Procurement Guidelines

January 2024

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1.1 Mitsuboshi Belting Group’s philosophy system
1.2 Mitsuboshi Belting Group Procurement Policy

2. Mitsuboshi Belting Group Procurement
Guidelines
2.1 Thorough compliance
2.2 Respect for human rights and consideration for theworking environment
2.3 Consideration for the environment
2.4 Maintenance of fair corporate activities andprevention of corruption
2.5 Ensuring of quality
2.6 Ensuring of safety and health
2.7 Strengthening of information security
2.8 Supply chain management
2.9 Coexistence with regional communities
2.10 Appropriate information disclosure

3. Mitsuboshi Belting Policies
3.1 Human Rights Policy
3.2 Basic Policy for the Environment
3.3 Basic Policy on Quality
3.4 Basic Policy on Occupational Health and Safety
3.5 Information Security Policy

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1. Mitsuboshi Belting Group Management Policy
Mitsuboshi Belting Group’s philosophy system

A company that supports people’s comfortable lives with thepower of “KAGAKU” ** KAGAKU : Chemistry and Science

Mitsuboshi Belting Group Procurement Policy
Staying true to its Corporate Philosophy of “To give attentive consideration to both humanity and nature,” the Mitsuboshi
Belting Group will engage in fair and impartial procurement activities and strive to establish mutually reliable partnerships
with our business partners.

1．Fair and impartial business transactions
We provide fair and impartial business opportunities to business partners who wish to do business with us. Whenselecting business partners, we comprehensively consider quality, technical capabilities, delivery dates, prices, stabilityof supply, and other factors.

2．Building partnerships
We aim to build mutually reliable partnerships through fair and impartial business transactions so as to achieve mutualgrowth.

3．Compliance and confidentiality
When conducting procurement activities, we comply with related laws and social norms, and we do not disclose
confidential information about our business partners obtained through procurement transactions to third parties without
the consent of our business partners.

4．Promoting CSR procurement
We comply with laws and social norms, and promote procurement that fulfills our social responsibilities while taking
into consideration respect for human rights, health and safety, information security, and timely and appropriate
disclosure of information regarding such details.

5．Promotion of green procurement
To preserve the global environment and realize a sustainable society, we will work with our business partners to engage
in procurement activities that aims to reduce environmental impact.
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2. Mitsuboshi Belting Group Procurement Guidelines
Now that companies are supposed to play an even greater role for the good of the environment and society than before,
we at the Mitsuboshi Belting Group believe that it is important for us to strive as one with our business partners, as wellas on our own, to enhance environmental and social value through business activities. We ask that you, business partnersof the Mitsuboshi Belting Group, uphold the philosophy and values of the Group and promote business activities inaccordance with these Guidelines.

Mitsuboshi Belting Group Procurement Guidelines
1. Thorough compliance
We ask that you act in good faith and comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and social norms of the country orregion where you conduct business activities.
◼ Respect corporate ethics and abide by internal regulations. Do not engage in any misconduct.
◼ Execute operations and education based on your policy and framework for thorough compliance and on
various systems, including the internal reporting system.

2. Respect for human rights and consideration for the working environment
We ask that you respect human rights and the personality of each individual and that you understand and uphold theMitsuboshi Belting Group Human Rights Policy.
◼ Do not tolerate any discrimination on the grounds of race, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, genderidentity, age, religion, creed, ethnicity, immigration, disability, poverty, marital status, family status, or any
other reason.
◼ Do not engage in inhumane treatment, including abuse, corporal punishment, or any form of harassment,or any act that violates the dignity of a person.
◼ Pay fair wages in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
◼ Comply with legal working hours and holidays.
◼ Do not engage in any forms of forced labor.
◼ Do not unreasonably require employees to hand over their identity documents or work permits orunreasonably collect deposits.
◼ Do not employ children under the legal working age.
◼ Guarantee your employees’ freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining.

3. Consideration for the environment
We ask that you actively promote various environmental initiatives to contribute to the realization of a sustainablesociety.
◼ Establish an environmental management system that ensures the continuous improvement of yourperformance on environmental issues, and engage in activities to conserve resources and energy.
◼ Work to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
◼ Work to reduce and recycle waste.
◼ Work to manage and reduce wastewater, sludge, and exhaust emissions.
◼ Make effective use of water resources and address water risks.
◼ Properly manage chemical substances in your products, grasp the amount of chemical substances
handled, and report it to the regulating authorities.
◼ Do not use any substances prohibited by laws and regulations in your products and manufacturing
processes.
◼ Conduct all business activities, including raw materials procurement, in consideration of the conservationof biodiversity, and strive to realize a sustainable society where people and nature coexist in harmony.

4. Maintenance of fair corporate activities and prevention of corruption
We ask that you conduct fair trade that respects commercial ethics and free competition and that you do not engage
in private monopolies, unreasonable trade restrictions, or unfair trade practices (such as unfair competition and abuse

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of superior bargaining position).
◼ Establish appropriate relationships with local governments and public officials, as well as customers andsuppliers, and take measures to prevent corruption.
◼ Eliminate any relationships with antisocial forces or organizations.
◼ Respect the intellectual property rights, such as patent rights, copyrights, and trademark rights, of thirdparties.

5. Ensuring of quality
We ask that you take proactive measures to ensure stable quality.
◼ Design, manufacture, and sell products that meet the safety standards stipulated by various laws andregulations and that ensure sufficient product safety.
◼ Establish and maintain a quality assurance system that complies with quality management systemstandards, including ISO 9001.

6. Ensuring of safety and health
We ask that you appropriately manage the health and safety of your employees and prevent accidents and disasters
so that everyone can work with peace of mind.
◼ Comply with laws and regulations on safety and health.
◼ Work to prevent occupational accidents through risk assessment and health and safety training.

7. Strengthening of information security
We ask that you prevent the leakage of confidential and personal information and strengthen information security.
◼ Clarify the information assets to be protected, and manage and protect them appropriately.
◼ Comply with laws and regulations on information security as well as contractual security requirements.
◼ In the event of an information security-related incident, promptly investigate the cause, make maximum
efforts to minimize damage, and develop measures to prevent recurrence.

8. Supply chain management
We ask that you disseminate these Guidelines to your suppliers and ensure that your suppliers thoroughly understandand follow each item in the Guidelines.
◼ Conduct procurement activities in consideration of the effects on regional communities of the use of raw
materials that may cause social problems, such as human rights issues and environmental issues, andtake measures to avoid their use if there are any concerns.

9. Coexistence with regional communities
We ask that you actively engage in activities that can contribute to the development of international and regionalcommunities.
◼ Value partnerships with regional communities.
◼ Work to conduct social contribution activities that will lead to solving the issues of regional communities.

10. Appropriate information disclosure
We ask that you disclose information to your stakeholders in a timely and appropriate manner to ensure thetransparency of your corporate activities.
◼ Disclose information, such as about your commitment to human rights and occupational safety and health,
your environmental activities, and your financial status, in a timely and appropriate manner.
◼ Never falsify records or disclose false information.

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3. Mitsuboshi Belting Policies
Mitsuboshi Belting Group Human Rights Policy
In line with the Corporate Philosophy of “to give attentive consideration to both humanity and nature,” the Mitsuboshi
Belting Group will be collaborating with stakeholders to engage in activities that respect and honor human rights.
Through these activities, we will fulfill our corporate responsibility in respecting human rights as provided in the Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights issued by the UN.

■ Scope of application
This Policy applies to all officers and employees of the Mitsuboshi Belting Group, and we will encourage ourbusiness partners to support this Policy and make efforts to better respect human rights.

■ Compliance
Mitsuboshi Belting Group's business activities in various countries and regions are to be conducted in compliancewith the laws and regulations of each country. In our efforts to respect human rights, if laws and regulations do notcomply with the United Nations' International Bill of Human Rights and the International Labour Organization's
Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, we will give these two international principles as muchpriority as possible.

■ Performing Human Rights DD
In implementing this Policy, we will regularly perform Human Rights DD to identify risks (negative impacts on humanrights), identify implementation issues, formulate implementation plans, monitor and evaluate implementation
details, and deploy evaluation results so as to continuously improve our undertaking.

■ Implementation system
To ensure reliable and speedy achievement of goals set for initiatives related to respect for human rights, anorganization in which officers serve as implementation managers will be formed in order to perform Human Rights
DD and report the details to top management. We will also disclose information to stakeholders in an appropriatemanner and actively engage in dialogue and consultation. Should a human rights infringement case arise inbusiness activities of Mitsuboshi Belting Group or our business partners, we will immediately rectify the situation inaccordance with international standards.

■ Education
This Policy will be communicated to officers, employees and stakeholders of the Mitsuboshi Belting Group, and will
be disclosed in an easily accessible manner. We will also provide appropriate education to promote awareness anddeepen understanding.
January 1, 2023

Basic Policy for the Environment
In all business activities, the Mitsuboshi Belting Group carries out environmental conservation activities from a global
perspective with the aim of realizing a sustainable society based on the Corporate Philosophy of “thinking about people
and thinking about the earth.” We will promote the creation of companies that contribute to society.

1. Maintenance of environmental management system
We maintain an environmental management system that functions effectively and manage the environmental
preservation activities that are developed in all businesses under this system.

2. Compliance obligations
We comply with environmental laws and regulations, agreements with stakeholders, and internal rules/guidelines.

3. Cooperation with stakeholders
We actively promote cooperation with stakeholders with the aim of ensuring the achievement of our environmental

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goals and targets we have set for issues in our environmental preservation activities, including conserving
resources/energy and curtailing substances that have an environmental impact. We also actively engage inactivities to achieve coexistence with the local community.

4. Utilization of technological capabilities
We apply the know-how and technology cultivated as a manufacturing company to environmental preservation
activities with a "product life cycles" perspective.

5. Implementation of continuous improvement
Throughout all our businesses, we identify and monitor environmental impacts, make continuous improvements,and ensure that we achieve our environmental goals and targets.
Through the environmental management system, all employees of the Mitsuboshi Belting Group will be informedof this basic environmental policy. We also disclose it outside the company in a form that is easily available to all
stakeholders.
Revised on October 1, 2021

Mitsuboshi Belting Group Basic Quality Policy
Management Principle:
To contribute to society by supplying goods of high performance, high precision, and high quality.
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"To contribute to society by supplying goods of high performance, high precision, and high quality" means creatingand providing products that satisfy customers with their performance, functionality, reliability, etc., and that are
useful to society.

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So as to realize this Basic Quality Policy, we will adhere to the following.
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Develop products that satisfy customers.

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Enhance and improve Total Quality Management (TQM) and ensure top-level quality in the domestic andinternational industries.

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Engage in work in accordance with established standards.
October 18,1977

Basic Policy on Occupational Health and Safety
Ensuring the health and safety of all employees of the Mitsuboshi Belting Group and continuously improving the systemthat manages them are top business priorities, and all employees are to work together to engage in health and safety
activities.

Code of Conduct
All employees strive for good communication and participate in health and safety activities.
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We maintain and improve the health and safety management system so that it continues to function
effectively.

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We comply with health- and safety-related legislations and health and safety management
regulations.

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We strive to prevent occupational accidents through risk assessments and health and safetyeducation.

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We promote health management for all employees by implementing health checkups, mental healthsafeguards, infection control measures, etc.

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We raise road safety awareness to eliminate traffic accidents.
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Mitsuboshi Belting Group Information Security Policy
The Mitsuboshi Belting Group (hereinafter referred to as "the Group") is committed to ensuring information security
across the Group based on the policy below in order to protect the information of our customers and business partners
as well as the information assets held by the Group from threats such as accidents, disasters, and crimes, and to live
up to the trust that society has placed in us.

1. Establishment of information security systems
The Group identifies information assets that need to be protected, and establishes and operates information security
systems to protect those assets.

2.Regulatory compliance
The Group will comply with laws and regulations on information security as well as contractual securityrequirements.

3. Provision of education and training
The group continuously provides education and training regarding information security to our employees.

4. Response to security incidents
In the event of an information security-related incident, the Group will promptly investigate the cause, and strive tominimize damage and prevent recurrence.

5. Continuous improvement
The Group regularly reviews and improves its information security systems in order to adapt to changes in ourbusinesses, society, technology, and other developments.
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