Approach on environmen | Green Procurement -NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION

NIDEC SANKYO regards green procurement as an important element in preventing or arresting adverse effects on the environment. In addition to quality, cost and delivery standards, we scrutinize potential suppliers' environmental programs, and procure parts and materials from those who meet the environmental standards we have established. Joining our environmental protection activities with those of suppliers results in better environmental management for them as well as NIDEC SANKYO.
		Green Procurement evaluation standards


1.Basic Concept
·	NIDEC SANKYO gives preference to the products of suppliers that vigorously promote environmental protection.
·	NIDEC SANKYO gives preference to finished goods, parts and materials produced using methods with low environmental impact.
2. Establishing an Environmental Management System
1)	We request that suppliers implement an environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001 and JIS Q 14001.
2)	NIDEC SANKYO will provide all required cooperation in this effort.
3. Product lifecycle considerations
1)	We urge suppliers to consider the burden imposed on diverse environments at all stages of a product's lifecycle, from resource extraction to disposal.
2)	We urge suppliers to consider the environmental protection activities of manufacturers and vendors in their own procurement.
4. Product Assessment
	We request that suppliers establish and implement product assessment rules in accordance with the following guidelines:
1)	Elimination or control of environmental pollutants
	a.	Refrain from the use of products, parts or materials prohibited by law or regulation, such as PCBs.
	b.	Endeavor to reduce the use and release of substances that are harmful to the environment or to human health.
	c.	Control and reduce the utilization of chemical substances in your company's products, parts and materials, and in your manufacturing processes.
2)	Conservation of resources and energy
	a.	Work toward reduced consumption of resources and energy in products and components, while making them smaller and lighter.
	b.	Endeavor to reduce energy (electricity, biofuels, etc.) consumed in manufacturing processes, and to reduce both the energy consumed in the operation of products and parts and standby power consumption.
	c.	To the greatest extent possible, reduce the variety of materials used in manufacturing, and standardize them.
3)	Sustainable resource extraction
	Endeavor to reduce energy (electricity, biofuels, etc.) consumed in manufacturing processes, and to reduce both the energy consumed in the operation of products and parts and standby power consumption.
4)	Long-term use
	Incorporate long-term use as a consideration in product design and manufacturing.
5)	Reuse
	a.	Incorporate reuse as a consideration in product design and manufacturing.
	b.	Strive to recover and reuse packaging materials.
6)	Recyclabilitycs
	a.	Choose raw materials with a view to future recycling.
	b.	Mark plastic parts with the material's name to facilitate recycling.
	c.	Mark plastic packaging materials with the material's name to facilitate recycling.
7)	Use of reworked materials
	a.	Endeavor to use reworked materials in manufacturing.
	b.	Use recycled or reworked packaging materials, and practice resource conservation.
8)	Ease of handling and disposal
	Design products for ease of disassembly to facilitate recycling.
5. Information Disclosure
	NIDEC SANKYO will comply to the maximum possible extent with requests for the disclosure of environmental information.
6. Scope of Applicability
	These guidelines are applicable to all finished goods, parts and materials procured by NIDEC SANKYO.
7. Revisions
	These guidelines will be modified as mandated by changes in social conditions, technological progress and advances in knowledge.

Controlling the inclusion of environmentally harmful materials through IT.

We are compiling a database of information on environmentally harmful substances among the materials we procure, and are integrating that with our product-design database, for the purpose of establishing an environmentally aware product-design and manufacturing system.