SUPPLY CHAIN POLICY

Supply Chain Philosophy

The Mission statement of I-ne Group reads, “We are Social Beauty Innovators for Chain of Happiness.” Our Mission is to create a chain of happiness that extends to our Bosses (our customers), business partners, local communities, and the planet through our products and services.
Part of this Mission is to extend the chain of happiness to business partners, as expressed in the following statement:

This supply chain philosophy underlies this Supply Chain Policy. We will engage and share this policy with new suppliers as well as with existing ones so that our supply chain contributes to a more sustainable world.

Supply Chain Policy

• Respectful and synergistic partnerships that contribute to sustainability

  While maintaining our contractual and legal confidentiality obligations, we will share ideas and insights with partners to drive innovation that will benefit both parties.
  We will select suppliers in an impartial way and with holistic criteria. As well as considering quality, cost, and delivery requirements, we will consider whether the candidate understands and supports our Mission. We will also consider whether the candidate’s business practices align with our strategies for our material sustainability issues.

• Corporate social responsibility

  Embracing our corporate citizenship, we commit to supporting sustainability in line with international standards, sustainability-related legal and regulatory requirements, and our sustainability policies (the Human Rights Policy, Environment Policy, and Anti-Corruption Policy).
  We also commit to supporting corporate social responsibility in our supply chain. At regular intervals, we will conduct due diligence audits of new and longstanding suppliers, ask the suppliers to address any issues or non-conformities revealed in the audit, and assist them in doing so.
  We will also encourage our suppliers to observe our sustainability policies. As part of this, we will encourage them to uphold their corporate social responsibility in their procurement operations and to be transparent in their disclosures.

*I-ne Group: I-ne, I-ne’s subsidiaries, and other group companies

Enacted: February 1, 2023
Revised: October 1, 2024
Yohei OnishiChief Executive Officer
I-ne Co., Ltd.

What We Expect of Suppliers

• Human rights

  I-ne Group* expects its suppliers to comply with legal and regulatory obligations that apply in the territories where they operate and to comply with the following requirements.

  • If any legal and regulatory requirements conflict with internationally recognized principles of human rights, suppliers must prioritize complying with the latter.
  • Suppliers must reject and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of the person’s race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, or any other such grounds.
  • Suppliers must build a safe and healthy working environment and one that respects diversity and individuality.
    Suppliers must commit to the following:
    • Abolishing child labor
    • Eliminating forced or compulsory labor
    • Respecting freedom of association
    • Respecting the right to collective bargaining
    • Reducing excessive overtime
    • Providing a living wage
    • Supporting employee health and safety
    • Respecting and supporting children’s rights by upholding the Children’s Rights and Business Principles

• Environment

  • Suppliers must commit to combating climate change. They must monitor and reduce the amount of CO₂ and other greenhouse gases that their businesses emit.
  • Suppliers must conserve the planet’s limited resources.
    • Suppliers must save energy.
    • Suppliers must reduce waste and use resources efficiently.
    • Suppliers must use prioritize sustainability in their selection of packaging and components.
    • Suppliers must make their businesses less water-intensive.
    • Suppliers must avoid polluting the environment.
  • Suppliers must comply with international agreements (e.g. accords, declarations, pacts) on the environment and with legal and regulatory requirements that apply in territories where we operate.

• Anti-Corruption

  • Suppliers must comply with anti-corruption legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Suppliers must avoid committing or abetting any form of corruption wherever they operate. The forms of corruption include bribery, embezzlement, breach of trust, perverting the course of justice, money laundering, and other offences in which the perpetrator abuses their authority or status for personal or institutional gain.

Sustainable Procurement

To ensure sustainable procurement, we conduct a survey among our suppliers and hold supplier meetings.
Suppliers must contact us immediately if they discover or suspect that a violation of this policy or a legal or regulatory obligation has occurred in the course of their dealings with I-ne Group.

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