Responsible supply chain
What is Responsible supply chain at AstraZeneca?
Company processes for sourcing external resources, including building robust supplier relationships with considerations of suppliers’ environmental and social practices.
Our approach
We support suppliers by:
- Offering opportunities to build their own sustainability knowledge and capabilities
- Holding them to high standards
Throughout the lifetime of our relationship with each supplier, we seek to ensure that their conduct matches the expectations outlined in our Global Standard Expectations of Third Parties. We aim to work only with suppliers whose values are consistent with our own and who are committed to developing inclusive, resilient and transparent businesses.
Our Sustainability Partner Guide and Framework for our critical manufacturing partners assesses and rewards sustainability performance.
We have prioritised our sustainability approach on categories of suppliers in our product supply chain, including active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), formulation and packaging, and devices — and we are continually expanding our focus.
Inclusive
Suppliers create value for all employees and people within their local communities.
Resilient
Suppliers’ operations are adaptive to climate change and resource scarcity.
Transparent
Sustainability practices across our worldwide supply chain are readily verified