JEOL Group Green Procurement Requirements
Version 6 (November 1, 2023)
JEOL Ltd.
Contents
1. Objective
2. Scope
3. Control Policies for Chemical Substances Included in Procured Materials
4. Requests
4.1. Requests to our business partners
4.2. Requirements on procured items
5. Contact
6. Revision History

The JEOL Group is committed to activities that encourage environmental protection
throughout the business cycle from material procurement, product shipping, service,maintenance, and disposal.
We need to build alliances with our business partners and their supply chains to procurematerials that take into account quality, cost, delivery time, and environmental impact.
For that purpose, we have defined a set of rules named the JEOL Group Green Procurement
Requirements.
1. Objective
The purpose of the JEOL Group Green Procurement Requirements is to contribute to theimprovement of the global environment together with our business partners by clarifying
prohibited and regulated substances included in the materials that are used in our products,
establishing methods for surveying and controlling chemical substances used in procured
parts and materials, complying with environmental laws and regulations in each country,
and reducing our environmental impact.
2. Scope
The requirements are applicable for all procured items including raw materials, parts,instruments, semi-finished products, consumables, packaging materials, and auxiliarymaterials (sub-materials) that make up the products produced and sold by the JEOL Group.
3. Control Policies for Chemical Substances Included in Procured Materials
a. The List of Controlled Chemical Substances (G203) defines the substances regulated
in and outside Japan.
b. This list divides chemical substances into three categories shown below (in Table 1).
Table 1: Control categories
Control category nameControl category

Prohibited chemical

Prohibited

substances
Candidate chemical

Description
The JEOL Group prohibits the use of these substances.
Delivery of any items that includes them is prohibited.

Candidate

The JEOL Group plans to prohibit the use of thesesubstances planned tosubstances for its products in the future.

be prohibited

If any items include them, a switchover to an alternativethat does not include them is required.

Controlled chemical
substances

Controlled

The amount of these chemical substances included inmaterials, parts, etc. must be identified and controlled.

(Chemicals that may be restricted are also included.)
It is necessary to identify the inclusion of thesesubstances in delivered items.

4. Requests
4.1. Requests to our business partners
In order to achieve sustainable green procurement, we ask our partners for the following:a. Recommended to acquire a third-party certification for an environmental
management system (such as ISO 14001 and KES) or establish an alternative system.
b. Identify and control the inclusion status of chemical substances listed in the List ofControlled Chemical Substances in all the procured items to be delivered to the JEOL
Group.
c. Cooperate with the survey on inclusion of chemical substances
The submitted feedback will be shared with the JEOL Group. They may also beshared by our customers if requested.
d. Our business partners that manufacture products and parts requested by the JEOL
Group are requested to submit the Guarantee of Non-use of Designated Chemical
Substances (in latest form).
4.2. Requirements on procured items
We request the following response to the items delivered to the JEOL Group according tothe categories in the List of Controlled Chemical Substances.
a. Non-inclusion of prohibited chemical substances
Deliver procured items that do not include chemical substances specified asprohibited chemical substances (unless otherwise directed by the JEOL Group).
If the inclusion of any prohibited chemical substance is identified, contact us
immediately.
b. Switchover to non-inclusion of candidate chemical substances planned to beprohibited
Candidate chemical substances that are planned to be prohibited can be delivered
until the scheduled date of delivery prohibition listed in the List of Controlled
Chemical Substances.
During that period, carry out the survey on the inclusion of controlled substances. Ifthe inclusion of any controlled substances is identified, switch to the non-inclusion by
the scheduled date of delivery prohibition.
If it is difficult to switch to non-inclusion by that date, contact us immediately.
c. Identify the inclusion of controlled chemical substances.
Identify the inclusion of controlled chemical substances and report the result asrequested.
d. Report ingredient information.
Report information about the ingredients included in delivered items in
chemSHERPA format. All controlled chemical substances that are included must bereported.
If you cannot report or submit ingredient information, submit Answers Related to
Designated Chemical Substances and Guarantee of Non-Inclusion (in latest form) ora guarantee of non-inclusion issued by the manufacturer instead.
e. If the ingredients of materials and parts are changed for reasons other than directions
from the JEOL Group, report the change by 4M Change Application.
5. Contact
Contact us for inquiries at the following:
JEOL Ltd., Quality Assurance Divisiongreen@jeol.co.jp
Web page: Inquiries about corporate
https://www.jeol.co.jp/contacts/corporate.html
6. Revision History
The summary of the latest revision is as follows:
・Clarified the chemical substances that are prohibited from use and those that requirecontrol.
・Added a requirement to report ingredient information using the chemSHERPA format.