Corporate Philosophy

To cultivate happiness among people, the Tamura Group strives to be your one and only company by extracting unique and superior corporate strengths and continuously providing products and service that delight our customers and society.


Corporate Philosophy

Tamura's founding spirit of “Supplying customers with the world best products” is expressed in the phrase “the one and only company,” upheld as the corporate slogan representing Tamura's management philosophy. In April 2000, the Tamura Group Mission, structured into three tiers with Mission at the top, was established to be positioned alongside Vision and Guidelines. The Tamura Group Mission embodies “the desire to be a global company that is accepted by the international community” and “a source of pride for its employees and keeps the dream alive.”The Tamura Group Code of Conduct was instituted to outline the standards of thought and action to be adhered to in day-to-day activities that are envisioned in the Tamura Group Mission guidelines.




 
 
Mission

The Tamura Group supplies an original range of products and services, highly regarded in the global electronics market, to satisfy the evolving needs of customers, employees and shareholders supporting the Group's growth.


Vision

1. The management of the Tamura Group is based on businesses related to the requirements of the global electronics industry.

2. The business of the Tamura Group is based on technologies that support rapidly diversifying customer needs, with a special focus on high market value.

3. The Tamura Group evaluates its employees with fairness and highly rates excellent performance and exceptional productivity.

4. The Tamura Group is a responsible member of the global community and respects the laws and customs of the countries in which it conducts business activities.

5. The Tamura Group strives to protect the global environment, conserve natural resources and promote recycling.


Guideline

1. We attach great importance to partnership.
We strive to attain the goals of individuals, as well as the group, by conducting our business affairs in an exemplary manner. We also endeavor to monitor market needs in real time with the aim of improving our own skills while enhancing customers' expectations.

2. We attach great importance to nurturing a spirit of creativity.
To prosper in the global electronics market, where technologies are developing at a phenomenal pace, we strive to be creative and proactive in our approach to developing new products and services.

3. We attach great importance to individuality.
We promote the synergy of individual wisdom with group know-how to achieve new value and ever higher standards of excellence.

4. We attach great importance to social responsibility.
We are a responsible corporate citizen and strive to be a transparent organization that is responsive to our shareholders, customers, affiliates, government organizations, and the communities in which we conduct business. We also actively participate in environmental conservation efforts and recognize this involvement as a prerequisite to maintaining sustainable growth.




Tamura Group Code of Conduct

The Tamura Group Code of Conduct provides a specific code of conduct for our business activities and duties.

 


Section 1
Code of Conduct
１ Respecting the Laws and Internationally Recognized Standards
The Tamura Group must respect internationally recognized standards in addition to complying with the laws and regulations of their home country as well as countries and regions where they conduct business.

２ Human Rights and Labor
The Tamura Group must respect the rights of workers in line with international human rights standards including the ILO core labor standards in addition to complying with relevant laws and regulations.
（2-1） Prohibiting Forced Labor
The Tamura Group must not use labor obtained by forced, bonded, exploitative prison labor, slavery, or human trafficking. The Tamura Group also must not force to work, and must keep the right of workers to terminate employment.
（2-2） Prohibiting Child Labor and Respecting the Rights of Young Workers
The Tamura Group must not allow children who are under the minimum age for employment. Furthermore, the Tamura Group must also not allow young workers under the age of 18 to perform hazardous work that is likely to jeopardize their health or safety, including night work or overtime.
（2-3） Decent Working Hours
Tamura Group must not allow workers to work exceeding the maximum working hours set by local laws and regulations, and appropriately manage working hours and days off in consideration of internationally recognized standards.
（2-4） Adequate Wages and Allowances
The Tamura Group must comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding payments of work (including minimum wage, overtime payments, and allowances and deductions required by law). Furthermore, it is expected the Tamura Group pay wages at a level that allows workers to support their basic needs (a living wage).
（2-5） Prohibiting Inhumane Treatment
The Tamura Group must respect the human rights of workers and must not treat workers in a manner that is or may be construed inhumane, including physical and psychological abuse, coercion, or harassment. The Tamura Group must also provide workers with individually secured accommodations for storing their personal and valuable items, and a reasonable personal space along with reasonable entry and exit privilege.
（2-6） Prohibiting Discrimination
The Tamura Group must not engage in discrimination or harassment. The Tamura Group must also consider requests from workers regarding religious practices where appropriate.
（2-7） Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining
In conformance with local laws and regulations, the Tamura Group shall respect the right to collective bargaining of workers and openly communicate with workers for improving working environments and wage conditions.

３ Health and Safety
In addition to complying with relevant laws and regulations, the Tamura Group must take consideration of standards such as ILO health and safety guidelines to minimize injury and illness in the workplace and maintain a safe and healthy working conditions.
（3-1） Occupational Safety
The Tamura Group must identify and assess risks regarding occupational safety and maintain safety through proper design, engineering and administrative controls. Taking reasonable steps must also be taken to protect pregnant women and nursing mothers.
（3-2） Emergency Preparedness
The Tamura Group must identify the possibility of emergency situations by such as natural disasters or accidents that may adversely affect human life or safety, establish procedures in case of emergency to minimize harm to workers and property, install the required equipment, and conduct training and drills so that the required responses can be taken in case of emergency.
（3-3） Occupational Injury and Illness
The Tamura Group must identify, assess, record, and report the status of occupational injury and illness, and implement appropriate countermeasures and corrective actions.
（3-4） Industrial Hygiene
The Tamura Group must identify, assess, and appropriately control the risk of workers being exposed to hazardous biological, chemical, or physical agents in the workplace.
（3-5） Physically Demanding Work
The Tamura Group must identify and assess worker exposure to the hazards of physically demanding tasks and appropriately control such work so that it does not lead to occupational injury and illness.
（3-6） Machine Safeguarding
Tamura Group must evaluate the machinery used by workers for safety hazards and provide appropriate safeguarding.
（3-7） Health and Safety at Facilities
The Tamura Group must appropriately maintain the health and safety of facilities and accommodations provided to workers (such as dormitories, cafeterias, and toilets). Dormitories also require appropriate emergency egress to be provided.
（3-8） Health and Safety Communication
The Tamura Group must provide training on appropriate health and safety information regarding various workplace hazards that workers are exposed to in the workplace in languages and methods that the workers can understand. A system that enables workers to provide feedback on safety is also required.
（3-9） Worker Health Management
The Tamura Group must conduct appropriate health management for all employees.

４ Environment
The Tamura Group must actively address environmental problems such as resource depletion, climate change, and pollution, as well as address regional environmental problems considering the health and safety of its relevant local community.
（4-1） Environmental Permits and Reports
The Tamura Group must obtain the permits and approvals required for conducting business as well as register and report according to local laws and regulations.
（4-2） Reducing Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Tamura Group must address energy efficiency and make continuous efforts for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. For that reason, we will actively use renewable energy.
（4-3） Air Emissions
The Tamura Group must comply with relevant laws and regulations and implement appropriate measures for reducing the emission of hazardous substances to the atmosphere.
（4-4） Water Management
The Tamura Group must comply with laws and regulations, monitor the source, usage, and discharge of water used, and save water. All wastewater must be tested as required, and monitored, controlled, and processed before discharge or disposal. Sources of pollution that may cause water pollution must also be identified and appropriately managed.
（4-5） Effective Utilization of Resources and Waste Management
The Tamura Group must comply with laws and regulations and implement appropriate management in order to promote the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle), ensure the effective utilization of resources, and minimize waste.
（4-6） Chemical Substance Management
The Tamura Group must comply with laws and regulations to identify, label, and manage chemical and other substances posing hazard to humans or the environment, and conduct management to ensure safe handling, transport, storage, use, recycling, reuse, or disposal of such substances.
（4-7） Managing the Chemical Substances Contained in Products
The Tamura Group must comply with all laws, regulations, and customer requests applicable to the prohibition and restriction of specific substances contained in products.

５ Fair Trading and Ethics
The Tamura Group must conduct business activities based on high ethical standards in addition to compliance with the law.
（5-1） Preventing Corruption
The Tamura Group must not be involved in bribery, corruption, blackmail, or embezzlement in any form.
（5-2） Prohibiting Inappropriate Provision and Improper Benefit
The Tamura Group must not provide or accept any promises, propositions, or approvals as a means of obtaining bribes or any other illicit or inappropriate benefit.
（5-3） Fair Information Disclosure
The Tamura Group must disclose information regarding labor, health and safety, environmental activities, business activities, organizational structure, financial situation, and performance according to applicable laws and regulations and industry practices. Falsification of records or the disclosure of false information is not allowed.
（5-4） Respecting Intellectual Property
The Tamura Group must respect intellectual property rights and the transfer of technology and expertise must be performed in a manner where intellectual property is protected. The Tamura Group must also protect the intellectual property of third parties such as customers and suppliers.
（5-5） Conducting Fair Business
The Tamura Group must engage in fair business, competition, and advertising.
（5-6） Protecting Whistleblowers
The Tamura Group must protect the confidentiality of information regarding whistleblowing and the anonymity of whistleblowers, and avoid retaliations towards whistleblowers.
（5-7） Responsible Minerals Procurement
The Tamura Group must exercise due diligence to ensure that the minerals such as tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold contained in its products manufactured do not cause or contribute to serious human rights abuses, environmental destruction, corruption, or disputes in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.

６ Quality and Safety
The Tamura Group must ensure the safety and quality and provide correct and accurate information on provided products and services.
（6-1） Ensuring Product Safety
The Tamura Group must fulfill their responsibility as a supplier by ensuring that products meet safety standards stipulated by national laws and conduct design, manufacturing, and sales to ensure adequate product safety.
（6-2） Quality Management
The Tamura Group must comply with their own quality standards and customer requirements in addition to all laws and regulations applicable to the quality of products and services.
（6-3） Providing Accurate Information on Products and Services
The Tamura Group must provide correct and accurate information on products and services that will not cause misunderstandings.

７ Information Security
The Tamura Group must prevent leaks of confidential information and personal information, and enhance information security.
（7-1） Defense from Cyber Attacks
The Tamura Group must implement protective measures against threats such as cyber attacks and conduct management to prevent damage to the company and others.
（7-2） Protecting Personal Information
The Tamura Group must comply with relevant laws and regulations and appropriately manage and protect all personal information of suppliers, customers, consumers, and employees.
（7-3） Preventing Leak of Confidential Information
The Tamura Group must appropriately manage and protect the confidential information not only of their own but also received including from customers and third parties.

８ Business Continuity Planning
The Tamura Group must make preparations to ensure that they can quickly resume business activities in order to fulfill their responsibility of supply in the event that the company or a business partner becomes a victim of such as a large-scale natural disaster.
（8-1） Developing and Preparing a Business Continuity Plan
The Tamura Group must identify and assess risks to business continuity, examine their impact on the business, and establish preparatory measures required in the medium to long term and a business continuity plan (BCP) that indicates the status of those initiatives.

Section 2
Establishing a Management System

Ａ Establishing a Management System
The Tamura Group must establish a management system in order to comply with the code of conduct in Section 1.

Ｂ Supplier Management
The Tamura Group must establish a process for communicating the requirements of the code of conduct in Section 1 to suppliers and monitoring supplier compliance.

Ｃ Proper Import/Export Control
The Tamura Group must maintain a clear management system and conduct appropriate procedures for the import and export of technologies and goods regulated by law.

Ｄ Establishing a Grievance Mechanism
The Tamura Group must establish a grievance mechanism that can be used by stakeholders including workers and suppliers in order to prevent illicit behavior in their inside as well as throughout the supply chain.

Ｅ Disclosing the Activities
The Tamura Group must disclose information regarding their actions according to these guidelines and relevant laws and regulations.

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