Sustainable procurement

Our requirements to suppliers

The Supplier’s Code of Conduct aims to promote and enforce practices relating to human rights, ethics, the protection of the environment and safety. 

Air Liquide expects each of its suppliers to respect the Group's ethical principles and to ensure that this Code of Conduct is respected by all their employees and subcontractors. 

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The Group has 968 critical suppliers in the CSR sense. To date, 773 (80%) have been assessed for their CSR performance.

In 2020, 236 suppliers have been assessed, i.e. 75% of the suppliers invited to the assessment campaign.

Air Liquide rewarded as a supplier

The Group actions

In October 2020, Group Purchasing organized the third Business Meeting for the sheltered employment sector in France in a virtual format, in cooperation with the HandivAirsity mission.

Among a hundred or so guests, 10 ESATs (establishments and services providing assistance through work) and EAs (adapted companies) had the opportunity to present their joint achievements with Group subsidiaries, covering a wide range of activities and services throughout France.

80% of the ESATs and AEs invited to the 2019 Business Meeting were able to initiate or renew a commercial relationship with the Group.