Porsche’s corporate responsibility does not end at the factory gates – it extends across the entire value chain, which encompasses more than 1,700 direct suppliers of production materials and 5,700 direct suppliers of nonproduction materials.
As the product portfolio expands and technological diversity grows, so does the importance of the supply chain to the sustainability strategy. As such, Porsche constantly trains its strategic focus on the sustainability-driven management of its relationships with direct suppliers. The company wants to ensure that direct suppliers practice a more ecologically sustainable procurement, adhere to human rights standards, implement social employment practices, and practice responsible resource management. In this context, Porsche – on behalf of the Porsche – is also involved in the automotive industry dialog on the German National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights (NAP), which promotes decent working conditions for people.
Specifically, by 2030, Porsche¹ aims to comply with the strictest internal quality standards relating to sustainability with 90% of the production material it purchases, which is generally sourced from direct suppliers with a sustainability rating (S-rating). This means that 90% of direct suppliers of production materials are expected to achieve an S-rating in the highest category (A) by this point in time. In the reporting year, the degree of fulfillment was already 88.3%.
¹ Within the Porsche AG Group, only Porsche AG procures production materials.
