Cathleen Hansohm in India
Siegwerk has held its first supplier engagement sessions under SustainUP, the company’s global sustainable procurement program.
The company has been engaging with suppliers over the past few months to address critical human rights topics identified during workers’ voice activities.
The Supplier Engagement Initiative, with focus on India, was aimed at equipping supplier teams with the knowledge, tools, and confidence needed to strengthen labour practices and elevate health and safety performance.
The training program was not designed to learn more about grievance redressal mechanisms, fair wages and working hours, and occupational health and safety.
Through webinars, and an intensive workshop in Mumbai, suppliers could gain a better understanding of regulatory requirements, sustainable business expectations, and best practices.
Cathleen Hansohm, global supplier sustainability manager, at Siegwerk, said: “SustainUP is about partnership, trust, and shared responsibility. By supporting our suppliers today, we are enabling a more resilient and sustainable supply chain for tomorrow.
“By embedding human rights due diligence, decarbonization efforts and environmental responsibility into supplier engagement, SustainUP helps us to turn regulatory expectations into measurable improvements and thus fuelling change across our supply chain.”
