Green Procurement

As a member of the Fujitsu Group, Shinko promotes green procurement—which takes into consideration the protection of the global environment—throughout the supply chain, including our suppliers. We do this by using designs and careful selection of materials that take into account energy-saving from the product development stage.

Establishment of an Environmental Management System (EMS)

We ask our principle suppliers to establish an environmental management system (EMS) based on third party certification including ISO 14001, so that they will engage continuously in initiatives to reduce their environmental impact.

Managing Chemical Substances in Products

For chemical substances in purchased products, we revise our Manual of Environmentally Controlled Substances Management for Suppliers from time to time and distribute it to our suppliers, and request them to establish a Chemical Substances Management System (CMS) with the aim of reducing environmental impact by complying with laws and regulations. In addition, we conduct periodic audits of 27 major suppliers of parts and materials to investigate the chemical substance content of purchased products and to check the management status of our suppliers. If any inadequacies are found in audit results, we request corrective action and provide support for improvement. Through these activities, we have strengthened the management of chemical substances contained in products in the supply chain.

Promoting Cuts in CO₂ Emissions and Maintenance of Water Resources with Suppliers

We respond to climate change caused by global warming by asking our suppliers to take initiatives continuously to cut CO₂ emissions.
Stage 11 of our Environmental Action Program (FY2023-FY2025) sets specific targets for reducing CO₂ emissions and promoting initiatives to conserve water resources upstream in the supply chain, and requires each company to promote activities, including expansion to secondary suppliers.
In FY2023, 31 major suppliers were surveyed using the "Stage 11 Fujitsu Group Environmental Activity Survey Form" to confirm the status of their activities.
The survey results showed that 9 suppliers requested 2,674 secondary suppliers to reduce CO₂ emissions, and 7 suppliers requested 2,524 secondary suppliers to implement activities for water resource conservation.
In addition, we analyzed suppliers’ replies, provided them with feedback on activity trends as a reference for future activities, and asked that they step up their own activities and expand initiatives to their suppliers.
Going forward, we will continue making efforts to promote reductions in CO₂ emissions and maintenance of water resources throughout the supply chain.