A responsible partnership

Coor assumes full responsibility for the services delivered through our subcontractors. Procured services and goods count for a large share of our service delivery and have a great impact on both quality and cost. Consequently, we aim for good long-term supplier relationships and set high standards on our suppliers.

Business woman shaking hand with business partner after making an agreement

Taking responsibility for our suppliers has become as natural as taking responsibility for our own business.

Magnus Krona, Chief Procurement Officer at Coor

Responsible Procurement Model

Coor Procurement is an integral part of the business and have a huge impact on its value chain. To achieve the impact on supply chain sustainability Procurement have adopted the UN Global Compact Management Model. The model is described in following process steps: Commit, Assess, Define, Implement, Measure and Communicate. Here you can learn how we have been inspired by the model in our daily work.

Illustration of Coor's responsible procurement model with the following steps: commit, assess, define, implement, measure, and communicate

Coor sets high standards on its own operations and assumes substantial responsibility for the impact it has on the environment, society, and Coor's customers' operations in a wider perspective. Business should be conducted in a professional, safe and environmentally friendly manner that satisfies all the requirements set by applicable legislation, sector standards and agreements.

Coor's business should feature high ethical and moral standards. Coor also endeavors to be a responsible employer with focus on employee development. Coor sets the same high standards on suppliers and their potential subcontractors.

The principles Coor's suppliers and their potential subcontractors should comply with are reviewed in the Code of Conduct for suppliers.

Procurement policy (pdf) 

Read more about our risk management methodology to assess sustainability risks in our 2023 annual and sustainability report (pdf)

Coor’s General Terms and Conditions when purchasing a product or service shall apply at all purchases and is the minimum terms before entering an agreement. Scroll down this page to read the General Terms and Conditions.

Sustainability requirements for suppliers (pdf)

Information security for suppliers (pdf)


Category mangement is a systematic, holistic way of managing categories throughout the whole life cycle of products and services, taking into account all aspects of sustainable procurement in sourcing decisions. 

A measurement at the end of 2023 showed that 18 per cent of Coor’s emissions come from suppliers with validated SBTi targets. Scroll down to learn more about our sustainability commitments.

Read more about our actions according to GRI standards in our 2023 annual and sustainability report (pdf)

Read more about how we adress salient risks, works with mitigating activities and follow up in our Supplier Due Diligence Process (pdf).

Responsible procurement in numbers

110
Number of suppliers assessed for social impact. None of the relationships were terminated as a result of the assessment.
154
Number of suppliers identified as having significant actual or potential negative social impact.
34 %
Percentage of suppliers identified as having actual or potential negative social impact with which improvements were agreed upon as a result of assessment.

General Terms and Conditions

Coor and the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi)

Coor works with science-based targets. This means that our climate goals are in line with the Paris Agreement and what the science says is required to limit global warming to 1.5°C. We have also committed to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 and had our initiatives for achieving that validated by the SBTi.

One of our goals is to ensure that 75% of our scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution come from suppliers with targets approved by the SBTi.

FAQ about SBTi for Coor suppliers

For existing and potential suppliers

You find more information about being a Coor supplier on our local websites.

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