrolled substances. Substances that are defined in “Annex 1. List of environmentrelated substances for raw material survey” and “Annex 2. List of environment-related
substances for packing materials survey.

Prohibited
substances

Chemical substances prohibited to be used by domestic and foreign laws or prohibited tocontain more than the threshold value. It is prohibited the use inside our company.

Restrictedsubstances

Substances designated by the Company, among substances that are restricted use orcontent in products according to regulations, industry regulations, etc. Excludes
prohibited substances specified in this list.

Concernedsubstances

Based on laws and regulations (including requests from customers), substances
designated by the Company at the time of use or substances requiring product content
information. Including substances specified individually by the Company. Excludes
prohibited substances and restricted substances specified in this list.

Contained

The state that any chemical substances remain in a procured item, whether or not it isintentional.

Intentional use

The state that chemical substances are intentionally used in a procured item to bring out
performance related to a specific function, appearance, maintenance or improvement ofquality, and remain in the procured item.

Threshold

The maximum acceptable concentration is to be assured or controlled for chemical
substances in the material or parts consisting of a procured item.

ArticleAn item of specific shape, appearance or design created during manufacture which
substantially determines functions in final use rather than functions provided by its
chemical composition.

Homogenous
material

A material of uniform composition throughout or a material composed of multiple
materials that cannot be mechanically discomposed or separated into different materials.

Conflict minerals

Six minerals of tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold, cobalt, and mica mined in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo and the surrounding countries.

45. Request to suppliers1) Submission of information on chemical substances contained in products①To assure chemical substances contained in the product by the entire supply chain, informationon the contained chemical substances needs to be transmitted correctly. The Company requests
suppliers to provide and assure “Annex 1. List of environment- related substances for raw
material survey,” “Annex 2. List of environment-related substances for packing materials
survey,” and information on the contained chemical substances and the content rate covered by
the management requested by our customers. For submission of such information, pleaseprovide information within the due date provided by the Company to suppliers, which isdetermined based on the date that the Company provides information for the customer.
②In providing information, please use “Format 1. Non-use of Prohibited Substances Warranty,”“Format 2. Report of Chemical Composition Related to Environmental Acts (Raw Materials),”“Format 3. Report of Chemical Composition Related to Environmental Acts (PackingMaterials),” or a format specified by the applicable department in the Company.
③If additional laws and regulations should be complied, or additional chemical substances should
be added due to legislative amendment or customer requirements, the Company additionallypresents the above list of substances, Warranty, and reports, which should be replied.
2) Establishing a management system for chemical substances contained in products①The Company requests suppliers to establish and maintain a management system for chemicalsubstances contained in products. Please refer to “Annex 3. Supplier’s Management System for
Chemical Substances in Products” for the detailed requirements. Basically, it conforms to JIS
Z 7201 “Management of Chemical Substances in Products – Principles and Guidelines” and“Guidelines for the management of chemicals in products” defined by Joint Article
Management Promotion-consortium (JAMP).
② The Company requests suppliers to submit “Format 4. Survey Questionnaire about Quality

Control, Environmental Preservation, Chemical Substances in Products” for the supplier’s
management conditions of chemical substances in products.
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Company may request suppliers to cooperate with verification of the supplier’s

management conditions of chemical substances in products (visit audit), as necessary.
3) Initiatives for environmental preservation①As stated in the Sustainable Procurement Guidelines, the Company requests suppliers to takethe initiative to comply with environment-related laws and regulations, reduce the emission ofgreenhouse gas, promote resource and water circulation, and preserve biodiversity.
② The Company requests suppliers to submit “Format 4. Survey Questionnaire about Quality

Control, Environmental Preservation, Management of Chemical Substances in Products” forthese initiatives.

54) Conflict minerals policy①TOMOEGAWA CORPORATION regards the conflict minerals problem as an important issue
to be considered and will not use procured items containing tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold, cobalt,and mica which lead to violation of human rights and environmental destruction and become asource of funds for armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and surroundingcountries.
② Please cooperate with the Company in the collection and transmission of information on

procured items (as per RMI_CMRT and RMI_EMRT).
5)Receipt of green procurement standards
The Company requests suppliers to return “Format 5. TOMOEGAWA Green Procurement
Standards _ Receipt” for the green procurement standards.
6. Documents to be Submitted
The Company requests suppliers to submit any or all of the following documents at the time ofconclusion of a contract, revision of the Company’s procurement standards, amendment ofchemical substances/environmental preservation laws, or customer’s requests.
①“Format 1. Non-use of Prohibited Substances Warranty,” “Format 2. Report of ChemicalComposition Related to Environmental Acts (Raw Materials),” “Format 3.Report ofChemical Composition Related to Environment Acts (Packing Materials)” or an answer
sheet stipulated by a department in the Company② “Format 4. Survey Questionnaire about Quality Control, Environmental Preservation,
Management of Chemical Substances in Products”③“Answer Sheet for Response to Conflict Minerals (RMI_CMRT and RMI_EMRT)④“Format 5. TOMOEGAWA Green Procurement Standards _ Receipt”

7. Revision History
VersionEstablished/revised on

Description and reason

Version 1

Februrary 12, 2021

Newly established

Modification of wording by expanding thescope of conflict minerals
Version 2

January 1, 2024

Reinforcement of initiatives for environmental
preservation by introducing sustainableprocurement guidelines

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Published byTOMOEGAWA CORPORATION
Procurement Group , Business Promotion Division7