Supply Chain Management
Collaboration with Partner Companies
Policy for Collaboration with Partner Companies
We will strive to establish fair and good relations with partner companies that manage and operate buildings, and work together with them to promote sustainability.
Strategy
Establishment of good relations
To build good relationships with our partner companies, we need to understand the work undertaken by the staff of partner companies on the front lines at each site and what they feel about their work. Based on this belief, we conducted interviews with the staff of partner companies and introduced them in our internal newsletter.
We also established the Partner Company Award program in 2015 to commend the staff members of partner companies who manage our properties.
Regular meetings
For smooth business operations, we have established rules to hold Building Management Council meetings for sharing information with facility management companies, and Construction Safety Council meetings for sharing information with construction companies and facility work companies as regular meetings. By coordinating closely with partner companies engaged in the management and operation of buildings, we reduce the risk of instability in business operations due to lack of cooperation, as well as achieving our management philosophy,"to provide valuable commercial space."
Main agendas of Building Management Council meetings and Construction Safety Council meetings in fiscal 2023
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Briefing on evacuation drills |
Explanation of renovation and repair work plans and processes |
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Training system and examples of training for facility management and cleaning operations |
Reports on complaints, accidents and troubles in the buildings |
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Building inspections during the rainy season and response to forecasts of approaching typhoons and heavy rain |
Response to the rainy season and typhoons (BCP measures) |
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Sustainable Procurement Policy |
Measures to ensure safety in fire equipment inspections |
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Improving the standard of management of buildings |
Response to the strengthening of overtime restrictions for constructors |
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Lecture on labor accidents |
Securing of materials, equipment and workers, etc., and delivery date |
Fair and appropriate business transactions
The Company takes an equal and fair stance for its business transactions with partner companies. Furthermore, Audit Department regularly conducts audits to verify whether transactions are performed in compliance with laws, regulations, and designated in-house processes, and we pay proper and appropriate compensation for the work of partner companies.
Sustainable Procurement Policy
To promote ESG-friendly initiatives across the Group's value chain, Keihanshin Building has established selection standards for the productions and services procured by the Company, selection and evaluation standards for partner companies (suppliers), and guidelines for the operation of these standards.
In selecting partner companies, we position sustainability-related initiatives as a selection and evaluation standard, in addition to other standards such as quality, price, credibility, and service. Based on a comprehensive assessment of such standards, we then review if an order can be placed with the partner company. The following are the sustainability-related items that are taken into consideration in the selection and evaluation process, and information is gathered by monitoring publicly available information, questionnaire surveys and other sources. If the partner company fails to comply with the selection and evaluation standards, we continue to engage with them and work in collaboration to improve the situation. Through this basic policy, we promote sustainable procurement across the whole of the value chain.
1．Resource and energy saving
2．Reduction of environmental pollutants, etc.
3．Conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems
4．Long-term usability
5．Reusability and recyclability
6．Use of recycled materials, etc., and acquisition of environmental labels
7．Ease of processing and disposal
8．Reduction of total procurement volume
9．Promotion of decarbonization
10．Response to climate change
11．Adoption of environmental management systems
12．Promotion of sustainable procurement by business partners
13．Appropriate working environment, and health and safety
14．Respect for human rights and diversity
15．Corporate ethics
16．Community engagement
17．Building a disaster risk management system
Risk Management ( and Creation of Opportunity)
The Company will identify sustainability risks, including human rights risks, through publicly available information, questionnaire surveys and other sources, and strive to prevent and mitigate business risks through dialogue and support for improvement across the whole of the value chain.
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☑ Giving information on the Company's Sustainable Procurement Policy to partner |
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☑ Conducting questionnaire surveys with partner companies |
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☑ Conducting interviews on responses and improvement measures for the identified |
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Conducting regular questionnaire surveys and further identifying potential risks and |
Indicators and Targets
・Number of regular meetings with business partners(Target: At least four times a year) :
Result in FYE March 2024: Held regular meetings at least four times a year