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SUPPLIERS: CLEAR RULES FOR COMPLIANCE
CLOSE WORKING RELATIONS
CORPORATE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007
COLLABORATION IN PURCHASING
The task of the Purchasing Department is to help the Group to be
more competitive by procuring everything it needs to develop,
manufacture and market quality products at an optimum overall
cost. To achieve this, it applies a five-point strategy:
• to obtain the best conditions not only in terms of price, but also
in terms of quality, reliability and on-time delivery;
• to make optimum use of the Group’s approved supplier panel
(numbering 455 last year, out of a total of 2,404 current suppliers);
• to improve the performance of these suppliers through an annual
review procedure;
• to get suppliers involved upstream in projects, by combining
skills and efforts to improve overall performance and future
efficiency;
• to ensure compliance with the Group’s ethical, environmental
and social commitments.
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In 2007, the Group had 2,310 suppliers of raw
materials and components and 94 providers of
sourced finished products, most of the latter
located in Asia. Each of these categories includes
a hard core of suppliers who are considered
particularly reliable and financially solid, and
who make up the approved supplier panel. These
suppliers account for more than 80% of our
purchases and the Group maintains close
working relations with them.
The Group satisfies itself that all its suppliers
meet the terms laid down at the time of ordering
(quality, price, deadlines, etc.), including compliance
with the Group’s sustainable development
criteria, particularly in relation to the environment
and labour rights. Sustainable development
criteria form an integral part of our purchasing
guidelines and general purchasing conditions.