During 2020, we continued encouraging our suppliers to submit inventories of substances released through IPE’s public pollutant release and transfer register system.
Also during the year, we cross-checked supplier sites representing 95% of our spend against IPE’s public database of environmental violations. We identified one violation, and confirmed closure with the supplier. We also collaborated with first-tier manufacturing suppliers in China to determine whether sub-tier suppliers complied with local environmental laws. This review of almost 900 sub-tier suppliers identified 39 reported violations in 2020. Of these, 16 have been corrected, and we continue working with the relevant first-tier suppliers and IPE to address and resolve the remaining issues. Business with several sub-tier suppliers has been suspended due to unaddressed environmental violations.
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