JR Central Green Procurement Guidelines

Central Japan Railway Company

1. Basic Policy
More so now than ever, JR Central is proactively promoting efforts that further enhance railway’s
characteristic of having little burden on the global environment. In order to contribute directly topreserving our global environment by increasing the railway’s energy efficiency and to promotefurther use of the railway with its small impact on the global environment so as to curb the burden
placed on the environment by all methods of transportation, JR Central will strive to construct an
attractive railway transportation system.
As part of this commitment, JR Central engages in green procurement, which gives priority toprocuring earth-conscious materials. In cooperation with our material suppliers, JR Central willcontribute to preserving our global environment in accordance with these JR Central Procurement
Guidelines.

2, _Applicability
These Guidelines apply to all materials procured by JR Central. In addition, at the time ofprocurement, JR Central will indicate in specifications or other instructions to the extent feasible thespecific items of environmental concern for each product.

3. Guidelines
A. Compliance Matters
A-1.Environmental Friendliness・ Materials provided to JR Central will not contain hazardous chemical substances that areprohibited, and inhibitory substances will not be used to the greatest extent possible. Thesesubstances are stipulated separately.
・ If any materials provided to JR Central contain substances for which the release amount orother such emissions needs to be confirmed pursuant to law or regulation, an SDS will besubmitted.

B. Requested Matters
B-1. Production and Sale of Environmentally-Friendly Products-Reuse and Recycle
・ Recycled resources and recycled materials will be utilized.
・ The number of material and components will be reduced and consolidated, and structures
will be introduced which are able to be easily disassembled.
-Waste Reduction
・ Product lifespans will be extended.
・ Improvements will be made to reduce the amount of product maintenance.

-Energy Conservation
・ Energy-saving equipment will be developed, and product size and weight will be reduced.
-Product Packaging
・ Improvements will be made to save on resources in packing materials (downsizing,lightweight technology, streamlining, etc.).
・ Packaging materials will be reusable or recyclable.
・ Materials will be limited to using those such as recycled raw materials, not using polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) products, and material names will be displayed.
B-2. Environmental Management System
・ The system of responsibility for environmental responsiveness will be stipulated.
・ Standards and programs will be introduced which concern environmental activities.
B-3. Resource Conservation and Energy Saving
・ Specific targets and plans will be prepared for resources (input raw materials, water, etc.)
and energy (electric power, heavy oil, gas, etc.), and efforts made to reduce amounts will beused.
B-4. Information Disclosure
・ When JR Central requests that information be provided about product components,
recycling, waste disposal methods or other such information, such information will bedisclosed to the greatest extent possible.

4. Other
These Guidelines will be revised in response to revisions of laws or regulations, advances intechnology, changes in global environmental trends or when other such necessity arises.

Appendix to JR Central Green Procurement Guidelines

List of Toxic Chemical SubstancesClassification
Name of Substance
PCB
CFC
Halon
Carbon tetrachlorideTrichloroethane
HCFCHBFC
Prohibited
Substances
Methyl bromide
Asbestos
Cyanide compounds
Alkyl mercury compounds
Polychlorinated dibenzofuran
Poly chlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxin
Coplaner poly chlorinated biphenyl
Mercury and its compounds
Cadmium and its compounds
Lead and its compounds
Organophosphorus compounds
Hexavalent chromium compounds
Arsenic and its compounds
Trichloroethylene
Restricted
Substances
Tetrachloroethylene
Dichloromethane
Dichlorothane
Dichloroethylene
Dichloropropene
BenzeneSelenium and its compounds

Relevant Law/Regulation
Chemical Substance Control Law

Ozone Layer Protection Law

Air Pollution Control Law
Water Pollution Control Act
Dioxin Act

Waste Disposal Act

ReferencePrincipal acts and regulations that prescribe toxic chemical substances・ “Law Concerning Regulations on the Screening and Manufacture of Chemical Substances”(Chemical Substance Control Law)
・ “Act on the Protection of the Ozone Layer Through the Control of Specified Substances andOther Measures” (Ozone Layer Protection Law)
・ “Air Pollution Control Law”
・ “Water Pollution Control Law”
・ “Law Concerning Special Measures against Dioxins” (Dioxin Act)・ “Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act”

-Definition of Terms

Green procurement:Incooperation

withmaterial

suppliers,

theselectionandprocurement

ofenvironmentally-friendly materials and other substances for components, raw materials,containers, packaging and other items. The targeted items are articles for railway work, rollingstock maintenance, etc.
Efforts include the provision of environmental management systems by suppliers and othersuch endeavors.

Green purchasing:
The selection and purchase of environmentally-friendly products having little burden on theenvironment. The targeted items include office supplies, uniforms, paper and other suchnondurables.

Laws and regulations that prescribe confirmation, etc. of release amounts of substances:“Act on Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Designated Chemical Substances in theEnvironment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof” (PRTR Act)

SDS:
In order to promote improvements by business operators for appropriately managing chemical
substances, the SDS system requires advanced provision of information about the properties,conditions and handling of subject chemical substances when products containing such chemical
substances are transferred or provided to other business operators (SDS: Safety Data Sheet).