Supplier Responsibility

We support our partners in seizing new opportunities to create a better future.

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As leading provider of high-quality, system-critical elastomer components, we support our partners with our comprehensive material expertise, our outstanding product industrialization capabilities, and our future-oriented solution design to enable them to turn the challenges of today into the achievements of tomorrow. Together, we elaborate innovative solutions and strive for continuous improvements of existing production processes and products. We welcome creative and innovative suggestions from our suppliers. Together with our external providers we want to optimize our cost structure and aim for a best-in-class position.

Together with our suppliers, we strive
for top performance.

We want to strengthen the company’s success through distinguished purchasing activities. We use our profound market expertise and create sustainable procurement solutions by purchasing competitive goods and services. This is how we create value for our customers.

We build on supportive partnerships with
our suppliers.

Datwyler is committed to honesty and integrity towards employees, customers, suppliers, competitors, and other stakeholders. We expect the same from our business partners. Through fairness and partnership, we create a climate that enables exceptional services that ultimately offer our customers an advantage.

We adhere to the
highest standards
of ethical behaviour.

100 years of innovation for the benefit of our customers, employees, shareholders, and other stakeholders – that is the hallmark of the Datwyler Group. Over this period, Datwyler has evolved from a family-owned Swiss company into an international group. Building on our strong roots, we have developed our own style with genuine values.

Business relations

Based on trust and respect.

Our customers, suppliers, and other business partners can be certain that their business relations with Datwyler Group companies are based on trust and respect. We are convinced that these traditional basic values are regaining importance in our continually globalising world and that they can even be an additional competitive advantage. Based on this conviction, the Datwyler Group has introduced specific Code of Conducts for its employees and its suppliers and joined the UN Global Compact. We have committed ourselves to the ten principles of the UN Global Compact relating to human rights, labour standards, environmental protection, and anti-corruption initiatives.

Procurement principles

The following criteria are top priority
for our Procurement Organization

The global procurement organization steers a big variety of purchasing activities
within the Datwyler Group. Together with our suppliers, we want to pursue and
implement a sustainable purchasing policy. With the following criteria Datwyler,
sets its standard for a reliable partnership.

High quality

Our suppliers maintain a modern, efficient system of quality control. For certain business areas, a certification according to ISO 9001, IATF 16949 or ISO 15378 is a basic requirement for working with us.

Perfect services and delivery performance

High flexibility, reliability, and problem-solving expertise are among the strengths of our suppliers.

Economics

A key component of our cost calculation is based on the prices of our suppliers. We expect a fair and transparent pricing.

Technical standard

We partner up with responsible suppliers who support us with creativity and innovation to build on our technological leadership.

Sustainability

Our suppliers comply with current laws and directives. Certifications such as ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001/ ISO 45001 and ISO 50001 support the idea of sustainability. Whereas holding such certifications is not mandatory for a partnership, we certainly have a preference for certified suppliers. Being certified will of course also be taken into account during a supplier’s performance measurement.

Compliance

Datwyler expects all its suppliers to commit to the ten principles of the UN Global Compact relating to human rights, labour standards, environmental protection, and anti-corruption initiatives. These principles form the basis of the Datwyler Supplier Code of Conduct, which must be signed by all suppliers. Besides that, following the standards according to REACH, IMDS, and Conflict Minerals is equally important.

Become a supplier

Would you like to support us in bringing value to our customers?

Apply for admission as a potential supplier.

Please download the “Supplier self-assessment” questionnaire, fill it out completely, and send it back to us by email together with the signed Supplier Code of Conduct and Global Supplier Quality Agreement.

Self-assessment form for suppliers

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Code of Conduct Suppliers

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Global quality agreement for suppliers

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Whistleblowing Policy

Safe and confidential reporting

Transparency, integrity and open communication are central pillars of Datwyler’s corporate culture. This whistleblowing policy ensures a secure and confidential channel for reporting concerns regarding misconduct, unethical behavior or unlawful activity. All reports are managed with fairness, discretion, and professionalism. Please download the policy to understand your rights, reporting procedures, and how we address such matters.

Whistleblowing Policy

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Report confidentially via our Whistleblowing Channel.

Datwyler Group Whistleblowing Channel