Supply Chain

Fundamental Approach

As described in the AGC Group Charter of Corporate Behavior, the AGC Group strives to establish mutually beneficial and appropriate relationships with business partners, ensuring that the principles of compliance with the charter are in line with the fundamental stance of the AGC Group. By so doing, the Group seeks to promote good supply chain management.

Management Structure

The Procurement & Logistics Division plays the main role in continuing the stable procurement of raw materials and other materials. The division also conducts initiatives to solve social issues involving human rights, labor practices, and the environment with business partners and the rest of the supply chain. The Group has established the AGC Group Purchasing Policy, which clearly states the Group's responsibility to help realize a sustainable society. The Group has made the policy available to business partners worldwide by posting it on the AGC Group website and has asked them to understand and cooperate with the policy. We also presented the policy to participants at policy briefings for business partners in an effort to train and educate our business partners on this content.
In accordance with the aforementioned policy, from 2022 to 2023 we conducted a questionnaire on sustainable procurement, verified conditions at 280 companies based on the responses received from business partners, and identified the locations of potential risks. Also, we requested that business partners make improvements in areas where they had low scores.

Fair Transactions

Fundamental Approach

The AGC Group stipulates that it will conduct appropriate transactions and its business in accordance with the principle of fair competition and all applicable laws and regulations in AGC Group Charter of Corporate Behavior. We also strive to maintain sound relationships with politicians, governments, other organizations, and individuals and firmly confront anti-social forces as it aims to conduct fair transactions.

Management Structure

Since 2006, the AGC Group has been implementing a global legal management system and strengthening monthly reporting on and monitoring of disputes faced by the Group, in order to grasp their status quickly and deal with each case appropriately. With regard to the disputes faced by the Group, information is gathered at the Group General Counsel level and is promptly reported to senior management and the Group CEO. Moreover, periodic reports are given to the Board of Directors on the progress of the disputes and the status of the global legal management system.
In addition, the AGC Group is working to reduce legal management risk by hosting legal conference with Regional General Counsels and cooperating with related in-house divisions.