We collaborate closely with our suppliers to drive sustainable improvements throughout the value chain

By being transparent and engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders – ranging from customers, governments and NGOs to suppliers, employees and investors – we are able to identify issues and opportunities and gain insights that we use to refine our supplier sustainability strategy. We then translate this strategy into dedicated programs designed to help our suppliers improve their social and environmental performance.

We have developed a number of strategic programs to help our suppliers improve their sustainability performance, thus supporting our ambition to create a healthier, more sustainable world. These programs cover the assessment of supplier sustainability performance, management of regulated substances, conflict minerals, circular procurement, improvement of working conditions, and responsible sourcing initiatives.

Building upon our company-wide sustainability strategy, our policies set out Philips’ position on topics that are of material importance to the sustainability performance of our supply chain. For a full understanding of the various requirements, please download the respective policies.

At Philips, we are constantly raising the bar as we strive to create a sustainable supply chain. We appreciate the many awards and other forms of recognition we have received for our efforts over the years.