The Pharmaceutical Industry Principles for Responsible Supply Chain Management: Introduction
The Principles
Download the Principles (PDF)
- English
- Principios de la industria farmacéutica para la administración responsable de la cadena de suministros (Spanish)
- Princípios do setor farmacêutico para a gestôo responsável da cadeia logística (Portuguese)
- 制药工业“负责的供应链管理”原则 (Chinese, Simplified)
- 製藥工業負責的供應鏈管理原則 (Chinese, Traditional)
Download the Implementation Guidance Document (PDF)
- English
- Guía de Implementatión (Spanish)
- Diretrizes de Implementação (Portuguese)
- 实施指南 (Chinese, Simplified)
- 實施指南 (Chinese, Traditional)
This document outlines the Pharmaceutical Industry Principles for Responsible Supply Chain Management (the "Principles") for ethics, labor, health and safety, environment and management systems. The Principles may be voluntarily supported by any business in the pharmaceutical industry.
Companies Supporting the Principles:
- will apply these Principles in a manner consistent with their own supplier programs.
- believe that society and business are best served by responsible business behaviors and practices. Fundamental to this belief is the understanding that a business must, at a minimum, operate in full compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
- are aware of differences in culture and the challenges associated with interpreting and applying these Principles globally. While companies supporting the Principles believe that what is expected is universal, it is understood that the methods for meeting these expectations may be different and must be consistent with the laws, values and cultural expectations of the different societies of the world.
- believe the Principles are best implemented through a continual improvement approach that advances supplier performance over time.