Responsible sourcing

A significant share of AMANN's greenhouse gas emissions is generated in our upstream value chain. Achieving our climate targets therefore depends not only on improvements within our own operations, but also on close cooperation with our suppliers.

AMANN regularly engages with suppliers to improve sustainability performance, strengthen transparency and identify opportunities for emission reductions across the value chain.

Supplier engagement means working with suppliers to improve sustainability performance, strengthen transparency and identify opportunities for environmental and emissions reductions across the value chain. For AMANN, supplier collaboration is particularly important for understanding and reducing upstream value-chain emissions and improving the quality of sustainability data.

Our supplier collaboration includes:

• Requesting sustainability-related data from key suppliers
• Working together to improve data quality and transparency
• Identifying reduction opportunities within raw material production
• Integrating environmental criteria into procurement decisions

Through regular exchange and data collection, AMANN aims to better understand environmental impacts within its supply chain and identify where improvements can have the greatest effect.

In 2025, AMANN continued its supplier data collection activities and further improved the quality of its emissions accounting.

More detailed supplier information helps AMANN identify deviations, improve the accuracy of its Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) and strengthen the quality of Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs).

Supplier engagement therefore contributes not only to better collaboration, but also to more reliable sustainability data and more targeted climate action.

Reducing value-chain emissions and improving sustainability performance requires action across the entire supply chain.

For AMANN, working with suppliers is therefore an ongoing process based on dialogue, transparency and continuous improvement. Suppliers are important partners in building a more transparent and sustainable value chain.

Sustainability does not stop at a company's own production sites. By working closely with suppliers, you can improve transparency, strengthen emissions and sustainability data and identify opportunities to reduce environmental impacts upstream in the value chain. 

Reliable sustainability data is essential for understanding environmental impacts and identifying effective reduction measures. However, not all data provides the same level of accuracy.

Whenever possible, AMANN uses primary data collected directly from suppliers instead of relying solely on generic industry averages or secondary database values.

Supplier engagement means working with suppliers to improve sustainability performance, strengthen transparency and identify opportunities for environmental and emissions reductions across the value chain. For AMANN, supplier collaboration is particularly important for understanding and reducing upstream value-chain emissions and improving the quality of sustainability data.

Primary supplier data provides a more precise understanding of the actual environmental impacts associated with raw materials.

Compared with generic emission factors, supplier-specific data can better reflect factors such as:

• Actual production processes
• Energy sources and consumption
• Raw material characteristics
• Supplier-specific emission factors
• Production locations

This improves the quality and representativeness of AMANN's sustainability data.

Increasing the use of supplier-specific data supports the quality of:

• Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs)
• Corporate Carbon Footprint calculations
• Customer sustainability information
• Emission reduction strategies

In 2025, approximately 73% of emissions from key raw materials were already based on primary supplier data – an important milestone in improving the accuracy and transparency of AMANN's carbon footprint calculations.

Based on the 2025 CO₂ supplier questionnaire, we systematically classified our suppliers into five categories: 

• Green (PCF available) 
• Yellow (no PCF, but CCF or energy data available) 
• Orange (no CO₂ data, backlog in energy data collection) 
• Gray (non-reporting suppliers) 
• Light gray (not within the scope for 2025)

Primary data collection is an ongoing process. AMANN works with suppliers to increase the availability, quality and consistency of environmental information over time.

By continuously increasing the use of supplier-specific data, AMANN can better understand the environmental profile of its raw materials, identify reduction opportunities and provide customers with more reliable product-related sustainability information.

Primary supplier data makes carbon footprints more product- and supplier-specific. By working directly with suppliers, AMANN can improve data quality, transparency and the basis for targeted sustainability action.

Transparency is becoming increasingly important in the textile industry. Customers, regulators and business partners increasingly expect better information about where materials come from, how they are produced and what environmental impacts are associated with them.

For AMANN, traceability is an important foundation for creating this visibility and strengthening responsible supply chain management.

Supply chain transparency and traceability help companies understand where materials come from, how they move through the supply chain and what sustainability information is associated with them. Traceability focuses on following materials through the value chain, while transparency means making relevant information about the supply chain more visible and accessible.

Understanding the origin and characteristics of raw materials enables AMANN to better assess environmental impacts, identify potential risks and respond to increasing regulatory and customer requirements.

By working closely with suppliers, AMANN continuously improves the availability and quality of information about raw materials and their production processes.

Supply chain transparency is supported by several activities, including:

• Collecting supplier-specific sustainability information
• Improving data availability for raw materials
• Strengthening traceability of relevant materials
• Developing product-level sustainability information

This information helps AMANN better understand its value chain and provides a stronger basis for sustainability-related decisions.

Product Carbon Footprints are one example of how supply chain information can be translated into product-level sustainability data.

Since autumn 2025, AMANN has been offering Product Carbon Footprints for its main brand families. The results provide insights into the emissions associated with raw materials, energy use and production processes, helping AMANN identify hotspots and derive targeted decarbonization measures.

For customers, this product-level transparency can support activities ranging from supplier evaluations and sustainability reporting to responsible sourcing decisions.

Reliable supply chain information is also becoming increasingly important as regulatory requirements evolve.

Better traceability and data availability provide an important foundation for future product-level information requirements, digital product information and increasing demands for transparent environmental data.

A more transparent supply chain creates greater visibility and trust for AMANN, its customers and partners across the textile value chain.

Traceability creates visibility; transparency makes that information usable. Together, they help AMANN better understand its value chain and support more informed sustainability decisions.

Responsible sourcing starts with knowing what responsible business practices should look like – and making these expectations clear across the supply chain.

A Supplier Code of Conduct defines the ethical, environmental and social standards that suppliers are expected to follow when working with a company. Supplier assessments and audits help evaluate performance against these expectations, identify risks and improvement opportunities, and support responsible and resilient supply chains.

The Supplier Code of Conduct covers key areas such as:

• Compliance with laws and regulations
• Responsible environmental management
• Ethical business practices
• Respect for human rights and social standards
• Responsible handling of chemicals

Since 2020, all of AMANN's key strategic suppliers have signed the Code or provided evidence of their own comparable code.

Defining requirements is only one part of responsible sourcing. AMANN also evaluates supplier performance to identify risks, improvement opportunities and areas where closer collaboration is needed.

Supplier assessments and audits help AMANN:

• Identify potential sustainability risks
• Evaluate compliance with defined requirements
• Track improvement opportunities
• Strengthen dialogue and collaboration with suppliers

In 2024, AMANN conducted compliance audits at suppliers in India and Vietnam. Previously agreed improvement actions from supplier audits were also reviewed to monitor progress.

AMANN's approach to supplier management is based on partnership. Suppliers are expected to meet defined requirements, while AMANN also works with them to identify opportunities for improvement.

Through clear expectations, regular assessments and ongoing dialogue, AMANN aims to strengthen sustainability performance and build more responsible and resilient supply chains.

Clear expectations create the foundation for responsible sourcing. Through its Supplier Code of Conduct, assessments, audits and ongoing dialogue, AMANN works with suppliers to identify risks, monitor progress and support continuous improvement.

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Technical terms

• Responsible sourcing
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Alternative terminology

Different industries and software providers may use slightly different terminology.

• Ethical sourcing
• Sustainable procurement
• Supplier engagement
• Supplier sustainability assessments
• Supply chain risk management
• Supplier compliance
• Responsible supply chain management
• Environmental and social due diligence