Le Groupe Bel > Purchasing at Bel* PURCHASING AT BEL* Bel’s Purchasing teams handle company purchases with a view to performance and a commitment to building trusted and long-lasting relations with the Group’s suppliers everywhere in the world. This policy ties directly to Bel’s business model, which is based on the belief that reconciling rigorous management with exemplary practices, profitability with integrity, and growth with ethical behavior is both possible and vital. Key purchasing figures Our purchasing families Purchasing is organized around six main purchasing families. Our sustainable purchasing policy Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program requires collaboration at all stages of the value chain and must be shared with all Bel suppliers. The objective of Bel’s Sustainable Purchasing Charter is to set out the commitments we take towards our supplier partners in relation to environmental, social and business ethics issues but also the commitments Bel expects from them. This Charter reflects our desire to involve our suppliers in the implementation of due diligence measures as part of their CSR initiatives and to encourage continuous improvement actions on the social, ethical and environmental aspects of their business. It also recalls the duty of vigilance of suppliers to ensure that their own suppliers comply with these commitments. By working with Bel, suppliers commit contractually to following the Sustainable Purchasing Charter. The ability of suppliers to commit and translate these commitments over time through appropriate practices is one of the evaluation criteria used by Bel to select its suppliers and monitor their performance. CSR requirements, specific to each purchasing category, may be included in the specifications of our calls for tenders and contracts, depending on the main issues or risks identified. Through this policy, which has been implemented for many years, Bel fosters business relations with suppliers whose offers and practices are deemed to be compatible with its own responsible business model. Bel's Sustainable Purchasing Charter Assessing suppliers and their CSR performance We ask our buyers everywhere in the world to integrate CSR criteria into the selection and performance tracking of their suppliers. Regularly, we conduct campaigns to assess and reassess the CSR performance of our suppliers and subcontractors deemed as priorities by virtue of the size of their business with the Group, the potential risk associated with the products and/or services they provide, or their geographical location. To that end, Bel uses EcoVadis®, a service provider with recognized expertise in sustainable development. Based on the risks and/or the CSR demands associated with each of our purchasing categories, suppliers participating in calls for tender may be asked to undergo an EcoVadis® assessment. The assessment is based on 21 criteria grouped around four themes, including: Environment, Respect for labour and human rights standards, Business ethics, Suppliers / Supply chain. To meet the same demands as its suppliers, the Group is regularly assessed for its CSR performance. With an EcoVadis score of 79 out of 100 in 2021, Bel has been awarded the platinum medal and is ranked in the top 1% of companies evaluated by EcoVadis, across our business sector. Ecovadis Barometer 2021 The Bel Group wants to work with suppliers that share its values. Bel’s Code of Best Business Practices provides a set of common rules applicable to Bel and its suppliers. The Code is based on seven key principles to apply in all circumstances when doing business with Bel. The effective application of these principles and rules by suppliers is an element that opens the way to initiating the selection and pursuing all business relations. Bel's Code of Good Business Practices When a third party is a victim or witness of unethical conduct, they can report it through the Group’s alert system. It has been designed to deal fairly with all ethical issues of any kind. The processing of reports is handled as appropriate by ethical representatives at headquarters or subsidiaries, or by the Ethics Committee. Bel's Alert System Become a Bel supplier Bel also selects suppliers able to provide a competitive advantage to the Group. Encouraging suppliers to innovate and supporting the development of their exclusive solutions rank among Bel’s purchasing policy priorities. *Excluding MOM SHARE YOU WILL ALSO LIKE Bel Code of Good Business Practices Bel Sustainable Purchasing Charter Bel Foundation Consumer service La Maison de La Vache qui rit® Lab’ Bel Join Bel CONTACT US LEGALS PRIVACY POLICY COOKIE SETTINGS CREDITS SITE MAP X Groupe bel wants to use cookies for Bel group on this website. With your consent, we may use them to measure and analyze website performances and to provide personalized content and relevant advertising. You can find more information here COOKIE SETTINGS REFUSE ALL ACCEPT ALL