Raw material Procurement
In order to lower environmental impact across the supply chain, Hitachi Construction Machinery Group has been advancing green procurement through a policy of putting priority on products and services from companies that are proactive in promoting environmental initiatives.
Total weight of raw materials for the past three years is 340,200t in FY2021, 391,900t in FY2022 and 415,600t in FY2023.
| Classification | Type | Itemization | Renewability | Weight (1,000tons) |
Proportion of Materials / Raw Materials | Suppliers |
| Metal | Iron (incl. steel plates) | Raw material | Possible | 388.9 | 93.6% | External suppliers |
| Others | Raw material | Possible | 9.7 | 2.3% | External suppliers | |
| Non-Metal | Plastics (Thermosetting) | Raw material | Possible | 0 | 0% | External suppliers |
| Rubber | Raw material | Possible | 0 | 0% | External suppliers | |
| Machine oil etc | Semiprocessed goods | Possible | 13.8 | 3.3% | External suppliers | |
| Others | Raw material | Possible | 3.2 | 0.8% | External suppliers | |
| Total | 415.6 | |||||
The percentage of recycled materials used for production of major products is 12.4%.
Green Procurement
Hitachi Construction Machinery Group requests the support and endorsement of all suppliers for Hitachi Construction Machinery’s environmental vision, and asks for cooperation in the following items in accordance with the “Hitachi Construction Machinery Group Green Procurement Guidelines” and “Hitachi Construction Machinery Group Sustainable Procurement Guideline.”
- Items concerning the environmental conservation initiatives of suppliers
- Items concerning the reduction of the environmental footprint of goods for supply
- Items concerning management of information regarding chemical substances contained in goods for supply
Green Procurement GuidelinesTopics
Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra, agrees with the general purport of the Shiga Green Purchasing Network (Shiga GPN*) and actively promote green purchasing as a member.
∗ Shiga GPN was established as a voluntary association in 1999 by 242 organizations such as companies, administrative agencies, and various organizations that agree to promote green purchasing within Shiga prefecture. After incorporation as a general incorporated foundation in 2013, we have promoted a wide range of environmental load reduction activities that go beyond the green purchasing activities with the ‘Activities to create “Green Economy” from Shiga’ as the activity vision.
Supplier Environmental Assessment
Hitachi Construction Machinery confirms ISO 14001 acquisition status when forming new contracts with suppliers, and new companies are selected from among those satisfying 100% of environmental standards.
Contracts will be canceled for suppliers identified as having a significant negative environmental impact (explicit, potential), no contracts were canceled in FY2023.
