SANKI ENGINEERING CO.,LTD

SUSTAINABILITY

Supply Chain (Procurement Policy)

Fundamental Philosophy

The Sanki Engineering Group's Code of Conduct and Action Guidelines stipulate that we engage in fair transactions with all business partners. We promote free market competition and conduct business in good faith and in accordance with the relevant laws and individual contracts. We also uphold the Sanki Engineering Environmental Policy to promote environmentally sound procurement activities, including green procurement, as part our environmental management. Under these principles, we endeavor to build trust with our business partners to jointly provide high-quality systems and services to customers.

Sanki Engineering Group Procurement Policies

Formulated on April 1, 2021

In order to fulfill our corporate social responsibility, we have established the Sanki Engineering Group's Code of Conduct and Action Guidelines on our Management Philosophy and carry out our business activities. In our procurement activities, we will comply with the following policies.

  1. Falr Market Competition and Trading
    In seeking to win contracts, we will observe the rules of fair market competition, and in issuing contracts we will build fair, equal and transparent business relationships with all of our business partners*, and we will conduct honest transactions, in accordance with the stipulations of the related laws and regulations and the relevant contracts.
  2. Protection of the Global Environment
    We will make active efforts for the protection of regional environments based on the Sanki Engineering Environmental Policy.
  3. Contribution to Society Through Business Activities
    Always taking our customers’ perspective, we will provide safe and useful products and services that satisfy our customers.
  4. Respect for Human Rights
    We will place significance on communication, and healthily at all of our worksites.
  5. Information Security Risk Management
    Prevent leakage of personal data and customer information.
  6. Construct a Partnership
    We endeavor to build trust with our business partners and toward becoming the company of choice.

Thoroughly Ensuring Fair and Transparent Transactions

To build and maintain equal, fair, and transparent relationships with our business partners, we develop and distribute an order procedure manual that prohibits the abuse of a superior bargaining position and strive to ensure thorough compliance by providing employee education each year. Upon starting business with a new company, such as a construction subcontractor, materials manufacturer, agent, or expense-related business partner, we assign a business partner code based on objective standards covering various areas, including the registration status of quality and environmental management systems, financial conditions, procurement track records, delivery, pricing, and response to problems and complaints. In addition, the provisions of a basic sales contract include product safety, quality control, intellectual property, legal compliance, and the exclusion of anti-social forces.

Strengthen cooperation with Subcontractor Groups

Sanki Engineering has established subcontractor groups at each branch, branch office, and division as part of our effort to bolster our construction system. In addition to monthly liaison meetings, we implement joint labor-saving projects and hold seminars to enhance technical skills and thoroughly enforce quality management and supervision of safety and health at construction sites.

Moreover, we review the status of safety and health management and offer guidance by organizing safety and health education as well as courses on obtaining qualifications led by Sanki Engineering employees, and by conducting joint patrols. In fiscal 2018, we began holding the Sanki Health and Safety Cooperative Association twice a year. Led by subcontractors directly involved in construction, the meeting is expected to raise awareness about disaster prevention.

Providing Support to Stabilize the Management of Subcontractors

As of March 2020, we are making all our payments in cash to subcontractors with capital of less than 40 million yen by modifying the payment terms.

Online national meeting of Sanki Health and Safety Cooperative Association
Online national meeting of Sanki Health and Safety Cooperative Association

Awards Programs

We established the Sanki Super Meister System, to certify and commend foremen of Group subcontractors whose superior construction techniques have significantly contributed to elevating the quality of our construction work, and the Sanki Best Partner Program, to commend subcontractors who have significantly contributed through their superior levels of management and construction skills, and for having consecutive years of zero accidents. We also provide subsidies designed to encourage further quality improvements to subcontractors to which the foremen belong, from the standpoint of promoting consistent contributions to quality improvements at construction sites.

Utilize the Sanki Techno Center

The Sanki Techno Center is a comprehensive training and research facility available for use by our subcontractors. By sharing and developing Sanki Engineering’s high-quality training, we will improve technology, construction quality, and safety and also strengthen mutual cooperation.

Seminar for Subconstractors at Sanki Techno Center
Seminar for Subconstractors at Sanki Techno Center