Procurement-Related

Procurement Policy

  1. We comply with laws, regulations and social norms.
  2. Based on the idea of free competition, we select suppliers in a stringent manner by providing fair and equal opportunities.
  3. We share mutual interests and benefits with suppliers based on the idea of mutual prosperity.
  4. We engage in open communication and build a relationship of trust with suppliers.
  5. We conduct improvement activities proactively in collaboration with suppliers.

UNIMATEC Group Sustainability Procurement Guidelines

We, UNIMATEC Group, are committed to being an entity that fulfills the role of driving efforts toward the realization of a sustainable society while upholding the principle of fair and free competition, through creating added value that is socially useful, generating employment, and acting autonomously and responsibly.
We believe that if we are to achieve this goal, it is essential that our awareness is shared across suppliers and to work together throughout the supply chain to realize a sustainable society, and established UNIMATEC Group Sustainability Procurement Guidelines as our code of conduct.
We ask our suppliers, who are important business partners of the UNIMATEC Group, to understand the purpose of this guideline and to implement it on their own, and we also ask their own suppliers to implement it.

UNIMATEC Group Sustainability Procurement Guidelines (PDF)

Main content

  • Human rights and Labor
  • Health and Safety
  • Environment
  • Product Quality and Safety
  • Ethics
  • Information Security
  • Supply chain

Prevention of Delivery of Counterfeit and Suspected Products

We will carry out procurement activities based on the following policy in order to prevent the use of counterfeit and suspected products.

  1. We do not purchase counterfeit products.
  2. We do not purchase suspected products.

Counterfeit products:
Goods that infringe industrial property rights (patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, and trademarks) and items that are not regular contract items and whose functional warranty cannot be confirmed.
Suspected products:
Goods that are in suspicious condition for which it is unclear whether they are regular contract items.

Requests to Our Suppliers

Our Policy on Gifts and Entertainment

Please note that we will decline the following gifts and entertainment from our suppliers.

  • We will not accept any cash, gift certificates, gift cards for books, merchandise, or other types of gifts.
  • We will not accept any special discount for the supplier’s products.
  • We will decline invitations to such events as dining and golfing, unless otherwise agreed between the supplier and our company in advance.
  • We will not sell or buy stock based on the supplier’s internal information.
  • We will not accept any other gifts or entertainment that are socially inappropriate.