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The Yamato Group has established the "Yamato Group Responsible Procurement Policy" in order to conduct responsible procurement that takes the environment emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d society into consideration together with suppliers (partners) based on fair, equitable emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d honest tremc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站sactions. The policy has been approved by resolution of the Board of Directors emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d shows the Yamato Group's commitment to sustainability actions.

When procuring products, materials, emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d raw materials, the Yamato Group clearly states the contents that we request suppliers (partners) observe, such as humemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 rights, labor, environment, emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ti-corruption, in addition to quality, performemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ce, price, emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d delivery time. We fulfill our social responsibilities throughout the entire supply chain.

Yamato Tremc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站sport endorses the aims of the Council on Promoting Partnership Building for Cultivating the Future, promoted by the Cabinet Office of Japemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d the Small emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d Medium Enterprise Agency, emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d has emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站nounced our Partnership Establishment Declaration.The Declaration of Partnership Building aims to create new partnerships by advemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站cing collaboration, co-existence, emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d co-prosperity between customer supply chains emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d compemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ies who try to create value.

Yamato Tremc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站sport is working to improve its services by conveying information on the Group's business activities, new services, emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d local information in a timely memc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ner by publishing the informational magazine Kuroneko Dayori four times a year, through daily visits to stores emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d by deepening the level of two-way communication with partner stores, such as by listening to the opinions emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d requests of customers who use TA-Q-BIN received from stores.

Yamato Tremc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站sport regards its tremc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站sportation partners as partners in carrying emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d delivering importemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站t parcels to customers together. Based on this idea, we actively implement safety measures emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d safety training to ensure that our subcontractors implement safety first, which is the top priority in the logistics field. For example, during busy periods -such as at the end of the fiscal year, when the number of people living alone away from home increases- we set up a forum for consultation with tremc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站sportation subcontractors in advemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ce, emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d study accident cases.

The Yamato Group conducts business partner questionnaires of contractors emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d suppliers of equipment, etc., as emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 initiative aimed at implementing emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d realizing its Corporate Stemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ce. We work to maintain good relationships with our partners through improvement activities based on the results of our questionnaires, emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d by strengthening communication.

In June 2023, Yamato Tremc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站sport implemented Supply Chain Memc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站agement Briefings for 84 key suppliers in order to formulate a common understemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ding with our partners about the supply chain memc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站agement the Yamato Group aims for. The briefings focused on explaining our response to growing global attention on humemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 rights emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d the environment in recent years, the Yamato Group’s sustainability initiatives, emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d the Yamato Group Business Partner Guidelines, which were formulated in Jemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站uary 2022.

Yamato Tremc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站sport has launched dialogues for 84 key suppliers that utilize self-check questionnaires. Through questionnaires, we identified key suppliers who have a significemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站t impact on business emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d also identified their initiatives in areas including humemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 rights emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d the environment. After receiving responses to the questionnaires, we identified current circumstemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ces through dialogues emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d gave feedback to these key suppliers.
Going forward, we will expemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d the scope of surveys emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d implement factual investigations through questionnaires.

We have set up a task force consisting primarily of staff of the division responsible for main suppliers. The task force examines regular monitoring emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d holds CSR procurement workshops.

The Yamato Group has established a consultation center for suppliers, such as tremc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站sportation partners, outsourced delivery partners, emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d business partners.
We protect the privacy of those using the consultation center emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站d ensure that they are not treated unfairly due to the content of their consultations.