What you need to do as a supplier
We maintain regular contact with many different suppliers, ranging from local service providers to global producers of raw materials, logistical services and technology. Yara's suppliers are among our recognized business partners, and we want to foster these relationships.
Yara works according to internationally recognized and endorsed standards in key areas such as international human rights, business ethics and labor conditions. We expect our business partners to do the same and are committed to working only with partners that fulfill these requirements.
We expect the highest standards from our selected partners. You will find the necessary information we request for a good collaboration on this page.
Business partner code of conduct
One of Yara’s goals is to develop relationships with business partners that share similar corporate values as Yara and conduct their business in an ethical and compliant manner. The Code of Conduct for Yara’s Business Partners (BPCoC) is the Yara policy that outlines the legal obligations and the integrity standards Yara expects its business partners to uphold. The BPCoC considers the same internationally recognized and endorsed standards for human rights, business ethics, and labor conditions as our own Code of Conduct.
Integrity Due Diligence
Integrity Due Diligence (IDD) is the procedure for ensuring and monitoring the integrity of potential, new, and existing Business Partners.
The purpose of the IDD process is not to reject Business Partners, but to identify integrity risks and to mitigate these to safeguard Yara’s interests. If adverse responses are identified in the IDD self-assessment questionnaire, we initiate a dialogue with the Business Partner, and are committed to influencing them to uphold the same integrity standards as at Yara.
As part of the IDD Procedure, we continuously monitor compliance in our value chain by screening Business Partners against sanctions, watchlists, and compliance databases. On a risk-basis, certain Business Partners are selected for additional follow-up, including in-depth due diligence work, training and other communication efforts.
Sustainable procurement
The Sustainable Procurement Policy describes how we want to cooperate with our suppliers to create transparency in our suppliers’ business sustainability performance and how to improve their performance, and with that our own performance, where required. This policy guides our global Procurement teams and the implementation of a sustainable procurement program at Yara.
Supplier compliance
Supplier Lifecycle Management (SLM) refers to the comprehensive approach of managing suppliers’ performance and relationships from the selection and onboarding to the end of the contract. It encompasses several key processes starting with Supplier Scouting and Qualification, followed by Supplier Onboarding and Segmentation, Supplier Performance and Compliance Management, Risk Management, Audits, and ending with Offboarding. This is a global process that allows cross-functional Procurement teams to cover increasing internal and external due diligence and reporting requirements, such as the Norwegian Transparency Act (Åpenhetsloven).
Supplier audits
We conduct supplier audits and assessments in sectors in which we have identified risks through, for example, our Integrity Due Diligence (IDD) process, human rights impact assessments (HRIA), reports of severe accidents, or previous audit findings.
Since 2023, alongside the standard integrity due diligence questionnaire outlined in the Integrity Due Diligence process, we incorporated a dedicated focus on human rights and working conditions into the supplier audits conducted in the corporate Supplier Social Audits program. Suppliers are selected based on a combination of geopolitical and industry risks, along with their strategic importance to Yara’s business. This methodology will guide our efforts going forward.
Social audits serve as both an evaluation tool and a platform for knowledge sharing. These audits help us understand the concerns and risks faced by value-chain workers. The audit plans cover all aspects of our supply chain. Key findings relate to these areas:
• Forced and compulsory labor
• Wages and working hours.
• Occupational health and safety.
• Grievance mechanisms
• Sustainability in sub-suppliers
All findings and improvement areas are discussed in full openness with our suppliers, along with possible actions or remediation efforts. Yara is committed to using our leverage to the best of our abilities to address any identified impacts.
Supplier General Terms and Conditions (GTC)
Yara seeks to enter into fair and balanced agreements with all suppliers, based on consistent legal terms, and therefore it is our company policy that all supplier agreements should be based on our GTC of Purchase. The GTCs refers to both our Code of Conduct and our sustainable Procurement Policy.
Please note that Yara may use country specific versions of this GTC of Purchase in certain jurisdictions to accommodate for mandatory law.
