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Sustainable Procurement





1. Purpose and Extent

AH diagnostics envisions participating in a sustainable future. We seek this through continuous development, and sustainable action in all operations, and in every link of our value-chain.

 

2. Scope

This policy regulates how sustainable procurement is handled within AH diagnostics. The policy applies for all AH diagnostics locations and departments.


3. Suppliers

AH diagnostics want our suppliers to show compliance towards the international requirements and Standards within sustainability:

1) Anti-discrimination - The supplier does not discriminate based on ethnicity, religion, race, skin colour, nationality, social origin, age, disability, health status, gen der, sexual orientation, membership of trade unions or political views.
2) Working conditions - The supplier ensures that working conditions, hours, rest periods, leave and wages are in accordance with local regulations and industry practice. They must be at a level that enables a fair standard of living according to local conditions. In addition, wages may not be withheld as a disciplinary sanction
3) Right to privacy- The supplier respects its employees' right to privacy when it gathers or stores personal information
4) Freedom of association - The supplier respects its employees' right to organize themselves and negotiate collective wage agreements. lf independent trade unions are discouraged or restricted, the supplier enables workers to gather independently to discuss work-related issues.
5) Forced labour- The supplier is to apply measures to prevent human trafficking or any type of forced labour. This includes work on a forced contract, slavery and ether forms of work that are undertaken against a worker's will or choice.
6) Child labour and young workers - The supplier is not associated with exploitative forms of child labour - such as labour that damages children's physical or mental health or prevents them from getting their education. When employing young workers, the supplier must aet in accordance with the International Labour Organization's standards.


4. Environment 

AH diagnostics believes that our environmental strategy is essential to the sustainability of our business and to the health of the communities where we live and work. AH diagnostics expects suppliers to comply with local environmental law, integrate environmental considerations in the operation and strive for continuous environmental improvements to develop a sustainable business.  More specifically, all suppliers are obliged to comply with the following: 

1)  The supplier must work continuously to ensure compliance with local environmental legislation.
2)  The supplier must have policies that oblige it to take care of environmental considerations.
3) The supplier must have established an environmental management system (EMS) that is
either certified according to ISO 14001 or includes at least the following:
• A policy that obliges the su pplier to take care of environmental considerations.
• Follow-up on compliance with applicable environmental legislation.
• ldentification and ongoing monitoring of the company's most significant environmental impacts.
• Measures to reduce the company's environmental impact.
• Intern audit.

 

5. Business ethics

It is AH diagnostics expectation that our suppliers uphold a high standard of integrity, operate with honesty and engage in responsible and appropriate behaviour. Suppliers should implement measures to eliminate and avoid unethical behaviour. 
More specifically, all suppliers are obliged to comply with the following: 
Anti-bribery and anti-corruption -The supplier ensure a high level of business integrity and comply with all applicable laws and regulations concerning bribery, corruption, fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, conflicts of interest, and competition through policies or guidelines published and implemented in the supplier's organisation and supply chain 

 

6. Actions 

Where a supplier does not comply with this policy AH diagnostics will initiate a dialogue to clarify the circumstances and the scope of the non-compliance. The supplier and AH diagnostics will jointly develop a corrective action plan to ensure compliance with the policy. 
All Suppliers must document applicability and sustainable statements and can expect to be audited according to this. 
The goal is to have sustainability commitments from 25% of the suppliers (measured by margin) by the end of 2025, and from 50% of the suppliers (measured by margin) by the end of 2026. 

This policy will be reviewed on a regular basis and a yearly follow-up on the goals will be made by the management team together with the Business development team.