Supply chain
We leverage the workforce principles we follow for our own employees with our supplier partnerships. We emphasize the importance of our suppliers' worker health and safety. Our suppliers must affirm commitments to responsible labor and human rights practices to gain and maintain our business. We seek diverse suppliers to grow and enhance the value of our products.
Environmental considerations provide an important basis for supplier interaction. Our Supplier Site Assessment process, described below, specifically includes a review of supplier EHS performance and product stewardship practices. We engage with our suppliers to gain a greater understanding of their environmental impacts and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Community empowerment is an area of shared importance for our company and our suppliers. We seek opportunities to partner with our suppliers to enhance the communities we serve and we actively monitor our suppliers for any potential negative community impacts based on the expectations described above.
Transparency between our company and our suppliers is important to maintaining our partnerships. Our expectations and explicit guidance govern our relationships with our suppliers. Our suppliers may report
ethical or legal concerns through our Help Line. We drive supply chain responsibility and transparency by sharing our governance
policies such as Code of Ethics and our Supplier Code of Conduct, including our expectations pertaining to slavery, human trafficking and conflict minerals.
Shareholder value increases through proactive management of our supply chain. Our process for developing technology and justifying the associated commercialization integrates supply chain considerations at all stages. We work with suppliers on quality and product stewardship as part of our standard processes during this important research. Additionally, our engagement
with our suppliers enables us to mitigate risk and minimize financial instability.
