The way we view our responsibility and our belief that purchasing policies are critical for CSR performance have led the Chargeurs group to actively promote sound, streamlined practices across its supply chain.

This means playing a leadership role and promoting environmentally and socially responsible practices. Much like the Group’s own internal oversight mechanism, the Chargeurs Code of Conduct, training, advisory services and skills improvement in this respect require the type of follow-up, dialog and cooperation that is nurtured by close partnerships, i.e., by more than a purely defensive approach linked to risk management. Building these partnerships, which help controls function smoothly, overseeing improvement plans and sharing best practices are all important performance prerequisites that ensure supplier relationships are responsibly managed.