Escala global, impacto local
AES está profundamente arraigada en la cultura y las costumbres locales. Invertimos en nuestras comunidades vecinas de la manera que tenga más sentido para ellas. Aprendemos, crecemos, expandimos y compartimos las experiencias que tenemos para llevar la innovación de un mercado a otro, transformando el futuro de la energía juntos.
Procurement requirements
AES businesses are very diverse with their own unique portfolios, but we all adhere to the same procurement processes. All procurement activities are carried out in alignment with our values and operational standards and in compliance with local and international laws.
Our procurement guidelines define AES business practices and expectations worldwide. We promote a transparent and fair environment for potential suppliers to participate in our bidding processes. Together with our Ethics and Compliance Program, our safety and environmental guidelines, and our local teams, we strive to ensure our process includes sustainable practices that support our environment, our stakeholders, and the communities we serve.
Supplier evaluation program
We evaluate new and existing suppliers using a diverse set of tools depending on the complexity or criticality of the transaction. One tool we use is STACE (Safety and Sustainability, Technical, Alignment, Cost, Execution), a scorecard that enables our people to evaluate supplier proposals and performance in a fair and consistent manner.
The pre-qualification supplier process includes financial and ESG factors and compliance with laws. Existing suppliers are evaluated and audited for their environmental, safety, and labor practices. Sustainability criteria included in the evaluation process are tailored to the specific location of the work, materials, and/or services provided. These can include environmental and safety metrics and performance, commitment to comply with all applicable labor regulations (such as child or forced labor, working hours, etc.), and other criteria.
We also have a process to evaluate a contractor’s potential environmental impacts, including contractors that transport and supply oil, fuel, ammonia, coal, or byproducts to our site. In addition, all contractors and suppliers working on-site or on behalf of AES should adhere to our safety and environmental standards.
Supply base risk management
To manage risk in our supply chain, we have established standards that include:
- Contingency plans. We understand that the supply chain plays a key role in minimizing the downtime associated with asset failure since unexpected high impact events may have a substantial negative impact on the business. We have adopted guidelines to create contingency plans and/or procedures to identify and respond to incidents and emergency situations and maintain continuous operation of critical assets. Proper mapping of critical suppliers is included as part of the spend analysis activities, and we also identify alternative sources.
- Inventory & criticality relation. We include criticality assessment for the different assets and parts within inventory as well as proper planning tools to ensure availability and replenishment according to lead times.
- Asset management. Assessment of supplier performance enables the identification of issues to be addressed via corrective action plans as well as best practices that should be recognized and duplicated.
Performance indicators
To improve performance, we set annual objectives aligned with the overall business strategy. Some of the supply chain activities key performance indicators (KPIs) include:
- Inventory optimization – ensures the availability of the goods that are needed and reduces the risk of stock outs by focusing on demand planning activities. In previous years, we have exceeded our inventory reduction targets.
- Spend management – Our goal is to have at least 25% of our spending with suppliers managed under contracts in our centralized database, rather than as stand-alone purchases. Since 2015, our percentage of spend under contract has achieved this target.
- Savings – Savings expectations are set on a long-term basis with an official target set annually during the budget review process. In previous years, AES has exceeded its saving targets
Principios de sostenibilidad
Utilizando los principios descritos a continuación, nuestros profesionales de la cadena de suministro impulsan la excelencia en sostenibilidad y responsabilidad social en nuestro negocio:
- Diversidad e Inclusión: Trabajamos con un conjunto diverso de proveedores en muchas categorías para satisfacer nuestras necesidades de negocio.
- Medio Ambiente: Las acciones y decisiones de gestión de la cadena de suministro deben promover salud, protección, preservación y vitalidad del medio ambiente en el que opera la organización, incluyendo agua, recursos naturales terrestres, flora, fauna y aquellas personas que están directa o indirectamente relacionadas con nuestras operaciones.
- Ética y valores empresariales: Los estándares de nuestro grupo de Gestión de la Cadena de Suministro se basan en nuestras políticas y procedimientos de ética y compliance, así como en nuestro Código de Conducta.
- Salud y seguridad: Los proveedores deben proceder para proteger y reducir la ocurrencia de incidentes o riesgo de lesiones, peligros, fallas, errores, accidentes, daños o pérdidas y cumplir con nuestros programas de salud y seguridad.
- Derechos humanos: Todos los procedimientos y acciones de la cadena de suministro deben facilitar el cumplimiento de las leyes laborales locales en nuestro negocio, además de crear mecanismos destinados a estimular el cumplimiento de los derechos humanos y otras regulaciones.
Prospective suppliers
