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Procurement System |
| Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
procures woodchips for use as raw materials for pulp and paper from approximately
20 foreign suppliers, including some affiliates. These chips are purchased mainly
through trading firms. These suppliers are known to be reliable partners with
whom we have done business for a number of years. |
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| ■ Description of Efforts Made |
| (1) |
On a boat-by-boat basis, document
verifications are performed to ensure that the "area where the wood was
harvested and the supplier of the wood are in compliance with relevant laws,
and that no illegally harvested wood is included." |
| (2) |
Suppliers are surveyed annually in detail with
respect to
the following:
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Applicable laws and regulations,
and the suppliers' compliance with those laws and regulations |
| • |
The classification of forests, their ownership,
and the status of forest certification |
| • |
Considerations given to human rights, labor,
and society |
| • |
Conservation of biodiversity, ecosystems, and
soil and water resources |
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| (3) |
The same survey and confirmation procedures
that apply to woodchips are also conducted regarding imported pulp. |
| ■ Procurement System |
| Nippon Paper Lumber and Nanei, two subsidiaries
of Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., obtain domestically produced materials
used as raw materials for pulp and paper from approximately 750 suppliers. |
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| ■ Description of Efforts Made |
| (1) |
Nippon Paper Lumber and Nanei are
authorized by a lumber-related organization to be in compliance with the law.
The two companies supply Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. with materials that
are certified to be in compliance with the law. |
| (2) |
Nippon Paper Lumber and Nanei not only verify
that the materials purchased from suppliers are in compliance with the law, but
also obtain the following types of information about each of the suppliers:
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Name and address of the supplier |
| • |
Whether the supplier is certified by an industry
organization |
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Description of the materials (thinned wood,
sawmill residues, domestic materials, imported materials, hardwood, softwood) |
| • |
Considerations given to labor and the environment |
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| (3) |
Verification is also performed with respect
to domestically produced pulp so as to ensure that neither illegally harvested
wood nor wood that poses a threat to the environment is included. |
| ■ Document Retention |
Relevant materials are retained for five years.
When there are separate document retention requirements imposed by the Commercial
Code or other laws, the legal requirements
supersede the company rules. Furthermore, these materials are disclosed in the
event that they are needed for audits and other similar purposes. |
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| ■ System of Investigations and Audits |
| (1) |
Employees of Nippon Paper Industries
Co., Ltd. are stationed in all countries that are major sources of woodchips,
including Australia, Chile, and South Africa. The employees witness the loading
of chips onto boats and verify the quality of raw materials received. In addition,
they gather information about the operations of suppliers, as well as information
on the social conditions in the local areas. |
| (2) |
The raw materials department at each mill periodically
inspects the subsidiaries that handle the procurement of domestic materials so
as to ensure that domestic materials meet legal requirements, and that the subsidiaries
properly gather information about their suppliers. In addition, these departments
and subsidiaries conduct similar inspections of affiliated chip mill. |
| (3) |
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. plans to
use a third party to conduct audits to ensure that wood-based materials are procured
in conformity with the company's policies. The company hopes to gain objective
third-party evaluations of its efforts and plans to press forward with the recommendations
received. |
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| ■ Disclosure of Audit Findings and Other Information |
| The contents of audits by a third
party, the findings of the company's in-house investigations, and other
important information will be presented in the company's sustainability reports
and on this Website. |
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Certification regarding the Verification
of Legality: This is consistent with the Guidelines for Verification of Legality
and Sustainability of Wood and Wood Products (February 15, 2006) of the Forestry
Agency, set forth in the Basic Policy on Promoting Green Purchasing in connection
with the Law Concerning the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and
Services by the State and Other entities. Member organizations of the Japan Federation
of Wood Industry Associations and other wood industry organizations certify a
business after reviewing the controls on sorting of woods whose legality has
been verified and other document controls that are exercised by the business.
Certified businesses can sell wood whose legality has been verified by displaying
the certification number granted by the certifying industry organization. |
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