Responsible procurement

Eltel places environmental and social demands on its subcontractors and material suppliers – including manufacturers and wholesalers.

Eltel requires all suppliers to uphold high ethical standards regarding legal compliance, environmental responsibility, fair competition, labor and human rights, and anti-corruption. These principles are detailed in our Supplier Code of Conduct.

To follow-up on performance, we have introduced Supplier Surveys tailored to material suppliers, subcontractors, and indirect suppliers. The Supplier Surveys gather information on the suppliers’ management of social, environmental, and governance (ESG) matters relevant to their role in our value chain. The responses to the surveys are used to assess the suppliers’ alignment with our policies.

We are increasingly guided by environmental objectives in our approach to partnerships and supplier selection. Our Scope 3 climate target drives the prioritization of suppliers committed to the SBTi and those with set science-based climate targets.

Actions in 2024

We adopted a Responsible Procurement Policy and accompanying instructions that outline our approach to integrating sustainability criteria into procurement decisions.

Supplier surveys were sent to 555 key suppliers, covering approximately 51% of the year’s supplier spend. The key suppliers were identified based on their impact on Eltel’s Scope 3 emissions and their share of total spend