■ Initiatives with Suppliers Before starting a business with a new supplier, Canon conducts an assessment based on the Canon Supplier Code of Conduct and other reference standards, whether the company fulfills all requisite standards in terms of corporate ethics (legal compliance, product safety, management of confidential information, human rights, labor, health and safety, intellectual property rights protection, etc.), environmental conservation (chemical substance management, prevention of air pollution and water pollution, proper disposal of waste, initiatives aimed at conserving energy and resources, reduction of GHG, and biodiversity conservation) , finance, and production structure (quality, cost, delivery, manufacturing capacity, and management).