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Supplier audits for follow-up of supplier performance

By Audits are performed to evaluate suppliers’ ability to meet the requirements of the SCA Supplier standard. Both the supplied material and the supplier must be approved before supply to SCA Personal Care can be authorized. The result is used to secure that suppliers fulfil SCA’s standards regarding quality, product safety and sustainability. Regular audits […]

Supplier environmental data collection

By SCA collects environmental data from suppliers as basis for environmental performance evaluation of the supplied material and as basis for life cycle assessments for the materials and products. Supplier environmental questionnaire The data is collected using a supplier environmental questionnaire, developed by SCA.  Through the questionnaire quantitative information is requested about inputs and outputs […]

Supplier standard for quality and sustainable development

By The SCA global supplier standard describes the expectations on suppliers to SCA for the hygiene business. The standard includes specific requirements on quality, product safety, environment and code of conduct, and is distributed to all potential and existing suppliers as part of the supplier selection and procurement phase. It has been in operation since 1997. […]

Sustainability governance at SCA

By SCA’s Corporate Senior Management Team bears the overall responsibility for the control of SCA’s business in the environmental and social area. In 2010, SCA established a new corporate staff unit in charge of sustainability, led by the Senior Vice President Sustainability, who reports to the CEO and is a member of the Corporate Senior […]

Communicating sustainability information to customers

By SCA customers for personal care products are all requiring information about SCA:s development in the sustainability field. The customers are provided with information on a broad SCA corporate level as well as on a detailed level for personal care products. The external communication about our sustainability work and achievements is supported by a number […]

Sustainability policy and targets

By The SCA sustainability policy, together with the sustainability targets, forms the basis for the operational work with environmental and social issues within the group as a whole, and for the business groups. The policy defines SCA:s commitment to positive environmental, social and economic performance. Sustainability targets The sustainability targets are used to steer and follow up […]