Sustainability report 2019

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We are committed to being a business partner who acts with integrity, reliability and responsibility towards our stakeholders. These are key elements for building trust between Boskalis and its stakeholders. We reinforce these intrinsic values by endorsing the principles of the International Labour Organization and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and by applying our General Code of Business Conduct. We regularly review our policies and codes of conduct to ensure that they keep pace with evolving practice and regulations. We use our leverage wherever we can in creating value within the supply chain and audit compliance with our Supplier Code of Conduct.

RISKS & DILEMMAS ‚ ‚ Our leverage in the value chain can be limited ‚ ‚ Large number and global spread of diverse suppliers due to project organization OPPORTUNITIES & GOALS ‚ ‚ Being a responsible and reliable business partner ‚ ‚ Effectiveness in managing supply chain risks ‚ ‚ Further evolve our supply chain management KPIs ‚ ‚ Strategic suppliers: percentage spend covered by Supplier Code of Conduct ‚ ‚ Number of suppliers scanned on adherence to the Supplier Code of Conduct RESULTS ‚ ‚ 81% strategic supplier spend covered by Supplier Code of Conduct ‚ ‚ 15 new suppliers scanned and 5 recurring scans ‚ ‚ 2012-2019: 118 suppliers scanned

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2019 – BOSKALIS