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To provide its customers with valuable services, the NTT Group uses cost-effective products and technologies, and practices green procurement, buying products designed to minimize environmental impacts. Building trust-based partnerships with suppliers is essential to implementing such policies.
We have accordingly published our Basic Procurement Policy since 1999, and create regular opportunities to listen to our suppliers. We also post procurement information on our website, and have procurement contact points in North America and Europe as well as in Japan for fielding inquiries and providing guidance on procurement.
Individual group companies are also implementing their own initiatives. NTT East and NTT West, for example, use check sheets to assess the way in which their suppliers meet their responsibilities to the environment and society. NTT DOCOMO also holds “Partner Get-Togethers” to forge closer ties with its suppliers, and NTT DATA holds Business Partner Presidents Meetings to exchange views with its business partners.
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Basic Procurement Policy
When procuring products, NTT will:
- conduct its procurement in an open and transparent manner, taking into account its business needs;
- provide non-discriminatory and competitive opportunities to both domestic and foreign suppliers; and
- conduct global and market-driven procurement of competitive products that meet its business needs.
The NTT Group Guidelines for Green Procurement
These Guidelines represent the NTT Group’s basic stance on green procurement and set forth the general areas in which the NTT Group and its suppliers address environmental issues on a continuing basis
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NTT Group’s Approach to Conflict Minerals
Some of the minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjoining countries have been suspected of serving as a source of financing for violent armed groups fomenting conflict and committing serious human rights abuses.
In this context, Section 1502 of the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” signed into law in the USA in July 2010 requires companies listed in the USA to disclose certain information regarding conflict minerals, including the extent to which they use conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries in their products. Under the Act, “Conflict Minerals” includes tantalum, tin, gold, tungsten and other minerals designated by the Secretary of State.
To continue to be socially responsible with respect to this issue, we are working with our suppliers to conduct procurement in a way that improves supply chain transparency and, in consideration of the Act, we are taking steps to avoid the use of Conflict Minerals, the proceeds from which could finance armed groups. At the same time, in view of the fact that areas affected by conflict also produce minerals that do not finance armed groups, we will work to implement our approach to procurement without hindering the use of these minerals.
We ask for the understanding of our suppliers and their cooperation with our surveys. We also ask that our suppliers endeavor to promote socially responsible procurement together with us.
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Working with suppliers to promote socially responsible procurement
Partner Get-Together
NTT DOCOMO pursues a policy of market-driven procurement, providing both domestic and foreign suppliers with non-discriminatory opportunities to supply competitive products. It has also established its NTT DOCOMO CSR Procurement Guidelines to promote respect for human rights, compliance with labor codes, assurance of safety and hygiene and other aspects of socially responsible procurement in supplier production processes.
NTT DOCOMO displays these guidelines on its website and holds supplier briefings to share the details of its procurement policies and guidelines. It also requires its suppliers to submit a CSR Procurement Check Sheet once a year, and asks suppliers to make improvements when needed.
Business Partner program to build ties with suppliers
Business Partner Presidents Meeting
NTT DATA outsources some of its software development jobs to subsidiaries and affiliated companies both in Japan and overseas, and certifies highly rated suppliers and those with outstanding track records as Business Partner (BP) or Associate Partner (AP) companies. Certification requires meeting certain standards with regard to compliance with laws, regulations and social norms, sound management, appropriate security, protection of the environment and other CSR areas.
Starting in fiscal 2010, NTT DATA has tapped certain of its BP suppliers as Core BP companies that share the benefits of an increase in business and stronger ties coming with the designation. As of March 31, 2012, NTT DATA had four Core BP, 35 BP and 97 AP companies.
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