As the world becomes increasingly focused on the importance of respecting human rights and protecting the environment, companies must commit to sustainable business activities that extend throughout their entire supply chains, both domestically and internationally. The sustainable development goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations also call for revitalization of partnerships, stating that they "can only be realized with strong global partnerships and cooperation." The SG Holdings Group is a corporate group supported by many business partners (suppliers). Promoting sustainability activities throughout the entire supply chain not only contributes to the development of a sustainable society, but also our own development.

Procurement Policy/Business Partner Behavioral Guidelines

The SG Holdings Group has established "Business Partner Management Rules" and conducts business in a way that is appropriate for both business partners (suppliers) and the Group. The Business Partner Management Rules stipulate matters related to the selection, evaluation, and management of business partners, and the Business Partner Selection Committee performs selection based on these to commence business once the business partners have agreed with the Group’s policy.

Furthermore, our policy also includes performing periodic evaluations of existing business partners, jointly aiming to resolve any issues, and reviewing business with them if necessary.

Within the SG Holdings Group, Sagawa Advance handles the procurement of all fuel such as gasoline along with various other materials commonly used across the entire Group. On the other hand, each Group company procures other materials used for itself and manages its logistics partner companies. In this way, we efficiently manage our suppliers, considering those related to the entire Group and those for individual operating units separately.