Supply chain
Supply chain
Aciturri's supply chain consists of solvent suppliers, able to ensure the expected quality of service or product with global reach and aligned with the values of excellence, ethics and support.
This supply chain provides the company with raw and auxiliary materials for our manufacturing process, industrial supplies and tools. Some activities are also outsourced: transportation, maintenance, testing, inspections and calibrations, ancillary services for our facilities' production, cleaning and security services.
Aciturri has defined the Purchasing and Subcontracting Policy, which aims to develop the business fabric and promote job creation in the communities in which it operates. This policy applies to all purchases of products and services by the company and all its suppliers and subcontractors.
Thus, in applying this policy, Aciturri looks for local suppliers and subcontractors (‘local’ meaning national) whenever suitable alternatives exist. Moreover, we promote the acquisition of goods between companies that are part of different industry clusters, for example, TEDAE, Hélice, or HEGAN.
In Spain, 66% of the budget allocated for supplies or outsourcing goes to local suppliers and local external suppliers (7% less than in 2022); 36% in Brazil and 61% in France.
For Spain, 61% of the budget allocated for supplies goes to suppliers that belong to national industry clusters (the same as in 2022).10
10. There is no equivalent body in Brazil or France.
According to the Purchasing and Subcontracting Policy, and consistently with the Code of Conduct and the Ethical and Socially Responsible Management Policy, Aciturri promotes among suppliers and subcontractors compliance with basic standards or criteria concerning human and labour rights, occupational health and safety, respect for the environment and ethical behaviour, as well as support for the ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the social policy of the International Labour Organization, including the fight against forced labour, harsh or inhumane treatment, the elimination of child labour, regularized employment, respect for freedom of association and the right to collective negotiation, non-discrimination based on sex, age or any other circumstance, payment of wages for a decent living and working hours that are not excessive.
Since 2020, Aciturri has implemented a specific Human Rights Policy, which reflects its commitment to respecting human rights as part of the organizational culture (see ‘Compliance’ section). The Suppliers' Code of Conduct demands the same commitment from its suppliers and subcontractors.
These concerns are not limited to mere commitments, but the company continuously monitors each of its suppliers‘ performance through an assessment procedure, which sets out the methodology used to carry out this standardized assessment of suppliers’ industrial processes, considering their industrial capacity and identifying opportunities for improvement, with the ultimate aim of internally assessing Aciturri's ability to meet the needs and expectations of its customers.
Since 2020, Aciturri counts with a specific Human Rights Policy, in which it expresses the company's commitment to respect Human Rights as part of the organizational culture.
The company continuously evaluates the performance of each of its suppliers through an assessment procedure.
The primary tool in this process is the Aciturri Supplier Assessment (ASA), which includes evaluating four aspects: processes, organization, tools, and indicators. Other tools are IPCA+, PMCA, TDCA, SPCA and SIA.
Throughout 2023, a project has been carried out to unify the two questionnaires defined for assessing the industrial maturity level of the supply chain within the two Main Supplier Development Procedures between the Alestis and Aciturri Purchasing Departments: SE7426 (Alestis) and PSC-72 (Aciturri).
Taking advantage of this unification, the block ‘8.1 Health and safety management system’ has been revised and is now structured into three main sections: ethics and compliance, digitalization, and safety, health and environment, the latter of which is a new section.
In 2023, six suppliers underwent industrial maturity assessments, using the new unified questionnaire for three of them.
As a result of the assessment, a report is generated. It lists all participants, the opportunities for improvement that have been identified, the associated plan of action, and an overall assessment with the grades A+, A, B, C or D. The person in charge of this assessment keeps track of all this, paying special attention to the percentage of solved issues within the established time frame.
In Spain, 100% of suppliers have been assessed and vetted according to ethical and social criteria.11
11. No new suppliers have been accredited in France or Brazil in 2023.
In Spain, 100% of suppliers and operations guarantee the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
In Spain, 100% of suppliers have been assessed and vetted according to environmental criteria.
Aciturri expects all its suppliers to comply strictly with the labour and environmental legislation applicable in each case, developing unquestionable behaviours and attitudes in terms of respect for human rights and the environment under the Company's Code of Conduct, its Purchasing and Subcontracting Policy and the Suppliers' Code of Conduct. Aciturri doesn’t establish commercial relations with any organization that does not comply with the ethical and social principles outlined in this document. Once started, the relationship is enforced by incorporating specific contractual clauses.
The impact of logistics’ carbon footprint and the reduction of energy consumption and waste generation are also critical aspects of decision-making regarding the supply chain.