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Avantor® Launches Responsible Supplier Program

 Avantor Launches Responsible Supplier Program | Avantor

Avantor’s Responsible Supplier Program, introduced in the first half of 2023, was designed to help reduce environmental impact and accelerate sustainable practices across the supply chain.

The program, piloted with a small cohort of supplier partners in 2022, focuses on six priorities: climate change, deforestation, human rights, responsible packaging, waste, and water. These priorities were selected based on their relevance to Avantor’s and suppliers' businesses, enabling collaboration with supplier partners to identify sustainability challenges and solutions. 

"Our supplier relationships are a critical part of Avantor's business, and working together to improve sustainability across the supply chain is important to our long-term goals," said Rachel Kaufman, Global Head of Sustainability, Avantor. "We recognize that one size doesn't fit all and are taking a deliberate approach to assessing each of our supplier partners' capabilities and needs and identifying ways to improve sustainability together."

Avantor's Responsible Supplier Program includes three pillars: Performance, Collaboration, and Recognition.

  • Performance: Measuring suppliers' sustainability performance by collecting data and assessing progress on priorities. Avantor has selected the EcoVadis® and Kodiak Hub platforms to collect and synthesize relevant supplier sustainability data.
  • Collaboration: Partnering with suppliers to identify and progress solutions for current and future sustainability challenges. Based on performance data, Avantor and suppliers will identify the best path forward together to prioritize and address opportunities to improve sustainability across their supply chains and proactively share sustainability solutions resulting from these efforts to accelerate sustainability progress.
  • Recognition: Rewarding suppliers for exceptional sustainability performance and collaboration. Recognition criteria will be established and rolled out following performance data collection.

For more information about Avantor's Responsible Supplier Program, visit https://www.avantorsciences.com/pages/en/about/responsible-supplier-program.