Basic Policy for Procurement
Basic Policy for Procurement
- Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited will purchase goods impartially and fairly under the good sense and sincerity.
- Mitsubishi Paper Mills decides the most suitable supplier of all the goods, such as the raw material, the sub-materials, the fuels and machines, upon considering the overall performance of the purchasing goods including e.g. quality, a price and delivery term of the goods, technological capability and supply capability of supplier, and supplier’s corporate posture (legal compliance and responsible concern for intellectual properties, human rights, working safety and employee’s health, environmental protection, etc.).
Especially, with regard to the oversea suppliers, supplier shall be qualified and decided after it is confirmed that the supplier is paying sufficient effort for the conservation of biodiversity and the prevention of child labor etc. - Mitsubishi Paper Mills, based on the understanding that all the suppliers are the partner to offer the product with competitive edge, aims to establish mutually prosperous business relationship with the supplier.
Revised November 2009
Our Policy on Conservation and Creation of Forest Resources
Our Policy on Conservation and Creation of Forest Resources
－The procurement of wood and the development of products－
Action guidelines within our Environmental Charter revised in 2001 state that Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited shall achieve its goal of conservation and creation of forest resources through three major activities, namely (a) promotion of afforestation projects, (b) acquisition of forest management certificate, and (c) increasing use of plantation wood. Based on the above, our policies on the procurement of wood and the development of products are as follows.
- Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited (hereinafter “MPM”) obliges wood suppliers to demonstrate compliance with all laws and regulations for forest management, harvesting and manufacturing.
- MPM does not purchase any wood harvested from forest areas having high conservation values which are threatened.
- MPM does not purchase any wood harvested from forest areas where traditional or civil rights are violated.
- MPM does not purchase any wood harvested from genetically modified trees.
- MPM purchases wood chips sourced from plantations or second growth forests of environmentally benign, and reclaimed wood.
- MPM continues our steady effort to increase the use of wood resources harvested from well-managed forests (FSC certified wood).
- MPM promotes the development of well-managed forests and credible forest management systems, through playing an active role to develop and to sell FSC certified products.
June 1, 2005
Composition of Wood Chips
In 2008, we used 1.22 million tons (dry weight) of wood chips in pulp production. The breakdown of the types of wood used is shown below. The ratio of FSC certified chips in relation to all wood chips used is 23 percent, and the ratio of chips from plantation is 72 percent. 67 percent of all chips are imported and the remaining 33 percent are produced domestically.
The breakdown of imported chips is shown below. 38 percent are from Chile, 35 percent are from Australia, and the remainder is from Ecuador, Vietnam, Uruguay and South Africa. Domestic produced chips are collected from Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures.
Confirmation of Legality and Appropriate Management
We have confirmed that wood chips and wood pulp are derived from forests managed legally and appropriately using one of the following methods.
- Varification methods using the forest certification system and the CoC certification system
- Varification methods using the unique efforts of MPM
We check that the wood is controlled in accordance with FSC managed wood standard (FSC-STD-40-005(V2-1)). The checks performed in compliance with the FSC-controlled wood standards are as follows.- Checking of source of wood chips/ pulp
- Confirming the source, wood type and method of forest management using a traceability report.
- Check documents proving the source (documents related to transportation, sale, etc.)
- Regular audit for suppliers and check the reliability of documents.
- Risk assessment
- Obtain pledges from all suppliers stating that they will conduct management to ensure wood in categories A - E below are not contained.
- Evaluate and check that the source of the wood is of low risk with regard to categories A - E below.
- A) Illegally harvested wood;
- B) Wood harvested in violation of traditional and civil rights;
- C) Wood harvested in forests where high conservation values are threatened by management activities;
- D) Wood harvested in forests being converted to plantations or non- forest use;
- E) Wood from forests in which genetically modified trees are planted.
- Risk assessment is conducted based upon objective grounds.
- The results of risk assessment are subject to auditing by the FSC certification body.
- Checking of source of wood chips/ pulp
The checking process from forest to product is as follows.
“Responsible Wood Procurement” Efforts
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WWF Sanshoukai is a group of companies and organizations that actively develop and handle products using wood from responsible managed forests (certified products). The group was launched in March 2002 and has approximately 30 members. MPM has participated in the group since its inception, and supports “responsible wood procurement” efforts.
