Sustainable Construction and Development

Social and Environmental Standards in the Supply Chain

Our holistic approach to sustainable construction and refurbishment extends to how we procure materials from suppliers. That’s why compliance with social and environmental standards in the supply chain is an important topic for us and part of our sustainability strategy. Vonovia manages its partnerships with external partners and service providers through the Business Partner Code, its general terms and conditions of purchasing and individual agreements as part of its structured approach to supplier management. In this way we ensure compliance with all current European procurement standards and regulations. In Sweden, we defined environmental criteria that will be binding for all new suppliers from 2021 onwards. These criteria will be made binding for all other suppliers from 2025 onwards.

The Vonovia partner portal plays a vital role in our sustainable approach to supplier management. Social and environmental standards are integrated into the processes we use to select and approve suppliers (see Sustainable Relationships with Business Partners). We require our partners to observe and apply our product manual in order to promote the procurement of sustainable materials. We also communicate with them regularly about ecologically friendly construction materials.

More about compliance with labor and social standards in the supply chain can be found in Respect and Promotion of Human Rights.