文档介绍：Building sustainable supply chains in Brazil —— pany pany background ? ArcelorMittal is a world leading steel company, with 320,000 employees in more than 60 countries. This group is the product of arcelor and mittal essful merger, was registered in 2007. ? ArcelorMittal has already embedded sustainability principles into its general contracts, and set out clear expec - tations in the areas of safety, health, social dialogue, and environment. It also requires suppliers ply with all the relevant laws andregulations. ? ArcelorMittal ’ s supply chain is large and complex, ranging from mining and raw materials to highly sophisticated technological products and activities, and at any one time the purchasing department manages relationships with over 60,000 suppliers and contractors. Enforcing high and consistent standards of corporate responsibility in these circumstances is a tough challenge, but ArcelorMittal has made mitment, and is working to achieve it. Building sustainable supply chains in Brazil ? ArcelorMittal Brazil has had a supplier engagement programme since 2004, focusing in particular on sustainability and CR. The ess of the scheme inspired Instituto Ethos to work with the Inter- American Development Bank to create their own 'TEAR' programe in 2006. ? 'Tear' is the Portuguese word for 'loom', and the scheme aims to weave closer links between panies and the firms in their supply chains, to help them improve their sustainability performance, develop better commercial relationships, reduce costs, and open up new markets and new product opportunities. TEAR operates in seven key sectors of the Brazilian economy, with one pany in each sector: sugar and alcohol, civil construction, electric power, mining, oil and gas, retail, and steelmaking. ArcelorMittal Brazil is the sector champion for steel. Developing a practical solution ? In the last two years we've been working with 15 companies in our supply chain, hel