TMR-CSR-G1001-06-E

Tamura Group
Green Procurement Standards（Ver.06）

Enactment : September 1, 2009
Revisions : January 27, 2020 (Ver.06)

Tamura Corporation

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Table of Contents
1. The Tamura Group’s Environmental Activities

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2. Green Procurement Standards

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Chapter 1 – General Provisions

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Chapter 2 – Requirements of Trading Partners

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Chapter 3 – Material, Part, etc. Selection Criteria

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Chapter 4 – Details of Investigations of Trading Partners

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1. The Tamura Group’s Environmental Activities
Tamura Corporation enacted Guidelines for Environmental Preservation Efforts in March 2000
and commenced environmental preservation activities. At present, the Company is implementing
environmental activities that are consistent throughout the Tamura Group based on environmental
policies pursuant to the following mission statement.
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Corporate Philosophy
The Tamura Group supplies an original range of products and services, highly regarded in
the global electronics market, to satisfy the evolving needs of customers, employees andshareholders supporting the Group’s growth.
https://www.tamura-ss.co.jp/en/csr/idea/index.html(2)

Environmental Policy
The Tamura Group stipulates an environmental policy for optimal environmentalmanagement, aiming to realize sustainable society through its initiatives.
https://www.tamura-ss.co.jp/en/csr/e_report/environment.html

2. Green Procurement Standards
Chapter 1 – General Provisions
Article 1 - Purpose
The purpose of these Standards is to seek improvements in the environmental quality of products
and supply environmentally friendly products to customers of the Tamura Group by means of thepromotion of green procurement through the supply chain.
To promote green procurement, the requirements of these Standards shall be fulfilled when
conducting activities because suppliers who implement the actions as stated in these Standards
will be given priority.
Article 2 - Scope of Application
Any part, material, and other product (hereinafter referred to as a “Procured Item”) supplied to theTamura Group is within the scope of these Standards. (however, this excludes any items specified
by the customer or specially stipulated by Tamura through diagrams or other illustrations.)
Article 3 - Related Documents
Documents relating to these Standards are as follows:(1) Tamura Group Procurement Guidelines(2) Tamura Group Green Procurement Standards Appendix

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Article 4 - Definition of Terminology
The definition of terms stated in these Standards are as follows:(1) JAMPThe Joint Article Management Promotion-consortium.
(2) Controlled Environmental Substance
A chemical substance that constitutes a Procured Item specified by Tamura Group, and has
been concluded to have a significant impact on the global environment and the human body.
(3) Chemical substance
A Procured Item that is a single element and chemical compound that exists naturally, or canbe obtained from a production process.
(4) Mixture
A Procured Item that is a product that mixes two or more chemical substances as part of thedesign.
Also referred to as preparation.
(5) Chemicals
Chemical substance or mixture.
(6) Article
Means a Procured Item that is an object that is given a specific shape, appearance, or design
during manufacture that defines the final usage functions to a larger extent than the effect ofthe chemical substance.
(7) chemSHERPA
Shared scheme applicable to entire supply chain, established for optimal control of chemical
substance contained in products, and continued compliance with increasing regulation. Ledby the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, JAMP and former JGPSSI have been
integrated, and JAMP (Joint Article Management Promotion-consortium) started to operate
the scheme from April 2016.
(8) chemSHERPA-AI
Electronic data including target items for investigation, created by article data entry support
tool of chemSHERPA as well as contained chemical substance information.
(9) chemSHERPA-CI
Electronic data including target items for investigation, created by chemicals data entry
support tool of chemSHERPA as well as contained chemical substance information, which isapplicable to mixture.
(10) Guidelines for the management of chemical substances in products
Document issued by JAMP which summarizes important points for organization’s
management of chemical substance in products to facilitate appropriate and secure exchangeof contained chemical substance information throughout supply chain.

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Chapter 2 – Requirements of Trading Partners
Article 5 - Construction of an Environmental Management System
The third-party certification, ISO14001, shall be acquired.
If the third-party certification, ISO14001, has yet to be acquired, the following shall beundertaken:(1) Preparation of a corporate philosophy and environmental policies(2) Establishment of environmental targets and goals(3) Construction of an environmental impact assessment system(4) Monitoring of and compliance with details about the establishment or abolition ofenvironmental regulations(5) Implementation of education and training(6) Provision of information on environmental preservation to the Tamura Group
Article 6 - Construction of a Management System for Chemical Substance in ProductsManagement systems such as the ISO9001 or ISO14001 etc., or management system for chemical
substance in products by means of “JIS Z 7201”, “Guidelines for the management of chemicalsubstances in products” etc., shall be constructed. Also, assurance system for chemical substancesin products shall be established.
Article 7 - Procured Item Investigations
Investigations stipulated in Chapter 4 (Article 10 and 11) shall be conducted in accordance with
controlled environmental substances and its containing criteria stated in the Tamura Group Green
Procurement Standards Appendix.
Article 8- Other Requirements
1. The Tamura Group’s business sectors and affiliated companies may make requests forcompliance with standards that differ from laws and regulations, ordinances, and industry
standards, etc.
2. “SDS” or “chemSHERPA-CI” shall be submitted if the relevant chemical substance isincluded in chemical substance and procured items of mixture, pursuant to Japan’s “Act on
Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment
and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof” (Chemical Control Law or
PRTR law).

Chapter 3 – Material, Part, etc. Selection Criteria
Article 9 - Important Matters in SelectionA part or material that can reduce environmental load as follows shall be given priority, topromote green procurement:(1) A part or material that conforms to each relevant country’s laws and ordinances relating tochemical substances and recycled resources.

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Green Procurement Standards Appendix.
(3) A part or material for which investigative data for controlled environmental substances
provided for in the Tamura Group Green Procurement Standards Appendix has been
submitted.
(4) A part or material that saves resources and energy through the use of recycled resourcesand parts, and miniaturization, etc.
(5) A part or material that has minimal burden on the environment such as the production ofwater pollution, air pollution, soil contamination, etc. when produced, used or disposed.
(6) A part or material with recycled designs.

Chapter 4 – Details of Investigations of Trading Partners
Article 10 - Investigations of Trading Partners
When commencing new transactions, the Green Procurement Supplier Questionnaire set forth by
the Tamura Group Green Procurement Standards Appendix shall be completed and submitted tothe Tamura Group’s materials division. The questionnaire shall also be submitted when deemednecessary by the Company.
Article 11 - Investigations into Controlled Environmental Substances
1. The investigations below shall be conducted in accordance with Procured Item type.
(1) Chemical substance / Mixture
The “SDS” and JAMP’s “chemSHERPA-CI”* shall be completed and submitted to thematerials department.
(2) Molded Items
JAMP’s “chemSHERPA-CI”* shall be completed and submitted to the materials
department.
*Please use downloadable data entry support tool of chemSHERPA. For thedetailed process, please see the instruction manual and terms of use
provided on chemSHERPA.
To download the tool and instruction manual, please visit below URL.
https://chemsherpa.net/chemSHERPA/english/
2. In addition to the preceding paragaph, requests may be made for the submission of aGuarantee of Disuse set forth by the Tamura Group Green Procurement Standard Appendix.
The submission of a Guarantee of Disuse implies that you guarantee the regulatory limits
stipulated by the Tamura Group Green Procurement Standard Appendix. If the regulatory
limits cannot be satisfied, the reasons shall be submitted in the form of an attachment, etc.
3. The investigations in the preceding two paragraphs shall be conducted at the following times:(1) When a new part of material is delivered4

TMR-CSR-G1001-06-E(2) When the regulated chemical substance in a Procured Item changes. (In the event of a
4M change―manufacturer, manufacturing location, production line, production
equipment, raw materials, manpower, etc.)(3) When otherwise deemed necessary by the Company
4. If the trading partner has a trading firm function, completion of the investigations provided
for in this Article shall be requested of the manufacturer.

Appendix
1. These Standards apply to companies affiliated to the Company.

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