Goal of OJSC “BSW – management company of “BMC” holding” (later referred to as BSW) is safe, energy efficient and high-tech production of steel products. To achieve this goal work with suppliers will be carried in the following direction:
Code of responsible supplier (the Code) of BSW includes principles of work with suppliers (including service providers) and requirements to them on observance of minimum acceptable ethical and environmental standards, and also human rights, norms of labor protection and safety measures. We encourage our suppliers to work together to reveal shortcomings and continuously improve the effectiveness of our responsible supplier program. We hope that the Code will contribute to the implementation of high standards of business by our suppliers.
BMZ defines a supply chain as the goods and services that are purchased and used in the production process. These include primary raw materials (scrap, HBI, ferroalloys, various alloys, electrodes, refractories, non-ferrous metals, etc.), energy, buildings and structures, capital expenditures, training and repair services, transportation and logistics. The principle of a responsible supplier is a key principle in BSW approach to procurement and it is taken into account along with other factors such as price and quality.
When fulfilling its obligations under the contracts, BSW does not pay, does not offer to pay, and does not allow payment of any funds or valuables, directly or indirectly, to any persons in order to influence actions or decisions of those persons to obtain any unlawful advantages or other unlawful purposes.
When fulfilling its obligations under the contracts, BSW does not carry out actions qualified by the current legislation, such as giving a bribe, receiving a bribe, mediation in bribery, accepting illegal remuneration, commercial bribery, as well as actions that violate the requirements of current legislation and international acts on countering the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime.
The Code applies to all suppliers (including service providers) and their affiliated companies, as well as to all products and services purchased by the enterprise. We encourage our suppliers to apply the provisions of the Code in their supply chain. We will approve actions of the suppliers aimed to comply with the provisions of the Code.
To follow the Code OJSC “BSW – management company of “BMC” holding” undertakes to:
This interaction can include joint assessments, such as visits to production facilities to determine compliance with the Code.
This includes compliance with the same standards of work both for the employees of suppliers located on the territory of BSW within the framework of concluded contracts, the same standards and regulations in the field of human rights and labor relations as for the company's own personnel.
BSW requires from its suppliers to approve and apply the company's policy regarding compliance with ethical business standards, as well as the adoption of the principles of the Code of Ethics and anti-corruption principles.
We encourage our suppliers to cooperate with BSW to identify opportunities for further improvement of health and safety, human rights, ethics and environmental standards in the supply chain.
BSW carries out systematic and constant work on elimination of injuries and accidents, and also on labor protection and health at workplaces and outside of the enterprise. This is confirmed by the Corporate Policy and procedures for labor protection and safety that support promotion of our philosophy of environmentally safe and hi-tech production of steel products. BSW requires from its suppliers compliance with health and safety standards in order to avoid injury of employees and customers at the working place.
BSW respects human rights of its employees, employees of suppliers located on the territory of BSW within the framework of concluded contracts, and the local population and encourages its suppliers to do the same, which is reflected in the company's Code of Ethics. BSW encourages suppliers to improve and implement human rights standards and norms in their own activities and those of their suppliers. The supplier shall at all times comply with the strictest requirements of applicable legislation, human rights policy or this Code. If local law prohibits supplier to follow certain aspects of this Code or human rights policy, the supplier shall comply with local law and make every effort to respect human rights.
BSW adheres to the principles of honest, ethical and transparent business conduct based on trust and respect.
BSW does not purchase services or materials that do not meet the requirements of national or international laws and conventions.
BSW uses only raw materials of legal and environmentally safe origin and will not purchase raw materials from suppliers whose activities are contrary to these principles.
BSW is committed to make steel production more environmentally friendly. To achieve this goal, the company implements its own and best international practices to develop more environmentally friendly production processes and reduce pollution of the environment. We strive to work with suppliers that share our principles and carry on their activities in accordance with the strictest requirements to environment protection, including rational use of resources, preservation of biological variety, reduction of costs and processing of secondary raw materials.
BSW requires from its suppliers to use effective standards, processes and procedures to protect the environment and conduct business in accordance with the Corporate Policy of the enterprise in terms of environmental protection.
BSW offers to its suppliers to:
This Code is an integral part of the supplier relationship management system and the supplier evaluation procedure. When assessing compliance of the activities of the supplier to the requirements of the Code BSW will use approach based on risk assessment. Monitoring can be carried out when visiting the production facilities of the supplier, as well as monitoring the implementation of corrective measures. BSW will work with its suppliers in order to eliminate detected non-conformities in their operations. BSW reserves the right to refuse from services of the suppliers who do not comply with the requirements of the Code or unable to provide or implement the improvement plan.
General Director OJSC “BSW-management company of “BMC” holding” Dmitriy Korchik, 13.02.2023