Procurement Policies

FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. procures parts and raw materials in accordance with the below-stated procurement policies which are in effect throughout the entire FURUNO group:

Social Reliability

We pledge to conform to all related legal obligations in parts/materials procurement. Also, we shall, by all means, keep strictly confidential the information about all suppliers that we become acquainted with through procurement activities.

Fair Provision of Opportunity for Suppliers of Raw Materials/Parts

We shall provide all our suppliers with opportunities for competition on a fair and equitable basis.

Economical Rationality

Suppliers shall be selected with equality, integrity, fairness and courtesy, based upon the quality and reliability of the materials/parts, time of delivery, pricing, technological expertise, proposals, and soundness of the corporate managemental structure of the suppliers.

Mutual Confidence

We pledge to establish mutual confidence with our suppliers with the aim to achieve mutual growth.

Our Commitment to Green Procurement

In order to fulfill our responsibility in terms of environmental protection as a manufacturer, we enacted the "Global Procurement Standards for Parts and Materials" in 2004, which establishes standards for green procurement activites, with emphasis on chemical substances contained in the parts and materials of our products.

Our Approach to Green Procurement

FURUNO prioritizes items that have less impact on the environment when it comes to procuring parts, materials, office stationery, furnishings and so forth. Moreover, we avoid using or promote to reduce use of certain hazardous chemical substances in procuring parts and materials. Through this "Green Procurement", we are determined to decrease negative environmental impacts when manufacturing our products.

Public interest in preservation of the global environment has been growing in recent years, and the European Union has initiated reinforcing environmental regulations with the enforcement of WEEE Directive (The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive) and RoHS Directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive), for instance. In 2004, FURUNO established the "Green Procurement Standards for Parts and Materials" in order to fulfill our social responsibility in terms of environmental protection as well as compliance with existing regulations. Thenceforward, we have been implementing procurement activities based upon the principle of environmental protection, putting primary focus upon any chemical substances contained in the parts and materials of our products. It would be our pleasure if our valued suppliers could kindly countenance our vision of environmental protection and cooperate with us in pursuing that goal.

To our valued suppliers

Please refer to the guidelines for our green procurement activities.

Green Procurement Guidelines	English	Japanese
Green Procurement Standards for Parts and Materials	[PDF/177 KB]	[PDF/356 KB]
Self-Declaration of Conformance Regarding Systems for Managing Chemical Substances in Products	[DOC/60 KB]	[DOC/40 KB]

Japan Green Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative (As of July 2009)	English	Japanese
Ver.4 Green Procurement Survey Tool	[XLS/3.01 MB]	[XLS/3.01 MB]
Ver.4 Material Composition Survey and Response Manual	[PDF/482 KB]	[PDF/700 KB]
Ver.4 Survey Response Tools Operation Manual	[PDF/886 KB]	[PDF/1.82 MB]
JOINT INDUSTRY GUIDE(JIG-101 Ed2.0)	[PDF/577 KB]	[PDF/432 KB]
Guidelines for the Management of Chemical Substances in Products Ver.2	[PDF/738 KB]	[PDF/798 KB]

*The above listed five documents are cited from the web site of JGPSSI: Japan Green Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative. Please see JGPSSI web site for further details.

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