The Fuji Electric Code of Conduct stipulates that we “Respect and value our business partners,” and we believe it is important to be a company with high social value by building a supply chain that supports a sustainable society.

One of the commitments under Fuji Electric’s Environmental Vision 2050 is to “realize a recycling-oriented society.” From the perspective of global environmental protection, we actively promote green procurement by sourcing materials with low environmental impact from suppliers who actively engage in environmental protection activities.

We are expanding “Fuji Electric’s CSR Procurement Guidelines” globally, while also aiming to build responsible supply chains with our suppliers in Japan and abroad. These Guidelines were formulated for the purpose of sharing our concept of CSR with our suppliers and having them put it into practice.

我们要求我们的供应商进行self-assessment of CSR procurement in accordance with the Fuji Electric CSR Procurement Guidelines. This selfassessment helps us see a clear picture of CSR initiatives in our supply chain. Furthermore, in providing their answers to the questions in the assessment, our suppliers gain a better understanding of Fuji Electric’s CSR philosophy and what we would like them to comply with and practice. If any supplier seems to need more efforts in terms of CSR, we work with them so that they will achieve a higher level of CSR, thereby reducing risks involved in CSR in a supply chain

Fuji Electric established the Fuji Electric CSR Procurement Guidelines, which summarize our requests to our suppliers in order to reduce risks involved in CSR in a supply chain. We consulted the RBA Code of Conduct, which is published by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) that promotes CSR in global supply chains, and the Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct, which is published by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), while creating the Guidelines.

In fiscal 2020, we expanded the target of our survey to include suppliers of our consolidated subsidiaries in Japan and overseas. Of about 4,200 suppliers in total, 673 major suppliers in Japan and overseas, which made up the top 80% of our subsidiaries’ suppliers in fiscal 2019, cooperated in the self-assessment of their efforts based on the Fuji Electric CSR Procurement Guidelines. We gave them feedback based on their assessment results. The survey found that 37 suppliers were rated D, which means they needed to work on improvements in their efforts to fulfill their CSR. We made sure that these suppliers were interviewed so they would have a deeper understanding of CSR initiatives, and that issues were successfully resolved. We will keep communicating closely with our suppliers so that we will continue to work together to create a supply chain that supports a sustainable society.

Once a year, we invite suppliers who have made significant contributions to our business to attend a “business policy explanatory forum.” We use this as an opportunity to further deepen relationships of mutual trust with suppliers in recognition of the valuable support we receive from them.

Although we canceled the business policy explanatory forum in fiscal 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we certified 99 suppliers as best partners. We also commended those suppliers who have made outstanding contributions to our business.

Once a year, each Fuji Electric factory and business office holds a “procurement policy explanatory forum” for its local suppliers. In addition to our key procurement policies, we share information on our sustainable procurement activities by communicating our policies and initiatives concerning the environment, quality, compliance, and so forth.

We are enhancing activities with our suppliers in the aim of achieving a sustainable society through the entire supply chain. As part of these efforts, in fiscal 2020 the Matsumoto Factory, which produces semiconductors in the Electronic Devices Business, engaged in support activities for the environmental conservation of its major suppliers. After surveying suppliers’ environmental management status (obtainment of ISO certification/guideline compliance), the Factory [1] provided support for those suppliers who had not obtained ISO certification to obtain it and [2] investigated the environmental risk, if necessary.

In fiscal 2020, the Factory conducted online audits of two suppliers in consideration of COVID-19 countermeasures, and confirmed their keeping of good conditions. In fiscal 2021, the Factory once again plans to conduct audits of those suppliers with environmental risk concern.

Fuji Electric has a policy of not supporting acts that indirectly violate human rights through its supply chain. Based on this policy, Fuji Electric and its affiliates have worked to ban the use of minerals associated with the funding of armed insurgents, human trafficking, forced labor, child labor, abuse, war crimes, and other human rights violations. These minerals include tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold and its derivatives produced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or areas of conflict in surrounding countries.

In February 2014, we became an official member of JEITA's Responsible Minerals Trade Working Group. In this role, we promote effective activities in collaboration with industry groups, including by collecting the latest information on conflict minerals.

Fuji Electric continues to reject any and all ties with antisocial forces. Prompted by the growing sophistication of financing techniques adopted by antisocial forces in recent years, the government of Japan has announced specific guidelines to combat these techniques. Fuji Electric and its associates have concluded memoranda of understanding concerning the rejection of ties with antisocial forces with all new and continuing suppliers in Japan. At the same time, we respond to requests from customers, such as those asking us to conclude similar memoranda, in good faith.

Fuji Electric outsources on-site construction and installation of power generation facilities and industrial equipment to external professionals. The Company undertakes various activities recognizing its responsibility in the management of occupational health and safety with respect to construction work.

Danger prediction meetings and tool box meetings are held to discuss and predict areas of potential risk, and clarify safety requirements for each work process. In addition, inspections of tools and equipment, onsite safety patrols and other related activities are conducted on a daily basis.

此外,与若干安全审议会议uction companies are organized for large-scale projects. Ongoing steps are taken to prepare occupational health and safety materials as well as to distribute occupational health and safety reports. At the same time, special education and training programs are regularly implemented for the handling of hazardous substances including hydrogen sulfide.

In accordance with the amendment of Enforcement Guidelines to the Construction Business Act　in Japan, companies are required to instruct subcontractors to enroll in social insurance programs such as medical insurance and pension plans for their workers as part of their responsibilities as a principal contractor and to promote public social security.

Fuji Electric has begun confirming the social insurance enrollment status of subcontractors, and creating a related database, as part of its responsibilities as a principal contractor, beginning with construction work outsourced from November 1, 2012. We select subcontractors and provide guidance based on this information.