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REPORT 2017

THE COMPANY’S SUPPLIERS IN 2017

INTERNATIONAL
Distribution of international Distribution
suppliers per region Europe of local suppliers
United States
9% 8% Other 8%
DOMESTIC 12%
Athens
46% 9%
Other Suppliers at
Greece’s island regions
Crete
83% Other 25%

Thessaloniki

1,445

active suppliers
1,356

domestic suppliers 94%
89
international suppliers 6%

It should be noted that, over the course of 2017, the Company The supplier evaluation procedure, as well as consideration
allocated 89.9% of its total purchasing budget to suppliers of supplier disqualification, is described in the Company’s
based in Greece. Procurement procedure.

In order to ensure smooth collaboration and promote the More specifically, Goldair Handling places particular
principles of reliability and integrity in Goldair Handling’s emphasis on the environmental evaluation of suppliers,
dealings with its suppliers, a Procurement Procedure is with a view to further raising the awareness of its suppliers
implemented, along with a procedure for assigning and with regard to their environmental responsibility. To this
executing procurements. The object of this Procedure is to end, the Company’s Environmental Policy is sent to active
convey the Company’s policy related to procurements and to suppliers, along with an environmental self-assessment
establish procedures to be followed for the procurement of questionnaire, in order to identify the potential impact of
supplies, materials, and services. The Procedure describes their operations on the environment. The questionnaire
the criteria and the selection process for suppliers, the also covers actions and programmes implemented by the
relevant expenditure, as well as the method of evaluating Company’s suppliers regarding responsible environmental
tenders. The Procedure is sent to all interested departments management, including energy conservation, proper waste
of Goldair Handling and updated on an annual basis. management, recycling of products and packaging, and staff
training in environmental matters.
EVALUATION OF SUPPLIERS
Goldair Handling evaluates its suppliers on the basis of It should be noted that Goldair Handling plans to revise the
qualitative, environmental criteria, as well as issues related supplier assessment questionnaire in order to incorporate
to the health and safety of workers. In this context, suppliers, social criteria and employment practice criteria. The revised
at the start of their cooperation with the Company, provide the questionnaire is on the final stage of implementation.
relevant certifications for confirmation and review.

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