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DCM Holdings
Procurement Policy

DCM Holdings Co., Ltd. ensures that all of our suppliers (including shipping) understand and agree to both the DCM Holdings Compliance Policy and the DCM Holdings Human Rights Policy. Therefore, we drafted the DCM Holdings Procurement Policy (hereinafter, “procurement policy”) to clarify our conformance with all international principles, declarations and norms related to labor rights and are requesting observance from all suppliers so that we can work together to create a better society and community environment and so that we can sustainably develop our company.

1. Observance of Laws and Ordinances, Ethics

  • We observe all laws and ordinances, bylaws, regulations and fair dealing and competition of the countries and regions in which we do business.
  • We understand and implement the procurement policy, and our entire organization will work towards the solving of societal problems. Additionally, we request that our suppliers, subcontractors and contractors abide by the procurement policy.
  • Regardless of the situation, we will not engage in any unethical behavior, such as bribery, threatening, corruption like embezzlement and the forgery, falsification or concealment of records, material evidence or testimony. This is so we can conduct earnest and fair corporate activities that have a high degree of transparency and that are in line with societal norms.
  • Our ethical mission as a corporation is to resolutely eliminate any connections with antisocial forces and groups, and to ensure that they receive no profit.

2. Human Rights / Labor

  • We respect the human rights of all employees and do not engage in any unreasonable harassment or discrimination. Additionally, we respect the privacy of each employee, pay careful and close attention when handling personal information and manage it appropriately.
  • Employees involved in physical punishment, mental or physical coercion, or mistreatment through harassment or speech will be dealt with severely.
  • Even if there is no direct involvement in the promotion of or participation in infringements upon human rights, we work to prevent or reduce negative effects on human rights directly tied to our business, products and services through our business relations.
  • We guarantee that employees are employed of their own free will, and we will not engage or participate in any form of coerced employment or labor that violates the free will of the employee through unreasonable limitations of that employee’s freedom.
  • We do not approve of child labor and will not engage in any form of child labor. We employ workers who have met the highest age condition of the following items of the minimum labor wage.
    ① 15 years
    ② End of compulsory education age
    ③ Minimum legal labor age in the country where the labor will be conducted
  • When employing young workers, if the worker is over the legal age or the employable age but under 18, priority will be placed on allowing them to attend school if they are still subject to compulsory education, and they will not be given work that could impair that opportunity (night shifts or overtime work), nor will they be put in dangerous situations.
  • We will not permit nor participate in any employment-based discrimination, such as hiring, wages, promotions, training, turnover or resignation, on the basis of race, nation, sexuality, language, age, religion, political or other opinions, thoughts and beliefs, nationality, social background, assets, birthplace or any other factors (sexual orientation, gender identity, health status, presence of disability).
  • We observe national and regional laws and ordinances and standards (that should be followed) related to labor hours, holidays and breaks. Total labor hours will not exceed those standards, breaks and holidays are offered and overtime work is done of the workers own volition.
  • We observe laws and ordinances related to wages and service and benefit programs in a country. Wages are set above what would satisfy an employee’s basic needs, and we do not conduct unreasonable wage reductions that would violate labor-related laws and ordinances. Additionally, we record and keep the details of paid wages, and explain this in a way in which the employee can understand.
  • We respect the rights of employees to choose to form, join or operate labor unions that abide by laws and ordinances, and their right to act as a representative of employees and engage in collective bargaining with the company. Additionally, we will work to ensure that the company and the union can stay orderly and honorable, and that problems are solved quickly and peacefully through collective bargaining.

3. Environment

  • We not only observe the laws and ordinances related to the global and regional environments of the countries in which we do business, but we work to continually do more than we are obligated to.
  • We implement controls to reduce environmental risks and to minimize our impact on the environment through things such as reductions to the CO2 generated in the course of business, making energy use more efficient, promoting use of renewable energy, efficient use of resources, reductions to and recycling of waste, prevention of pollution from waste such as chemical substances, efficient use of water resources and protecting biodiversity, and we periodically revise these controls. Additionally, we work to research and develop manufacturing technologies, as well as products and services, that are in harmony with the environment.

4. Safety and Health

  • In addition to offering a safe and hygienic workplace environment to employees, we continually evaluate, manage and improve effective methods and measures for work that carries a large physical or mental load to ensure that there are no threats to the health and safety of employees.
  • We will prepare emergency response plans and response procedures to minimize emergencies and the effect and damage during such emergencies, and conduct education and training so that they can be followed during times of disaster.

5. Guaranteeing Product Safety and Quality

  • To guarantee product safety, we observe laws and ordinances related to safety, quality and reliability in each country and region and appropriately conduct product safety management.
  • We observe merchandising-related laws and ordinances of the country and region of origin, and the exporting country and region for the final product and its constituents.
  • We offer accurate information that is not misleading related to our products and services.
  • We respect intellectual property rights and manage them so that the intellectual property rights held by or belonging to our company are not infringed upon by a third party, and so that we do not illegally obtain or use the intellectual property rights, such as patents, utility models, designs and trademarks, of a third party, nor infringe upon rights through illegal copying of software or documents.
  • We prevent the unintentional outflow and inflow of technology through the preparation and appropriate operation of basic policies and internal rules related to confidential information.

August 2022
DCM Holdings Co., Ltd.
Representative Director, President, and COO
Yasunori Ishiguro