5.16 Provide a supplier standards of practice document
Business Strategy And Product Management
Vet suppliers before onboarding, then collaborate to promote and encourage better sustainability practices.
Criteria
- Vetting potential partners: Machine-testable
Create specific policies to vet potential partners along the supply chain based on sustainability principles.- Client, Partner, and Supplier Screening Tools for Positive Impact Supply Chains
- GPF – General Policy Framework (PDF) – 2.8 – Specifications (Suppliers Strategy)
- Harnessing Public Procurement for the Green Transition (PDF)
- How to vet suppliers
- How We Select Projects
- Sustainability Contracting
- Sustainable Procurement 101
- Sustainable Public Procurement
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 1 – Poverty
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 4 – Education
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 5 – Gender Equality
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 8 – Economics & Work
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 12 – Consumption & Production
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 13 – Climate Change
- Your Supply Chain Needs a Sustainability Strategy
- Collaborative measurement: Human-testable
Partner with suppliers to create, track and measure impact on issues that impact affected parties.- Collaboration Is Key to a Sustainable Supply Chain
- Collaboration: The Key to Achieving Supply Chain Sustainability
- GPF – General Policy Framework (PDF) – 2.8 – Specifications (Suppliers Strategy)
- How Partnerships Can Build More Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains
- How Supply Chain Collaboration Can Make Businesses More Sustainable
- Influence your value chain and partners
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 1 – Poverty
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 4 – Education
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 5 – Gender Equality
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 8 – Economics & Work
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 12 – Consumption & Production
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 13 – Climate Change
- Informative partner promotion: Machine-testable
Promote and disclose partnerships in a publicly available place, along with information on how the partnership creates a collective impact.- GR491 – 1-3007 – Management Alignment
- How Sustainability Reports Increase Transparency
- Stakeholder Mapping: A Guide for Purpose-Driven Organizations
- Stakeholder Mapping: The Complete Guide to Stakeholder Maps
- Sustainable Marketing: Key Principles and How to Leverage It
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 4 – Education
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 8 – Economics & Work
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 13 – Climate Change
Benefits
- Economic
Applying standards of practice can help an organization better align affected party needs with its mission, vision, and values, which builds trust and improves relationships. - Environment
Vetting suppliers and partners can help an organization define, track, and reduce its scope 3 emissions. - Operations
Examining suppliers and partners more closely can increase diversity within the technology sector.
GRI
- Materials: High
- Energy: High
- Water: High
- Emissions: High