sustainable sourcing

The Itoki Group works with suppliers to promote sustainable procurement that takes into consideration the environment and human rights in order to fulfill its social responsibilities in procurement activities.

The Itoki Group has established a procurement policy to address sustainable procurement from the product and service development stage. In 2019, it published the Itoki Group Sustainable Procurement Guidebook for suppliers and asked for their cooperation in these efforts.

To understand the penetration status of the Itoki Group Procurement Guidelines, we conduct a Sustainable Procurement Survey targeting major suppliers. Major suppliers are divided into three categories, and the survey is conducted for each category each year, with a three-year rotation.
In 2024, we requested 51 suppliers to complete a procurement survey, of which 41 responded. The suppliers we requested responses from include not only our top suppliers in terms of procurement amount, but also important suppliers who undertake painting and wood processing. We achieved a response status understanding rate of 86.7%, exceeding our target of 85% or more in terms of procurement amount.

We have set "human rights compliance rate" as one of the KPIs for the ESG strategy in our medium-term management plan, and we are monitoring progress in this area through sustainable procurement surveys. As the demands placed on companies become more sophisticated in line with changes in social issues, we will strive to strengthen our response capabilities throughout our supply chain, including by conducting training on specific themes.