Our partnerships with suppliers are very important to us for smooth business operations. Every April, Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. holds a procurement policy brie ng with about 200 suppliers of products, machining processes, materials, facilities, and molds. We inform suppliers of upcoming issues and efforts, including our business environment and direction, and share our procurement policy for the year with regard to safety, quality, delivery, price, technology, global expansion and CSR. We also give awards to show our appreciation to suppliers for achievements in their elds, while encouraging all suppliers to continue making progress. Four times a year, we hold a procurement liaison meeting with about 100 suppliers, where we share production information and information on quality improvements, compliance, safety, earthquake measures, confidentiality, chemical substance control and human resources development.