Responsible sourcing

Kalmar is committed to ensure our business partners conduct business respecting people, society and the environment.

We support our suppliers in reaching a higher maturity level in sustainability topics, such as reducing emissions, promoting resource efficiency and respecting human rights. We also require suppliers to comply with sustainability-related regulations, which often go beyond what is required by local regulation. Our responsible sourcing programme focuses on four key areas:

• Supplier engagement (decarbonisation)
• Hazardous substances management
• Responsible minerals management
• Supplier sustainability assessments (environment and human rights)

Kalmar is committed to fostering decarbonisation throughout its supply chain and enhancing supplier management processes. This commitment is underpinned by a collaborative approach, wherein Kalmar actively shares vital information, practical tools, and cutting-edge best practices with its suppliers. The objective is to empower suppliers to drive their own operational sustainability and efficiency.

Through hazardous substances management, Kalmar aims to increase transparency by collecting information of hazardous substances used by its suppliers, as these substances pose several risks to human health and nature including, for example, cancer and genetic mutations as well as pollution of lakes and rivers, and loss of biodiversity.

Kalmar’s responsible minerals management focuses specifically on enhancing transparency concerning socalled "conflict minerals." These materials, commonly identified as the 3TGs (Tin, Tungsten, Tantalum, and Gold), are prevalent in electronic components. Kalmar is also expanding its scope to include Cobalt and Lithium, which are essential constituents of modern battery technologies.

Kalmar’s supplier sustainability assessments focus on gaining a better understanding of Kalmar's environmental and social impacts within its supply chain.

• Supplier onboarding for new direct suppliers, which includes committing to the Business Partner Code of Conduct (BPCoC); a risk assessment conducted by Kalmar; a supplier self-assessment on a third party platform and an on-site audit performed by Kalmar’s Supplier Development team
• Supplier self-assessment on a third party platform for all strategic suppliers
• On-site audits conducted by a third party for strategic suppliers with low score in the supplier self-assessment, indicating a higher potential risk