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2022 Corporate Responsibility Report

Supply chain management

Our contribution to the SDGs

To be able to enter into a business relationship with us, suppliers have to register on our supplier portal and undergo a qualification process. The data provided gives us comprehensive information on our suppliers, including on their sustainability goals.  Suppliers themselves also receive detailed information via the Supplier Code of Conduct on Deutsche Telekom’s sustainability requirements and efforts, which they must accept during the onboarding process.

As a rule, our supplier management runs through a five-step process. The aim is to minimize risks in the supply chain and encourage our suppliers to improve their practices.

Reporting against standards

 

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

  • GRI 2-6 (General Disclosures)

Global Compact

  • Principle 1 (Support and respect for internationally proclaimed human rights)
  • Principle 2 (No complicity in human rights abuses)
  • Principle 3 (Uphold freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining)
  • Principle 4 (Elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor)
  • Principle 5 (Abolition of child labor)
  • Principle 7 (Support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges)
  • Principle 8 (Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility)
  • Principle 9 (Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies)