With Our Suppliers
Akebono is striving to maintain and enhance relationships with its suppliers.
Rooting Our Global Operations in Local Communities
To survive amid the global market, it is essential to strengthen SQDC+E* based on mutual understanding and trust with local business partners in each region. In the local supply chain, we prioritize communication while understanding and respecting the customs, cultures, and values of each region. Furthermore, when selecting local business partners, we ensure compliance and aim for sustainable mutual development.
- * S: Safety, Q: Quality, D: Delivery (Lead Time), C: Cost, E: Environment
Establishing a Supplier Whistleblower Hotline on the Company's Website
With the aim of building and maintaining favorable partnerships with all our suppliers, Akebono established a Supplier Whistleblower Hotline* in fiscal 2013. The secretariat of the Compliance Committee will address reported issues and take necessary steps to ensure that problems are resolved promptly and that preemptive measures are implemented to detect and prevent similar issues from recurring. Akebono recognizes any risks that may arise in the course of its operations and addresses them by implementing appropriate measures. In doing so, we strive to better fulfill our responsibilities as a corporate citizen.
- * The Supplier Whistleblower Hotline can be accessed via our corporate website. Please visit the “Purchasing” section under “Products & Technologies” and click on “Supplier Whistleblower Hotline,” or select “Supplier Whistleblower Hotline” under “Contact Us.”
Announcement of the Declaration of Partnership Building
Akebono publicly announced its Declaration of Partnership Building in January 2023.
The Declaration of Partnership Building, promoted by the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, is a commitment to fostering new partnerships by enhancing collaboration and mutual prosperity with business partners.
Through two-way communication with our business partners, Akebono seeks to promote open and fair-trade practices, build genuine partnerships, and achieve mutual prosperity.
Formulation of Supplier Sustainability Guidelines
Akebono formulated the Supplier Sustainability Guidelines in September 2024 and distributed them to our business partners (also made available on the company website).
To achieve the goals of our sustainability policy, we believe it is essential to share our values with our important partners—our business suppliers—and work together across the entire supply chain. For this reason, we have clearly outlined key areas for collaboration with our business partners in the Supplier Sustainability Guidelines.
