Operating with Integrity
Operating with Integrity
We are continuing to apply responsible business conduct throughout our organization, safeguarding human rights and promoting responsible sourcing practices.
Our strong governance structures, business principles and practices drive our commitment to ethical behaviour, accountability and transparency. Our Code of Business Conduct (CoBC) establishes clear expectations for employee compliance with policies related to ethical business conduct. It embeds our values and our resolve to do the right things in the right way.
We are committed to safeguarding human rights and embedding responsible business conduct at each level of our organization. Our approach extends to collaborating with our suppliers to ensure the goods and services we buy are responsibly sourced.
employees recorded as having been trained in CoBC in 2024
employees recorded as having received Advanced Compliance Training in 2024
Our operating companies purchase more than $20 billion worth of goods and services each year from more than 100,000 suppliers across the world. Responsible sourcing across our supply chain has a critical role in ensuring business continuity, that human rights are upheld, and downstream environmental impacts are managed.
Our supply chain reach, influence, and strong supplier relationships provide an important opportunity to be a driver of change. By working and collaborating with our suppliers, governments, industry bodies, businesses, and other partners we can leverage supplier innovation and work towards best practice.
Our SCoC sets out the supplier requirements to meet our standards in respect of health and safety, human rights and environmental stewardship. It is based on our Framework for a Sustainable Future and is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Supplier acknowledgment of commitment to the SCoC is a requirement in our general purchase conditions to ensure that our suppliers are aligned with our values and acknowledgement of the CRH SCoC is a precondition to submit responses to all in e-tenders.
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