JAC was founded in 2010 and currently has 23 telecom operators as members (in alphabetical order):
AIRTEL AFRICA, ATT, BT, BOUYGUES, DT, ELISA, KPN, MTN, MTS, NTT, ORANGE, PROXIMUS, SPARK, SWISSCOM, T MOBILE Netherlands, TELEFONICA, TELENOR, TELIA, TDC, TELSTRA, TIM, VERIZON, VODAFONE.
Through JAC, members verify, assess and promote sustainability standards and transfer of best practice across supply chains. Since its founding, JAC has conducted over 724 audits in 41 countries. Collaboration has significantly increased the number of audits operators are able to collectively carry out and driving improvements through identifying correction actions on issues, thereby driving a higher standard across the supply chain.
JAC is extending the cooperation between its members beyond audits in other key areas of Corporate Social Responsibility, such as Climate Change, Circular Economy and Human Rights.
Shingo Ishida, NTT Head of Procurement Section Technology Planning said:
“NTT Group has been boosting engagement with tens of thousands of suppliers around the world to build and maintain safe and secure supply chains. Exchanging intelligence on the conditions and challenges of each company in the supply chain and the best CSR practices is extremely important and this will enable NTT to promote supplier due diligence on a global level.”
More about NTT’s corporate responsibility and responsible sourcing at https://group.ntt/en/procurement/supplier/index.html.
Further information:
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