Choosing Environmentally Responsible Suppliers
Southwire means business. We strive to ensure close cooperation at every point in the value chain, from purchasing to manufacturing, including our relationships with suppliers, customers, business partners, and communities. Through this cooperation, we strive to manage the value chain so that we have a full understanding of the limitations of the way we use and source natural resources.
Because Southwire is no longer in the smelting and refining business, we now rely on others to produce and refine the copper and aluminum we make into wire and cable. Although Southwire is not directly impacting the environment through the product of copper and aluminum, we consider our suppliers’ impacts relevant to our overall environmental footprint.
So, do we select metal suppliers based on who's doing the best job of minimizing their environmental impact? Not yet – but we aim to. Our commitment to the environment means we will try to influence our supply partners to follow us in reducing our collective environmental footprints.
