LINTEC has established the LINTEC Procurement Policy, the LINTEC Green Procurement Policy, and the LINTEC Lumber Pulp Procurement Policy, all of which are based on CSR. Its procurement activities follow the Policies. We request suppliers, on various occasions, to ensure CSR activities from multiple perspectives, including respect for human rights, occupational health and safety, information security, and corporate ethics.
We also confirm our suppliers’ CSR status (legal compliance, underage employment prohibited, safety / health, etc.) in the supplier questionnaire survey and ask for improvement when deemed necessary.

• Data Related to CSR Procurement [PDF: 1,199KB]

LINTEC asks its suppliers to respond to the supplier questionnaire survey in order to strengthen the relationship of trust we have with them.

For procurement with lower environmental impact, the LINTEC Group is ensuring thorough chemical substance management for raw materials, parts, and secondary materials. We conduct investigations into substances contained not only in new materials that we procure for the first time but also in materials that we have continuously procured in order to ensure compliance with new regulations.

LINTEC recognizes that minerals^＊ extracted in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (CAHRAs) has evolved into a major social issue, as it could fund armed groups and lead to human rights abuses and labor problems. With a view toward responsible sourcing of minerals, LINTEC conducts rigorous surveys on its supply chains by employing the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) and Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT) to ensure that the raw materials it uses are free of conflict minerals, while referencing the “Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas” of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (the OECD Guidance).

• ＊ Minerals: Metals derived from conflict minerals as defined in the Dodd-Frank Act (U.S. federal law to reform the financial system) are tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold (3TG). LINTEC added cobalt and mica to the minerals subject to its survey.

The LINTEC Group is aware of the grave issues relating to child labor and forced labor. As such, LINTEC conducts a supplier survey every year to monitor the relevant situation.

The ability of suppliers to continue their businesses in the event of a disaster is critical for LINTEC to secure stable supplies of its products to customers. LINTEC conducts evaluations of its suppliers to determine their business continuance ability. LINTEC has evaluated major suppliers to confirm the following situations: (1) stock volumes of raw materials LINTEC uses, (2) procurement routes for the raw materials, (3) disaster control measures taken at their production sites and facilities, and (4) availability of substitute production sites.
LINTEC also requests suppliers to cooperate in establishing organizational systems to introduce and operate BCPs, and in developing organizations and procedures to take responsive actions in the event of an incident^＊.

• ＊Incident: A situation which cause or may cause business interruption, disturbance, loss, emergency or hazard.