Supply Chain Management & Human Rights
PENTAX Medical is deeply committed to ensuring that human rights are respected throughout our supply chains. We conduct thorough risk assessments to identify and address potential human rights violations.
This proactive approach includes engaging with suppliers to ensure they understand and comply with our standards, and taking corrective actions when necessary.
We continuously monitor our supply chain practices, using tools like Ethixbase360 to maintain high standards and address any emerging risks. Our commitment to human rights extends beyond our immediate suppliers, encompassing all levels of our supply network to ensure ethical practices are upheld throughout.
Basic Policy
As a business unit of the HOYA Group, PENTAX Medical operates globally with manufacturing facilities worldwide. To sustainably enhance corporate value, it is crucial to uphold high standards of product safety and quality, adhere to laws and regulations, and protect human rights both within the Company and across its supply chains. Proper management of supply chains is essential for this goal. Major suppliers must sign and comply with the HOYA Supplier Code of Conduct. Additionally, key suppliers are regularly visited and inspected, with assistance provided as needed to support improvements.
Supplier Human Rights Due Diligence
To increase transparency in our supply chain and ensure that we only work with suppliers who respect human rights, we have adopted a holistic due diligence approach. For more information, please see our Human Rights for Supply Chain Statement.
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HOYA Supplier Code of Conduct
HOYA, as a group of companies, has established a set of principles that guide our every decision and action. In accordance with these principles, all employees as well as the management of HOYA are absolutely committed to legal compliance and ethical practices.
All providers of goods and services, including but not limited to suppliers, vendors, contractors, consultants, and agents (all hereinafter referred to as "Suppliers"), who do business with HOYA's worldwide entities must comply with this Supplier Code of Conduct. At a minimum, suppliers must also require their next‑tier suppliers to acknowledge and implement this code.
Fundamental to this code is the understanding that a business, in all of its activities and at any time, must operate in full compliance with the laws, rules, and regulations of the countries in which it operates. HOYA expects the suppliers to abide by such general rule as a basis and precondition for the business relationship.
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Supplier Audits
Key suppliers are audited regularly or as needed, following the quality assurance protocols specific to each business segment.
Modern Slavery Statement
In compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, PENTAX Medical publishes a statement detailing the actions taken to identify and eliminate slavery and human trafficking within its operations and supply chains.
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Responses to Conflict Minerals
With the cooperation of its suppliers, PENTAX Medical avoids using any minerals sourced from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or its neighboring countries that are classified as conflict minerals under Section 1502 of the U.S. Dodd‑Frank Act. We request our suppliers to adhere to the HOYA Supplier Code of Conduct, which includes this policy. Key suppliers are also asked to participate in our conflict minerals survey using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) provided by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI).
Previously conducted within the Information Technology business, this survey was expanded to a Company-wide initiative in fiscal 2020. We will continue to collaborate with our suppliers on initiatives, including identifying smelters, to ensure that mineral procurement is limited to those compliant with the Responsible Minerals Assurance Program (RMAP).
