Responsible supply chain
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Building prosperity means helping to find solutions for the challenges we all share. Help building financial confidence. Help with rising costs and climate risk. Help with education, entrepreneurship, and employability.
Because with the right support, everyone can face the future with confidence. For more information about our sustainability strategy, please see our 'helpful links’.
Our Santander Supplier Code of Conduct explains what we expect from suppliers, including responsible business practices, care for the environment, and social responsibility.
We also ask suppliers to register with EcoVadis, an ESG assessment tool. In some cases, we may be a requirement for doing business with us.
To access our Code of Supplier Responsibility, please see 'Helpful links’.
Our Code of Supplier Responsibility asks all suppliers to have a credible ESG scorecard from a reputable third party. We use EcoVadis as our ESG assessment tool.
Suppliers will have to sign up to EcoVadis to complete a questionnaire about their business. This includes policies and metrics. When the questionnaire is looked over by EcoVadis experts, a scorecard will be created. The scorecard is split into 4 categories: human and labour rights, environment, ethics, and sustainable procurement. Suppliers will then be able to share the scorecard with us.
EcoVadis charges a fee based on the size of the company and the plan selected. This should be fully covered by the supplier. Details can be found in the 'Helpful links'.
We expect all suppliers to take part in a reassessment annually, using EcoVadis. This includes updated metrics (metrics of primary importance include GHG emissions).
See 'Useful links' to go to EcoVadis now.
If you have any further questions, please contact your Supplier Collaboration Partner or Service Manager.
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