Vodafone will ask prospective suppliers to detail their social commitments during the tender, as the company looks to extend its own values further down its supply chain. The Newbury-based operator is committed to reducing its own environmental impact by 2025 and also wants to improve the lives of a billion people through mobility. As of October, the environment, diversity and inclusion and health and safety policies (if any) will represent one fifth of a suitability evaluation for any service tender issued by Vodafone in the world.
Vodafone social values
The company will ask suppliers to demonstrate measures that promote equality in the workplace and whether there are equal pay policies in place and ensure that there are a certain percentage of female employees in the workplace. all levels. Suppliers will also be asked about measures taken to reduce carbon emissions and waste, as well as practices that extend the life cycle of products or promote renewable energy. A commitment to science-based targets to reduce emissions will also be examined. For contracts where health and safety is a factor, these valuations will represent half of the 20% taken into account. “We want Vodafone's supply chain partners to align and support our desire to build a resilient, sustainable and inclusive digital society,” said Margherita Della Valle, Vodafone Group CFO. “Starting in October 2020, we are changing our supplier evaluation criteria to give significant weight to our supplier commitments in terms of diversity, inclusion and the environment. "We will provide hands-on support to our small suppliers, providing help and tools to ensure that suppliers of all sizes have the opportunity to align with our goal when we consider them for contracts."