At ARE Group, we recognize that building a sustainable supply chain is essential to achieving our purpose, “Totally Committed to Protecting the Natural Environment and Preserving Resources.” For our own sustainable business development as well as for our business partners and suppliers, together with them, we fulfill social responsibilities for legal compliance, human rights, ethics, labor, health and safety, and the environment.
Supply Chain Management
Our due diligence process uses an approach that assesses the risks in the precious metals supply chain, such as conflict, compliance with laws, human rights, labor rights, health and safety, and the environment. By communicating with suppliers and through know-your-customer questionnaires, we gain an understanding of the transaction and the origin of materials; we then evaluate the risks for suppliers and materials. We sent a consent form to all of our suppliers, requiring them to confirm that they agree with our RPM Management Policy, and we request their understanding and cooperation in responsible precious metals sourcing. We establish relationships of trust with our suppliers and conduct continuing due diligence to mitigate risk in the supply chain.
Fair Transactions
The ARE Group is committed to upholding fair-trade practices and corporate ethics as we strive to achieve one of the ARE Group Way Goals: “Establishing a globally trusted corporate brand.”
Quality Assurance System
At Asahi Pretec, quality assurance is positioned as the core department, and it works closely with the sales, technology development, and product manufacturing departments. Quality assurance shares customer feedback and market trends with these departments and cooperates with them to improve customer satisfaction. In addition, ARE Group maintains ISO 9001 certification to ensure that all products deliver satisfaction and peace of mind to customers. We strive to continually improve our quality management system and maintain the highest level of quality.
Procurement Initiatives
We have established the Sustainable Procurement Policy as our basic approach to procurement.
In addition, Asahi Pretec and ASAHI METALFINE have established the CSR Procurement Policy as well for secondary materials such as chemicals and consumables used in business activities. The ARE Group fulfills all social responsibilities and improves corporate value for both suppliers and the Group through procurement that emphasizes seven perspectives: environmental protection, quality management, fair trade, information security, risk management, social responsibility, human rights, and occupational health and safety.
ARE Holdings Group Sustainable Procurement Policy (PDF: 14Kb)