Suppliers

Suppliers

Partner With Possibility

Our Strategic Supplier Partnerships are built with trust, transparency, and collaboration. Together we foster innovation, execute on shared strategies, and drive continuous improvement in how we work and the products we make. Our supplier partnerships are vital to ensuring we can deliver on our Purpose to Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™.

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Overview: Delivering Value with the Best Strategic Suppliers for Our Business

We hold ourselves and our suppliers to high standards. Our suppliers must comply with all applicable legal requirements in the countries and regions they conduct business. We also require our suppliers to comply with the following Hillenbrand policies and documents:

  • Supplier Standards
  • Human Rights Policy
  • Global Environmental Policy
  • Supplier Diversity Policy
  • Supply Chain Transparency Policy
  • Anti-Corruption Policy
  • Conflict Minerals Policy
  • Code of Ethical Business Conduct

We expect our suppliers to be agile, flexible, innovative, and resilient. The products and services our suppliers provide must adhere to cost, quality, and delivery performance criteria. Our vision is to build plans for our collective futures that are based on our customer needs, continuous development, and evolution. In return, suppliers can share in our partnership and growth opportunities.

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Supplier Policies

Our suppliers must comply with all applicable legal requirements in the countries and regions they conduct business. We also require our suppliers to comply with our Supplier Standards, our Human Rights Policy, our Sustainability & Environmental Policies, our Conflict Minerals Policy, and our Code of Ethical Business Conduct.

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Global Supply Management: Diversity Within our North American Supply Chain

At Hillenbrand, we value diversity of thought and inclusion and providing opportunities to partner with a diverse group of suppliers. We are committed to strengthening our supply base through partnerships with small, minority, veteran, and women-owned businesses in North America and have built a process designed to enhance our ability to identify, attract, and engage these suppliers.

We believe this will help us innovate with new solutions while creating joint strategies that deliver high quality products at a competitive cost. We promote the inclusion of diverse suppliers in our sourcing process in North America and welcome suppliers to share their perspective on how we can partner.

Supplier Diversity Policy
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Sustainability Within our Supply Chain

Together, with our valued partners, we are committed to being a company where the positive impacts of our people, products, and partnerships help better the environments in which we operate. The supply chain plays a critical role in Hillenbrand’s sustainability program, and we strongly believe that the foundation is in strong governance leading to responsible and ethical procurement of good and services.

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