Supplier Sustainability Guideline

Uehara Nameplate Industry Co., Ltd.

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UN member countries adopted a plan to protect our Earth “Agenda 2030” in2015 to realize better future by eliminating the extreme poverty, unfairness andinjustice through coming 15 years, and started SDGs activities. Uehara
Nameplate Industry also determined starting SDGs activities following ourstakeholder, customer’s supply chain deployment.
Recently circumstances surrounding enterprises are more and more diversified.
Under such changing circumstances, through creating new value, theenterprises are required to work various social issues such as environment,
human right, etc, and to contribute to realize the sustainable society.
(Sustainability initiatives)

In accordance with the higher expectations for SDGs activities from thesociety, it is essential for not only Uehara Nameplate Industry but also ourvaluable business partner, supplier to understand well about “the way of
thinking of Uehara Nameplate Industry’s sustainability” and it isindispensable to drive forward it as one body.
Together with the business partners, we would reflect the diversifiedstakeholders’ expectations and requirements on the products and company
activities. And we would proactively promote to disclose and have a dialog its
achievements toward the society.
Through this guideline, we would like to realize our company and ourbusiness partners are able to have common understanding on “Sustainability”,
to drive forward proactive sustainability activities, to continue to grow withbeing expected from the society.
In addition to request our business partner to promote initiative, we would likeyour business partner, supplier to promote the initiative base on this guideline.
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1. The purpose of guideline issuanceThis guideline indicates basic items aiming to be an enterprise whose social
existence is desired, to make business partners to well understand“Sustainability”, and to proceed the activities together with. We request
business partners to follow this guideline standard and drop down into yourtotal supply chain network.

【Uehara Nameplate Industry’s basic thoughts】
1) Safety, Quality
Based on Management Philosophy, “Customer First”, “Build world-classproducts and human resources”, “Activities considering the circumstancesand safety”, we aim a customer satisfied good quality part production fromsafe and good circumstances workplace.
2) Human rights and labor
Uehara Nameplate Industry respects all of employees and business
partners’ intention and human rights, treat no discrimination and fairly.
Also we keep labor circumstances and safety/health regulations from theviewpoint of Management philosophy “Activities considered forcircumstances and safety”.
3) Circumstances
Based on Management philosophy “Activities considering forcircumstances and safety”, we aim to reduce circumstance loads throughtotal lifecycle from the product development, manufacturing to thedisposal. To realize such activities effectively, we reduce circumstance loads'
materials and make efforts to purchase the products considering theenvironment. Also aiming to conserve biodiversity in each area of business
operation.
4) Compliance
To be an enterprise of high law observance spirit, we as a member ofsociety observe the law faithfully and perform ethical behavior in line with-4-

social common sense.
5) Disclosure of the information
We make efforts to disclose the necessary information promptly andproperly, and to enhance the transparency in order to gain the reliability
and sympathy from the society.

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1. Safety・Quality
1) We make products which are friendly for environment, good quality
and safety considered, by grasping the customers’ needs andrequirements.
2) Safety of products and services・Be thorough quality governance
We produce and supply the products and service which satisfies the safety
and quality law in each country and area.
3) Safety of products and services・Quality assurance
We construct and operate the safety, services assured total company wisestructure.

2. Human rights and labor
1) Abolish the discrimination
No discrimination for human races, ethnic group, nationality, religion,gender at each aspect of employing (※).
※ Application, employment, promotion, wages, dismissal, retirement,
job assignment, punishment etc.
2) Respect on human rights
No harassment at workplace from human races, ethnic group,nationality, religion, gender etc.
3) Prohibition of child labor
No permission of child labor which doesn’t reach workable age by eachcountry/area’s law.
4) No permission of forced labor
Assure that Every labor should be spontaneously, and employee canresign freely. And there is no forced labor, slave labor, human-6-trafficking.
5) Wages
We observe the laws in each country/area regarding minimum wageamount, overtime work, payroll deduction, piecework payments etc.
6) Labor hours
We observe the laws in each country/area regarding employee’s labor
hours (including overtime work)., annual holidays, annual paid vacationetc.

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We consult and dialog with employees’ representative, or employees
faithfully. We recognize the employees right for freedom of association
based on each country/area’s law.
8) Safe and healthy labor circumstances
The assurance of employee safety and health on working is the highest
priority, and endeavor to prevent from accident/disaster.
9) Measures for conflict minerals
For purchasing mineral resources contained in products, we try toadopt the smelter and refiner agent of conflict mineral free.

3.Environments
1) Environment management
In addition to proceed wide-range environment activities, observe
each country/area law, we also construct the control system in thetotal company, and would continuously manage/improve.
2) Emission restriction of greenhouse gas
To contribute preventing global warming, we control greenhouse gas
emission and promote reduction activities. Also undertake the efficientuse of energy.
3) Circumstance conservation of atmosphere, water, soil
We observe the law in each country/area regarding circumstanceconservation on atmosphere, water, soil etc, and perform continued
watching, reduction of contaminated materials, and spend effort to thecircumstance conservation.
4) Resource saving and reduction of disposal
We observe the law in each country/area regarding disposal’s proper
treatment, recycling etc, and work on the reduction of final disposal-8-amount through the efficient use of resources activities.
5) Chemical substance management
We manage safely the chemical substance which are possibly
environmental pollution. We do not contain the prohibited chemical
substances which regulated by law of the country/area in our product.

We do not use the prohibited chemical substances in the production
process. About the chemical substances which specified by each county/ area, we grasp the emission amount and inform to the government
according to the law.

4.Compliance1) Compliance with laws and regulation
We observe the laws in each country/area. To thorough compliance weadjust and perform the total structure of company policy, organization,action guideline, inter-report system, education system etc.
2) Observation of competition law
By observing of competition law in each country/area, we do not
perform such actions as private monopolization, unfair trade (cartel,bid consultation etc), unfair trade method, abuse of dominant positionetc.
3) Corruption prevention
When political contribution and/or donation, we perform according to
the law in each country/area and make relationship transparently andfairly with government, administration.
We must not perform unfair money transfer, presents transfer, dining
toward business partners, in purpose of gaining and keeping of unfair
profit, preferential treatment.
-9-4) Prohibition of conflict of interestNot performing the actions which lead to the profit for self, business
partner, third party, which is against the company profit.
5) Control and protection of confidential information
Regarding the private information of customers, third parties,employees and confidential information of customers & third parties, weobtain them through fair method, control strictly, utilize and protect in
the proper way.
6) Protection for notification person
We protect employees and work related person who did the reactions ofcomplaint procedures, preventing from the disadvantageous actions
such as dismissal, threat, harassment etc.
7) Export transaction management
We perform the proper export procedures/control when exporting thetechnique/products etc which is controlled each country/area’s law.
8) Protection of intellectual property
We protect company’s owing intellectual property rights, and no
injustice obtaining/utilization/infringement of the third party’s
intellectual property rights.
To minimize the risk of mixing up the imitation parts or imitationmaterials in the purchased materials, we establish and manage theeffective detection process.
9) Prohibition of the relationship with anti-social forces
We take resolute attitude and will never make any relationshipto the anti-social forces who build a sense of menace for social
order, and bother healthy growth of the enterprise.

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5. Disclosure of the information
1) Disclosure of the information to stakeholders
We disclose the information of the financial statement, achievements,
business operation activities to the stakeholders at proper timing
properly, and to make efforts for the mutual understanding, reliancerelationship with the stakeholders through open/fair communication.

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3. To the business partners
Through having the common recognition with all of our business
partners in line with this guideline, and tackling sustainability activities
positively, we would like society to desire our existence and we continue
to grow together.

1) Comply with the guideline
We request you to comply this guideline together with “BasicTransaction Contract”.
2) To organize the company structure
We request you to organize the company structure and continuously
manage/improve the sustainability activities based on this guideline.
3) Distribute and thorough the information to your supply chain
We request you to distribute and thorough this guideline to all of yoursupply chain.
4) Confirmation of the situation of the compliance
In order to check and confirm that our business partners follow thisguideline, we might request you to check your business documents/dataor request to visit your factory to investigate.
We will inform separately for the assigned business partner separately.
5) Measures when happening breach of compliance
In case of happening breach of compliance on our partners’ business
operations, we request you to report immediately, investigate of thecause, report of its result and submit the measures to prevent recurrence.
When no effective countermeasures made, we might stop issuing new
request for quotation temporary or take other actions.

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Uehara Nameplate Industry Co., Ltd.
President and CEO
Yoichi UEHARA〈Issuer / Contact〉
Uehara Nameplate Industry Co., Ltd
Purchasing Group- 13-