Supply chain

Wacker Chemie AG - Sustainability Report 2015/16

Status of Goals for 2013/2014

Assess the sustainability performance of our 400 main suppliers as part of the “Together for Sustainability” (TfS) initiative
Corporate entity: Groupwide
Deadline: 2016
Implementation status: Goal was achieved. By the end of 2016, more than 490 WACKER suppliers had been evaluated as part of TfS assessments and audits.

New Goals

Assess the sustainability performance of our main suppliers, which cover at least 70 percent of our procurement volume, as part of the “Together for Sustainability” (TfS) initiative
Corporate entity: Groupwide
Deadline: 2020

Future Topics

New Category for Supplier Awards
“Sustainability” will be a fixed category at our annual awards for top suppliers from 2017 on.

Focal Points of TfS Supplier Evaluations:
In 2017, the main focus of the TfS supplier evaluations is on human rights and on checking results obtained so far and introducing improvement measures. In addition, further suppliers, especially from China and the USA, will be included in the evaluations.