Supply Chain Management
Basic Policy
Basic Policy
Through the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, the international community has called on companies to actively engage in actions to resolve global issues toward realizing a sustainable society. Existing harmoniously with the global environment, respecting human rights, and providing challenging work environments are some of the JFE Group’s commitments in the JFE Standards of Business Conduct and the Group promotes initiatives under these standards. In order to realize a sustainable society, we believe it is important to address these challenges within the Group itself as well as across the entire supply chain. We will continue to push forward with our initiatives supported by the understanding of our suppliers and other business partners.
Promoting Green Procurement
The JFE Group’s procurement policies help to conserve resources and protect the environment by ensuring adherence not only to all laws and regulations but also to procurement principles stated in the Charter of Corporate Behavior developed by the Japan Business Federation. Going forward, the JFE Group expects to accelerate such efforts in its supply chains.
Procurement Policy and Initiatives by Each Business
JFE Steel Procurement Guidelines and Requests to Suppliers to Promote Sustainability
To guide its procurement of raw materials, JFE Steel established the JFE Steel Procurement Guidelines, in accordance with the JFE Group Standards of Conduct and the JFE Group Basic Policy on Human Rights, to promote activities for realizing sustainability across its entire supply chain. Under the guidelines, JFE Steel pays due consideration to human rights, including the prohibition of child labor and forced labor, as well as legal compliance and environmental protection. In addition, the company purchases raw materials after investigating and confirming that suppliers are not handling conflict minerals.
We share these guidelines with our business partners and promote sustainability initiatives throughout our supply chain.
For the JFE Steel Procurement Guidelines, please refer to the following.
JFE Steel Procurement Guidelines
Basic Procurement Policy, and Requests to Suppliers to Promote CSR
Viewing its suppliers as key partners in achieving mutual growth, JFE Engineering strives to nurture mutual trust and reinforce partnership relationships.
JFE Engineering established its Basic Procurement Policy to implement fair and transparent procurement activities. Under its Procurement Guidelines, it also makes specific requests to its business partners and asks for their compliance to promote sustainable procurement by working hand in hand to advance corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.
For JFE Engineering’s Basic Procurement Policy and Procurement Guidelines, please refer to the following.
Basic Procurement Policy and Procurement Guidelines
Ensuring a Safe, Fair Supply Chain
The JFE Shoji Group engages in activities toward becoming a company with a strong presence that can achieve sustainable development and growth together with its customers, the JFE Group, and all other stakeholders. JFE Shoji believes that ensuring sustainability across the supply chain is a key issue for achieving this goal and established the Basic Policy on Sustainability in the Supply Chain to guide its efforts on human rights, labor issues, the global environment, and other matters. The JFE Shoji Group seeks the understanding and cooperation of its suppliers and other business partners in complying with the policy and will work with them to establish a more sustainable supply chain.
For JFE Shoji’s Basic Policy on Sustainability in the Supply Chain, please refer to the following.
