Supplier requirements and due diligence
Suominen's sourcing is guided by our Purchasing Policy, which covers the sourcing and purchasing of goods and services. Raw material suppliers are required to sign and comply with Suominen’s Supplier Code of Conduct. Suominen requires that all its suppliers comply with these supplier requirements, which include expectations related to business ethics, human rights, and environmental practices. The purpose of the Supplier Code of Conduct is to explain Suominen’s expectations for doing business responsibly and ethically and to set the standards for conducting business with Suominen.
In our 2025-2030 Sustainability Agenda, our targets for corporate citizenship include having all qualified raw material suppliers assessed against Suominen’s sustainability criteria by 2030. In 2025, 68% of suppliers were assessed, using either a valid EcoVadis scorecard or Suominen’s sustainability questionnaire.
Raw material suppliers
Suominen’s current due diligence process for managing sustainable raw material sourcing consists of two elements: country risk assessment and a sustainability questionnaire.
We assess our potential new raw material suppliers with a country risk assessment. The assessment is designed to outline a standardized method for assessing the likelihood that a potential supplier may have insufficient sustainable practices in place to minimize potential risks to Suominen and its stakeholders and so that precautions can be taken to reduce risks. We identify and consider potential hazards and impacts concerning the environment, labor & human rights, and ethics, based on the geographic location and geopolitical and governmental practices.
Every raw material supplier is required to complete trial runs for quality and performance to ensure their raw materials meet or exceed our standards to become a qualified raw material supplier.
All qualified raw material suppliers are invited and encouraged to participate in an annual sustainability questionnaire with EcoVadis.
We are going to revisit this sustainability due diligence process for raw material sourcing and develop it further as part of our 2025–2030 Sustainability Agenda.