Message from the responsible officer

Promoting CSR Procurement throughout the Supply Chain The TECHNO ASSOCIE Group is committed to “putting customers first” and doing our best to provide services that meet their needs, while expanding our business in Japan and abroad with products and quality that are environmentally friendly and safe.
The importance of CSR initiatives in the international community is becoming increasingly diversified and sophisticated, including matters such as global warming prevention, environmental protection, and improving labor environments with respect for human rights, and the scope of these initiatives is expanding beyond our own efforts to include our entire supply chain.

In order to meet such social demands, the TECHNO ASSOCIE Group has established the “TECHNO ASSOCIE Group CSR Procurement Guidelines” which we use when engaging in CSR activities with all members of our supply chain. We are making ongoing efforts to strengthen communication with our business partners and promote initiatives aimed at solving social problems and enhancing corporate value, with our first priority being contribution to a sustainable society.

We are also conducting surveys to our major suppliers regarding their own CSR initiatives in order to gain an understanding of what efforts they are making and provide feedback on their status for the sake of making further improvements.
We will continue to promote these initiatives throughout our supply chain.
This year we have also set up a new department to place greater emphasis on dialogue with our suppliers, deepening mutual understanding and collaboration, to go on consolidating our sustainable procurement activities. We aim, in particular, to be a firm that society considers to be indispensable, working to improve customer satisfaction and to protect the global environment by advancing proposals for environmentally conscious products that facilitate carbon neutrality.

We would like to ask our business partners for their continued understanding of the TECHNO ASSOCIE Group’ s efforts as well as for their ongoing guidance and encouragement.

The TECHNO ASSOCIE Group is committed to “putting customers first” and doing our best to provide services that meet their needs, while expanding our business in Japan and abroad with products and quality that are environmentally friendly and safe. The importance of CSR initiatives in the international community is becoming increasingly diversified and sophisticated, including matters such as global warming prevention, environmental protection, and improving labor environments with respect for human rights, and the scope of these initiatives is expanding beyond our own efforts to include our entire supply chain.

In order to meet such social demands, the TECHNO ASSOCIE Group has established the “TECHNO ASSOCIE Group CSR Procurement Guidelines” which we use when engaging in CSR activities with all members of our supply chain. We are making ongoing efforts to strengthen communication with our business partners and promote initiatives aimed at solving social problems and enhancing corporate value, with our first priority being contribution to a sustainable society.

We are also conducting surveys to our major suppliers regarding their own CSR initiatives in order to gain an understanding of what efforts they are making and provide feedback on their status for the sake of making further improvements.
We will continue to promote these initiatives throughout our supply chain.
This year we have also set up a new department to place greater emphasis on dialogue with our suppliers, deepening mutual understanding and collaboration, to go on consolidating our sustainable procurement activities. We aim, in particular, to be a firm that society considers to be indispensable, working to improve customer satisfaction and to protect the global environment by advancing proposals for environmentally conscious products that facilitate carbon neutrality.

We would like to ask our business partners for their continued understanding of the TECHNO ASSOCIE Group’ s efforts as well as for their ongoing guidance and encouragement.

Since the establishment of TECHNO ASSOCIE in 1946, we have been creating new value by combining our suppliers’ technology with the knowledge we have cultivated over many years to meet the needs of our customers. The power of people has always been the central pillar supporting our business development.
Amid the business globalization and diversification of market needs today, the importance of people is increasing even further.

To maximize the potential of our people, we place great importance on the following two points.

ⅰ．Creating an environment that allow each person to fully demonstrate their capabilities
ⅱ．Strengthen initiatives that support capability development

In pursuit of enhancing and strengthening this 'Environment' and 'Development', our company is implementing measures based on the following three key elements:
● Fostering a corporate culture that respects individuality and values while enhancing team strength.
● Building a workplace environment where employees can genuinely feel a sense of fulfillment, tangible results, and personal growth.
● Practicing corporate conduct that allows employees to work with pride.

One such specific initiative prioritizes improvements to our employees’ well-being.
This is because a work environment that is healthy and secure, both mentally and physically, is what forms the platform for bringing out the best performance. We are committed to realizing a safe and comfortable workplace by further promoting flexible work arrangements (remote work, staggered work hours, childcare and aged care support, etc.) tailored to various life stages, and by continuously engaging in health promotion and workplace safety efforts.
Additionally, we are continuously putting forward initiatives to promote women’s empowerment, diversity, and inclusion as key priority issues. To drive innovation by creating new perspectives and ideas it is essential to have work environments where employees from diverse backgrounds respect one another and can play an active role by leveraging their strengths.
We are also actively promoting skill development and career advancement for each and every employee. Employees need to continuously acquire new knowledge and skills and to have opportunities to “update themselves,” so as to adapt to the rapid changes in social and industrial frameworks.
We provide backup for our employees to grow into people equipped to become the driving force of the company’s future by providing a range of enhanced training programs and especially by providing opportunities focused on reskilling and upskilling.

Commitment to "Business and Human Rights"
International norms such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct stipulate that corporations have an obligation to promote respect for human rights.
We take a firm stand on respecting human rights in our Charter of Corporate Behavior and, based on the TECHNO ASSOCIE Group Human Rights Policy, we actively conduct awareness-raising activities and human rights due diligence to eliminate the risk of human rights violations not only within the Group but also among all business partners, including supply chains.

Respect for the human rights of all stakeholders with a connection to our business is also an important theme in our Code of Conduct, and we put a great deal of effort into activities to advance our business in good faith.

TECHNO ASSOCIE will continue to pursue personnel measures that support these business activities, in which people play a leading role, and to build workplaces where each and every employee can grow and demonstrate their capabilities to the fullest.