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At SNCF, we’re working to create a society that is ever more mobile, ever more sustainable and ever more community-oriented—and that includes our purchasing policies.
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UN Global CompactOur Purchasing Division is facing the challenges of ecomobility alongside our five divisions: SNCF Infra, SNCF Proximités, SNCF Voyages, SNCF Geodis and Gares & Connexions.
We define ecomobility—the core of our business strategy—as mobility that is consistent with sustainable development, and we are working to achieve it in three key ways:
Because purchasing accounts for a significant portion of SNCF’s spending, it’s essential for us to ensure that all of our purchasing procedures—internal and external, upstream and down—help advance these goals.
At SNCF, we follow the ten principles of the UN Global Compact and incorporate sustainable development criteria into our specifications and contracts.
Practically speaking, our Purchasing Division pursues its vision of sustainable, community-oriented purchasing through a few core commitments. These get buyers and suppliers involved—and change the products and services we buy. We are committed to:
Our partnerships with suppliers and service providers are a vital part of our commitment to sustainable development, and we have already taken steps to build new relationships with them. These include:
All of these initiatives are consistent with SNCF’s Ethics Guide and Code of Conduct.
Our Purchasing Division is exploring new avenues that could transform our approach to responsible purchasing: