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We promote consideration for the global environment and the
execution of social responsibilities throughout our entire supply chain.
We support employee growth and development through various
opportunities and systems.
With the aim of cultivating employees’ ability to
explainthephysicalpropertiesofeachsound,Alpinehas
held periodical acoustic training since 1995 for a total of
650participants.
Thistrainingconsistsofprimary,intermediate,and
advanced levels that increase employee knowledge
ofacousticsastheydevelop asenseofsoundquality.
Training focuses not only on the abstract and sensuous
qualitiesthatdeterminewhatlistenersjudgeasgood
andbad,orwhattheylikeordislike,butalsoonthe
quantificationofperceivedsound.Ouruniqueprograms
increase participants’ knowledge and sense of sound
quality,andimprovecommunicationcapability.
We certify those who excel in the programs as
Sound Masters who understand and pass down Alpine
soundtechnologytothenextgeneration.In2015,we
held12primaryleveltrainingsessionsandcertiedeight
participants.
Alpine dispatches entry and mid-level employees
to overseas subsidiaries and other organizations for a
period of one year to participate in on-site training as a
measure aimed at cultivating global talent. This system
was established to cultivate employees with a global
perspective and the ability to take action that reflects
anunderstandingofcultureandcustoms,andimprove
language proficiency through actual work and life
experience.In2015,wedispatched twoemployeesto
Thailand.
Alpine provides employee education in a broad
rangeoftechnicaldevelopment,fromthebasic
knowledge necessary for product development to
knowledgeinhighlyspecializedareas.In2015,we
provided60classeson31items,includingon-vehicle
securitysystems,LCDtechnology,functionalsafety,
automaticoperation,cloudelementaltechnology,basic
soundinstruction,andthermal designeducationfora
totalof1,470engineers.
Globalenvironmentalpreservationrequires broad
approachesnotonlybymanufacturers, butalsobythe
suppliers of parts and materials. Alpine asks all of our
suppliers to conform to our Green Procurement Standards
to promote environmentally-friendly material procurement.
In2015,we issuedthe12theditionoftheAlpine
Green Procurement Standards to enhance conformity to
laws and regulations.
■Green Procurement
Alpine enhances its partnerships with suppliers to
facilitate coexistence and co-prosperity through trusting
relationships. We invite suppliers to biannual briefing
sessionsinJapan,and
annual sessions in
China,NorthAmerica,
and Europe to explain
the current state of
production and sales as
well as announcing our
material procurement policy. We also present awards
to suppliers that have contributed to the improvement
ofquality,delivery,andcostreduction withthegoalof
building relationships built on trust.
■Communication with Suppliers
Alpine obtains materials throughout the world in
accordance with the Alpine Material Procurement Policy.
Alpine recognizes the necessity of promoting CSR not
onlyinitsbusinessactivities,butalsothroughoutits
entiresupplychain,andenhancingthefulfillmentof
social responsibility at each company in conforming to the
Supply-Chain Development Guidebook established by the
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries
Association (JEITA). Alpine added content regarding
CSR in the Agreement with its suppliers to enhance its
approaches in 2015.
■Acoustic Training
■Overseas Training System ■Technical Education
■Basic Policy
Human Resource Cultivation
Warring factions in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo and neighboring countries (9 countries including
the Republic of Rwanda) violate human rights through the
useofchildand forcedlabortominetin,goldandother
mineralsusedintheproductionofminormetals,and
profits from the sale of these minerals are used to fund
thepurchaseofweaponsandwidenconictinwaysthat
have a global impact.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
ProtectionActpassedintheUnitedStatesin2010denes
thesemineralsas"conflictminerals,"1 and companies
listedonUSstockexchangesarerequiredtodisclose
informationtopreventtheuseofconictmineralsintheir
products.
Fromthestandpointofrespectinghumanrights,
Alpine understands and agrees with the intent of the
lawandpartnerswithgroupcompanies,suppliersand
JEITA to promote efforts aimed at pursuing responsible
approachestomaterialprocurement.In2015,we
surveyed each supplier about their response to conflict
minerals.
■Conict Minerals
Note1:Columbite–tantalite,tin,gold,wolframiteandotherderivatives(tantalum,tungsten)
Status of Brieng Sessions (2015)
Japan
(1st term)
Japan
(2nd term) China U.S. Hungary
Number of Suppliers
Attending 95 98 73 65 72
Number of Participants 219 200 140 112 127
A brieng session
Acoustic Training Room
Open and Fair
Legal
Compliance
Environmentally
Friendly
Partnership
Environmentally-friendly materials
Green Procurement
・State of ISO14001 certification acquisition
・Approaches to environmental preservation
Assessment of suppliers
・Non-use of banned substances
・Information on contained substances
Assessment of suppliers
Suppliers Alpine
Alpine Material Procurement Policy
Concept of Employee Growth
Alpine applies its employee system based on the following fundamental principles in accordance with its Corporate
Philosophy and Conduct Guidelines.
Respect for Individuals
Alpinerespectsindividuals,andaimstoencouragetheself-fulllmentofitsemployees.
Team of Professionals
Alpine creates its team of professionals by encouraging individual employees to accept higher levels of work and to
upgradetheirskills,whichincreasestheirindependenceasprofessionalsbyhelpingthemtodevelopskillsthatcan
be used outside the company.
Self-Improvement
Basedonthepremisethatself-developmenthasitsfoundationinindividualmotivation,Alpineprovidesopportunitiesfor
employeestodeveloptheirworkskillsthroughself-improvementprogramswiththeaimofeectivelysynchronizing
theneedsofthecompany(takingmeasuresfordiscovery,cultivation,andappointmentofhumanresources)and
individual employees (improving skills and raising motivation through goal setting and skill development).
■Material Procurement Policy
Material Procurement
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