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Business Partners
Atlas Copco strives to be the preferred associate for its business partners such as suppliers, sub-contractors, joint venture partners and agents, and is committed to working closely with them.
Atlas Copco work closely with business partners especially at the start-up phase of projects and with new suppliers. Training and resources are provided to a great extent in new sourcing projects. Group companies select and evaluate business partners partly on the basis of their commitment to social and environmental performance and development. They also report yearly to the Group on
supplier evaluations
and the on
prohibited and restricted substances
found at suppliers.
To reinforce the
Business Code of Practice
, a common ten-point checklist, based on the
UN Global Compact
, has been developed to clarify the Group’s expectations on its business partners.
Atlas Copco encourages all business partners to implement a safety, health and environmental management system similar to Atlas Copco’s, which is stated in the Business Code of Practice.
Atlas Copco is a member of the network
Greenchain
to learn from other companies and share best practices within the area.
