Purchasing policy

SEA Group considers its suppliers as an integral part of sustainability process. In selecting partners through a qualification process, SEA Group takes into account the qualitative and economic aspects of suppliers and the compliance with regulatory obligations (including compliance with employee contributions). However, in addition, SEA also assesses the sustainability characteristics of suppliers. To this end, the Suppliers List active since May 2011 requires specific information and assessments on suppliers’ sustainability management methods. In particular, regarding:

Environment

Any environmental management system certifications of the potential supplier are assessed (such as UNI EN ISO 14001 or EMAS registration), as well as any environmental product certifications (ECOLABEL, FSC, PEFC, second life plastics and other certifications), internal management of environmental issues such as waste, packaging, use of recycled or recyclable material, collection of recyclable materials for recycling, use of low-emission or energy-efficient materials and the
manner for selecting its suppliers in accordance with environmental characteristics.

Safety

The level of attention and the management of safety profiles through the Workplace Health and Safety Management System (if certified in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree 81/2008, compliant with UNI-INAIL Guidelines or with OHSAS 18001) is assessed, in addition to the presence or otherwise within the Prevention and Protection Service in the company, the presence of the supplier’s Safety Representative who follows individual contracts/orders, having benefited of a reduction of INAIL rate at least once in the last three years, the number of accidents reported over the last three years, the activation of a safety training programme and the verification of the degree of learning after each training event.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Suppliers are requested to describe any corporate initiatives to develop a socially responsible approach to business planning and management, in order to ensure that SEA Group may form a supply chain that contributes to the achievement a sustainable development. In addition, particular attention is given to qualification profiles regarding the organisational model under Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001, as well as the adoption of an internal corporate Code of Ethics by the supplier.

Amount of orders by type (million of Euro)

Source: SEA

Note: values refer to what was ordered in the period (multi-year orders are not broken down by relevance into the individual years).