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Supply Chain Management

Policy

Action Plan for Supply Chain Sustainability

JINS is working to build a sustainable supply chain with the aim of realizing its vision of “Magnify Life.” To fulfill our social responsibility throughout the entire supply chain, we are working with suppliers to improve transparency in the procurement process, improve working environments, respect human rights, protect the environment, and thoroughly uphold health and safety. We will continue to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society through responsible procurement while developing trusting relationships with our suppliers.

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Supplier Code of Conduct

JINS has established the Supplier Code of Conduct to protect human rights and the working environment throughout its supply chain, and to continue to take environmentally-conscious actions. This Code defines standards for workers' rights and environmental responsibility throughout the supply chain.

JINS requests suppliers to comply with this Code of Conduct, and promotes business activities only with partners who can continue to implement it.

Supplier Code of Conduct (Main Body)

1 Compliance with Laws and Regulations

Production partners shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations and standards in the countries and regions in which they conduct business.

2 Child Labor

Production partners shall not employ children under the age of 15 or those who have not completed compulsory education.

3 Forced Labor

Production partners shall not engage in forced labor and human trafficking against the will of the workers through confinement and threat or use of violence during the recruitment and employment process.

4 Abuse and Harassment

Production partners shall respect the human rights of the workers and shall not engage in any form of harassment, including mental, physical or verbal abuse or sexual harassment, and make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

5 Discrimination

Production partners shall not engage in any sort of discrimination, including race, color, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, political opinion, social origin, trade union membership, disability, or sexual orientation.

6 Health and Safety

Production partners shall provide workers with a safe and healthy environment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and rules in the countries and regions in which they conduct business. They shall also take measures to prevent accidents and injuries related to health and safety.

7 Working Hours

Production partners shall comply with laws and regulations relating to working hours, breaks and holidays.

8 Wages and Allowances

Production partners shall conclude labor contracts with workers in accordance with applicable wage-related laws, pay and deduct wages and allowances, and maintain relevant documents.

9 Uphold the Freedom of Association and the Recognition of the Collective Bargaining

Production partners shall establish a system in which they can communicate with their workers openly and respect the freedom of association and the right to form and join trade unions. They shall also uphold the effective recognition of the collective bargaining by such freedom.

10 Environmental Responsibility

To promote environmental responsibility, production partners shall define their corporate vision, policies and strategies, and set economic, environmental and social targets and indicators related to sustainability.

11 Environment and Precautionary Approach

Production partners shall not only comply with all environmental laws, regulations and rules applicable in the countries and regions in which they conduct business activities, but also continuously implement environmentally conscious initiatives. They shall also implement a precautionary approach for environmental challenges.

12 Management of Chemical Substances

Production partners shall not use raw materials and components that contain chemical substances prohibited by the laws and regulations of each country and region in which they operate. In addition, when using chemical substances that may pollute the environment, they must be safely managed.

13 Waste and Emissions

Production partners shall comply with applicable laws, regulations and rules on waste and emissions in the countries and regions in which they conduct business activities, and appropriately manage and process them.

14 Resource Use

Production partners shall manage the used amount of energy and natural resources to continuously reduce them.

15 Development of Environmentally Friendly Technologies

In developing technologies, production partners shall protect the environment, reduce the pollution, and use all resources in a more sustainable manner.

16 Procurement and Traceability

When procuring products, raw materials and subsidiary materials from third parties, production partners shall select suppliers that can comply with this Code of Conduct. They shall also conduct due diligence on the sources of the products, raw materials and subsidiary materials they procure, and properly manage them.

17 Management System

Production partners shall establish a system in line with policies and objectives for business continuity and continuous improvement activities and for continuous compliance with this Code of Conduct.

18 Integrity and Transparency

Production Partners shall not engage in bribery, corruption, coercion, embezzlement, and falsification of records, material evidence and testimony in all business activities.

19 Anti-Corruption

Production Partners shall not only avoid bribery, coercion, and other forms of corruption, but also establish policies and specific programs to combat corruption and enhance transparency.

20 Compliance with This Code of Conduct

Production Partners shall comply with this Code of Conduct and report compliance their status when deemed necessary by JINS.

*The terms "production partners" in the Supplier Code of Conduct and "suppliers" on this page are synonymous.

Selection Criteria and Monitoring System for Suppliers

Selection Criteria for Suppliers

JINS conducts preliminary surveys of major supplier factories using its own check sheets in the areas of governance, quality, environment, human rights, labor, health and safety, fair trade, and information security. In order to further improve and evolve this survey, we will distribute our own ESG evaluation check sheets to our supplier factories and ask them to self-evaluate, and then check each item to screen suppliers, thereby selecting suppliers with more appropriate human rights and labor management.

Monitoring System for Suppliers

>Monitoring System for Suppliers

Before starting business with new suppliers, we have our internal specialist department conduct monitoring based on internal regulations (such as supplier selection guidelines and standards), and present and explain the Supplier Code of Conduct to them. In addition, when hiring a supplier, we have an external audit organization monitor items such as governance, quality, environment, human rights, labor, health and safety, fair trade, and information security, and if there are any issues to be pointed out, we make ensure that improvements are being made. Existing suppliers are also monitored annually by the external audit organization mentioned above. Based on the results of the monitoring, we communicate with supplier factories, and if there are any issues to be pointed out, we work together to make improvements.

Items Monitored by External Audit Organization

Environment

  • Obtaining regulatory approvals
  • Management system
  • Water intake and use
  • Wastewater
  • Emissions
  • Waste management
  • Chemical handling
  • Emergency preparedness for accident
  • Energy use, transportation volume,
    and understanding GHGs
  • Responses to neighboring issues such as land use, preserving biodiversity, and noise control

Society

  • Prohibiting child labor
  • Prohibiting forced labor
  • Employment contracts
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Freedom of association
  • Prohibiting discrimination
  • Prohibiting inappropriate disciplinary action
  • Working hours
  • Wages and compensation
  • Working environments
  • Compliance
  • Preventing corruption

Quality

  • Quality control system
  • Risk management system
  • Risk assessment
  • Customer-oriented response
  • Supply chain management
  • Traceability
  • Recalls
  • System of corrective measures for nonconformance
  • Document management
  • Internal auditing
  • Factory layouts, production process,
    Environments inside facilities
  • Product test
  • Worker training

JINS has an external audit organization carry out monitoring of major supplier factories once yearly. We select and monitor required items from among the areas of environment, society, and quality.