Supply chain management

ALTANA is committed to continuously improving its logistics and supply chain to make transport routes and processes more reliable, safer, and more efficient. This not only saves cost, but also benefits the environment. New suppliers need to be approved by our procurement department before they are allowed to deliver goods, particularly if they are located in countries with less stringent environmental requirements than in the EU. Our supplier management follows the principles of the Global Compact.

The goal of sustainable implementation of the Global Compact principles into the ALTANA supply chain was explicitly added to the organizational manual of the ALTANA procurement organization as a guiding principle in 2010. Based on the Global Compact principles, a separate supplier Code of Conduct has been developed and communicated to our supplier. We verify compliance with this supplier Code of Conduct during supplier visits.