Responsible Supply Chain

Konica Minolta’s Supply Chain Management

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Supply Chain Management

Working to establish a sustainable society in which human rights are respected

As a global company, Konica Minolta operates in about 50 countries around the world. The total value of the Group’s procurement is approximately 546 billion yen, and it has 1,991 suppliers. By region, Japan accounts for 31% of this, the United States for 21%, China for 17%, Europe for 15%, ASEAN for 15% and other regions for 1%.
Konica Minolta carries out production activities utilizing its high-quality manufacturing skills as a manufacturer, with production sites primarily in Japan, China and the ASEAN region. Konica Minolta divides procurement into the goods used directly in production and the goods and services needed indirectly for production, company operation, business activities, and development. It treats these as direct materials procurement and indirect materials procurement, respectively.
In direct materials procurement, distribution costs and environmental impact can be reduced by procuring parts and raw materials needed in production from regions close to the production site. Accordingly, the Group’s basic policy is to practice regional procurement, procuring close to the production site those materials that can be acquired locally. At the same time, it strategically employs global procurement, selecting optimal procurement sources worldwide, such as for materials that have cost savings when purchased in bulk and high-value added parts that require a high level of technical competence.
In such cases, procurement departments in Japan conduct centralized procurement. On the other hand, considering the recent tightening of environmental regulations in various countries, requests to take human rights risks into account, and the risk of supply chain disruptions caused by natural disasters and infectious diseases, we are working to avoid risks by tracing supply routes of irreplaceable critical parts and raw materials back to the raw materials, securing multiple suppliers, and considering alternative materials.
Regarding indirect materials procurement, efficient procurement is pursued through a combination of items to procure at sites in each country and procurement optimized worldwide through global contracts. The management department is strategically reducing costs for goods and services other than production materials.
In Konica Minolta’s primary field, the Business Technologies Business, service-related costs accounts for a large proportion of the total cost due to work required for equipment maintenance after the sale.

Konica Minolta views all of the suppliers that supply and produce materials such as raw materials and parts or provide logistics and other services as indispensable partners in its business activities.
Konica Minolta is working with suppliers to build a trusting relationship through transparent and equitable transactions in order to achieve the shared goal of providing innovative products and services in a timely manner to customers all over the world.
Konica Minolta recognizes that there are workers all over the world who are forced to work with no consideration of their rights or who have to work in deplorable circumstances. There are also child and migrant workers^*1 from various countries, who are particularly susceptible to these negative circumstances.
Konica Minolta promotes CSR procurement throughout its supply chain,^*2 helping to create sustainable societies. The company believes that enterprises are not only responsible for their products, but also socially responsible to improve conditions of labor (human rights), safety and health, the environment, and ethics, throughout the supply chain that delivers products to customers. Konica Minolta practices CSR procurement in order to realize these improvements at its manufacturing bases, and works closely with the suppliers who supply raw materials and parts for its products.
In order to fulfill social expectations such as respect for human rights, Konica Minolta not only addresses this issue at Group production sites but also cooperates with manufacturing and logistics suppliers. It also believes this improves the corporate value of both Konica Minolta and its suppliers. Further, this cooperation enables the customers to purchase the company’s products with peace of mind and to know that, by doing so, they are contributing to the development of a sustainable society. Konica Minolta recognizes that CSR procurement is more than just the social responsibility of a global company; it is also convinced that improving working conditions make employee satisfaction higher and attrition rates lower. This in turn reduces business risk and raises quality throughout the supply chain. There are plenteous reasons for the proactive approach.

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A migrant worker is a person who either migrates within their country of origin (internal migration) or outside it (crossing an international border) to pursue employment.

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Supply chain: The series of activities involved in delivering a product or service to a customer, ranging from procurement and production to distribution and sales.

Konica Minolta’s CSR Activities in the Supply Chain

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Policies on Procurement

Establishing supply chain policies and continuously pursuing improvements

In fiscal 2008, the Konica Minolta Group established the Konica Minolta Procurement Policy as a policy covering procurement activities overall in order to promote initiatives related to fair procurement. The basic stance of the policy is based on the key words, “open,” “fair,” “global,” “compliance,” and “ecology.” The policy also clarifies requests to suppliers.
Building on this policy, the Group established the Konica Minolta Supply Chain Code of Conduct based on the RBA^* Code of Conduct when Konica Minolta joined the RBA in fiscal 2013. With this code, Konica Minolta requires compliance from suppliers in its supply chain to help create a sustainable society by ensuring continuous improvement in various areas. These areas include labor rights (such as forced labor, child labor, and freedom of association), health and safety (including emergency preparedness, occupational accidents, and occupational health), the environment (covering energy use, impacts of climate change such as CO₂ and greenhouse gas emissions, water use, pollution, waste, and resource use), and ethics (such as intellectual property, privacy, and anti-corruption). The basic contract with suppliers includes “compliance with the Konica Minolta Supply Chain Code of Conduct,” and the Group requests that suppliers comply with this Code.

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RBA: Responsible Business Alliance

Konica Minolta Procurement Policy

The Konica Minolta Group pursues customer satisfaction by creating innovative products and services that contribute to the development of society, according to our management philosophy, “The Creation of New Value.” In procurement activities, we establish firm partnerships with our suppliers based on fairness and transparency, and aim to build a sustainable society by fulfilling social responsibilities with our suppliers.

1. OPEN

   We will build transparent and reliable relationships with our suppliers and manage procurement in an open manner, while sharing objectives from a long-term and global perspective.

2. FAIR

   We will carry out transactions under the principle of free competition with rational evaluation criteria, and seek mutual benefit with suppliers.

3. GLOBAL

   We will have a global outlook and carry out procurement in the regions that best suit our operational needs.

4. COMPLIANCE

   We will comply with all relevant laws and regulations, corporate ethics, and internal policies and regulations.

5. ECOLOGY

   We will contribute to the international society and local communities by striving to take the lead in environmental protection, while reducing the impact of our operations on ecosystems.

April 1, 2022

Toshimitsu Taiko
Konica Minolta, Inc.
President and CEO

• Konica Minolta Procurement Policy
• Konica Minolta Supply Chain Code of Conduct
• Konica Minolta Responsible minerals policy

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Structure for Promoting CSR Procurement

Establishing a structure for promoting CSR procurement throughout the supply chain

Konica Minolta has established a group-wide structure for promoting CSR procurement and practicing responsible mineral procurement in order to fulfill its social responsibility across the entire supply chain.

Konica Minolta’s CSR procurement promotion structure is incorporated into its environmental management system, and they are both run by an executive officer. Under this structure, Konica Minolta reviews group-wide progress related to CSR procurement and responsible mineral procurement and agrees on targets and action plans.

Konica Minolta’s Structure for Promoting CSR Procurement