Effectively managing supplier issues
Product stewardship programmes may include systems that identify and manage supplier activities regarding their own health and environmental issues. Assessments may stem from the way suppliers obtain materials, use their equipment and provide services. This may involve the collection of hazard, risk and life cycle data on the products, materials and services supplied to Rio Tinto.
Extent to which suppliers were included in the product stewardship programmes in 2005
Where a business has formally implemented a product stewardship programme to identify and influence potential environmental, health and safety impacts from upstream suppliers, all businesses reported that the coverage of the formal programme included health, safety and environmental supplier performance.
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