Sustainability

TOPPAN Group Sustainable Procurement Guidelines

The TOPPAN Group aims to contribute to the sustainable growth of society. To this end, we promote sustainable procurement activities, whereby corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities are extended throughout the entire supply chain in cooperation with our suppliers and contractors (hereinafter referred to as “Business Partners”). Through these activities, we also aim to enhance the corporate value of the TOPPAN Group as well as our Business Partners.

Specifically, we have been conducting sustainable procurement activities by establishing the first version of the TOPPAN Group CSR Procurement Guidelines in 2007, which was then revised in 2014. However, in light of recent trends with regard to sustainable procurement, such as the establishment of international standards and social demands, we have renamed the guidelines as the TOPPAN Group Sustainable Procurement Guidelines (hereinafter referred to as the “Guidelines”) and revised the standards in January 2022.

The Guidelines consist of the Basic Procurement Policy and a set of Sustainable Procurement Standards. The Guidelines are applied to the procurement activities of each company of the TOPPAN Group when it procures any goods or services necessary for its business activities by means of purchasing, leasing, or otherwise. As such, the Guidelines shall not only be applied to the procurement activities of procurement departments, but also to the procurement/purchasing activities of all departments of each company of the TOPPAN Group. The Guidelines, however, do not apply to financing activities.

As a member of the TOPPAN Group, our company has been implementing the Guidelines from May 2023.