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CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility)

Hitachi

Collaborative Creation with Suppliers

Working with suppliers to promote CSR through guideline formulation, active communication through surveys, and information sharing

[topics] Green Procurement Overseas

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Participants at the North
American Procurement
Conference

Taking advantage of regular procurement division meetings, we are training our procurement managers outside Japan to implement the Group's green procurement policies. In April 2008, a North American Procurement Conference was held in Dallas, Texas, where chemical substance regulations-an issue for corporate procurement divisions worldwide-were discussed. European companies have led the way, as exemplified by the REACH regulation. However, North American companies are getting more involved in managing chemical substances in products, while maintaining relations with suppliers.
Participants receive more comprehensive information about environmental policies from the perspective of procurement management. In a practical sense, conferences are also an opportunity to explain registering and managing information on chemical substances using our Integrated Management System for Chemical Substances Contained in Products.

Formulation of Supplier Guidelines

Hitachi, Ltd. formulates and publishes the Hitachi Group Supply-Chain CSR Deployment Guidebook,†1 conforming to the guidelines of the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA). We have asked our suppliers to use this guidebook for self-evaluations, a process that allows us to deepen understanding and communication for CSR. Also, in line with the United Nations Global Compact, we revised our Hitachi Guidelines for Procurement Activities, effective June 2009.

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Working with Suppliers to Promote CSR Activities

In fiscal 2008, we conducted surveys with more than 100 of Hitachi, Ltd.'s main suppliers, analyzed the results and provided them with feedback. The results showed that-compared with other categories, such as product quality and safety, and the environment-more attention needs to be paid to human rights, fair labor practices, fair trade and ethics, and social contributions. In this way, we are helping our suppliers to understand and improve their own performance. In addition, we are building a database of the survey results that will be shared throughout the Hitachi Group.
In fiscal 2009, we will add approximately 300 more suppliers to the number of suppliers whose self-evaluation results we have monitored using the guidebook. We will also start monitoring suppliers to other group companies to promote CSR throughout our supply chain.

Results of Surveys Conducted to
Promote CSR among Suppliers
Maximum score for each category: 5 points
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