Our Manufacturing Supply

Chain

In FY ’07, we began developing a set of tools and processes to help us communicate our expectations more clearly to our supply chain partners and understand how they approach issues of responsibility and sustainability in their businesses. Central to this effort is our Set of Vendor Expectations, guidelines that encourage sustainable business practices across our supply chain. Additionally, we have developed vendor self-assessments, surveys, and questionnaires and begun conducting both on-site assessments by GMCR staff, in cooperation with suppliers’ management, as well as audits of vendor facilities.

In FY ’09, we continued the development of our toolkit, orientation of key suppliers to our expectations, and the integration of these tools into our standard procurement procedures.