Anglo American’s supply chain seeks to balance value
delivery and operational excellence by procuring from
suppliers who share our commitment to ethics and sustainable
development. In addition, we view local procurement as being of the
utmost importance in terms of local private-sector growth.
Business partners Trevor Carolin and Veli Thwala of Urethane Moulded ProductsSustainable development is becoming a key part of the way we do business within our supply chain. Our approach is founded on continuous improvement and consistent, simple standards, and we aim to develop mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.
Our Sustainable Development in the Anglo American Supply Chain Policy and our Supplier Sustainable Development Code were published in 2008 and offer our suppliers detailed guidance on our expectations of them. These documents are available in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Mandarin, and are available to download in the Policies, standards and commitments section.
Our vision is for our suppliers to embrace the same standards we expect of ourselves. The policy and code are based on our Business Principles and require that suppliers:
- work in safe and healthy ways
- demonstrate good labour practices
- engage in high standards of environmental management
- be ethical
- address key challenges such as HIV/AIDS and poverty
- align themselves with relevant Anglo American policies and procedures