Response from Mizuno

Proposal C4: Report publicly on how suppliers are chosen and/or eliminated.

Mizuno states that its selection policy and CSR performance rules our found in its internal “Group Rule of Supply Chain Management “ which it is not willing to make public; but it is willing to publish its Vendors Human Rights Checklist. The company has no policy on factory closures.

Full response

"We have corporate policies for supplier selection that on start of business with supplier Mizuno group shows supplier documents required, evaluates supplier’s capability by using sheets specified and submit to conduct a labor audit related with CSR if necessary.

"The chapter 2 in our internal rule of practice for supplier/vendor titled Group Rule of Supply Chain Management undisclosed (the “RSCM”) provides the procedures detailed on start of business. In our view we select supplier that has advantages both in capability of performance and CSR.

"The chapter 3 in the RSCM provides procedures of business period including specific labor audit, factory profile questionnaires and factory visit report. We have no procedures on termination except provisions of OEM agreement as we have policies that we should instruct suppliers if we find problems in suppliers.

"We will prepare to disclose our labor standards program titled Mizuno Business Standards, Overview Evaluation for Vendors Human Rights Checklist undisclosed (the “Checklist”) in near future. There is no plan to disclose the RSCM as we regard it an internal rule."

Response Key

The brand claims to implementing all components of this proposal or has agreed to implement them within Play Fair's proposed timeframe.

The brand is currently implementing or has agreed to implement some of the essential components of the proposal but has refused to implement, has overlooked, or has raised issues with one or more important components; or, the brand agrees to implement the proposal but not within Play Fair’s proposed timeframe.

The brand has refused to implement the essential components of the proposal.

The brand has misunderstood or failed to comment on the proposal; or the brand is considering the proposal, but has yet to make a decision.