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Sourcing sustainably
Looking ahead:
Our 2020
commitment:
Our 2020
result:
Signing of the
Supplier Code
Supplier Risk
Analysis
Automated
Screening
Action
Our risk-based approach
Heineken N.V.
Annual Report 2020
Introduction
Report of the
Executive Board
Report of the
Supervisory Board
Ongoing 95%
compliance with
our Supplier Code
Procedure
Our contribution
to the SDGs:
8.7
Eradicate forced
labour, modern
slavery, human
trafficking and
child labour
8.8
Protect labour
rights and promote
safe working
environments
of business
conduct
n
Understanding and accepting
our requirements by suppliers
■N
Identifying potentially
high-risk suppliers
Evaluating high-risk suppliers
on critical parameters
Executing appropriate
corrective actions
Financial Sustainability Other
Statements Review Information
We are committed to conducting business
with integrity and fairness, with respect for
people, the law and our values.
We expect our suppliers to help us deliver on
our values and commitment to responsible
business conduct at all times.
By working together, we can maximise
our positive impact and grow together in a
sustainable and responsible way.
We have continued to exceed our target,
reaching 97% compliance with our
Supplier Code Procedure across our global
operating companies.
The four step Supplier Code Compliance
procedure allows us to identify and evaluate
potential risks with our suppliers and
execute mitigating actions to address the
following issues:
- Anti-bribery and anti-corruption
- Sanctions
- Political exposure
- Negative media coverage related to issues
such as labour and human rights, health
and safety, fraud, fair competition and
money laundering.
Our supplier base is challenging, dynamic
and geographically diverse and we are
continuously evolving our processes to
address these risks.
As our programme approach matures, we aim
to go beyond compliance through proactive
supplier engagement.
As a result we have already begun evolving
our Supplier Code procedure into a Supplier
Engagement Programme. We have enhanced
our financial assessments, particularly with
our global suppliers. We have strengthened
our anti-bribery and corruption programme
to improve our capabilities in challenging
markets and at the same time more than
doubled the number of suppliers put through
automated screening compared to 2019.
Learn more about this topic on our website
We will continue to evolve our programme
approach and pro-actively engage with
our suppliers.
Our intention is to expand the Supplier
Engagement Programme to advanced
labour and human rights due diligence
as well as bringing the collection and
monitoring of our supplier environmental
data into scope to improve consistency
and oversight.
