MARR suppliers are selected, evaluated and qualified according to methods and criteria defined in specific Quality System procedures, in compliance with the provisions of the ISO 9001 standard and are directly involved in the quality and sustainability processes.
Suppliers involved in commercial relationships of any entity with the MARR Group must comply with the provisions of the MARR Code of Ethics and the Supplier Code of Conduct in order to extend virtuous ESG practices along their value chain.
MARR's commitment extends also to the supply of private label products for which compliance with specific requirements regarding quality and safety, the origin of the raw materials as well as the characteristics of the primary and secondary packaging is required with a view to greater sustainability. These requisites are guaranteed by the stipulation of supply specifications and by specific control plans.
MARR intends to progressively strengthen its commitment through an increasingly ethical and responsible approach to purchasing policies and undertakes, by the end of 2025, to ensure that all private label products comply with additional specific requirements:
MARR is an associate member of the RSPO supply chain, Fairtrade licensee for coffee and collaborates with the Rainforest Alliance.
Contrast to deforestation
Forests and their ecosystem services
safeguard, in addition to the growing food demand correlated to the global
demographic increase and the consequent need of available lands for
agricultural and breeding activities, have made necessary an effective action
from the European legislator, concretely manifesting it through the emanation
of the EU Regulation 2023/1115 (European Deforestation Regulation). In this context, MARR disseminates the principles of
the EUDR Regulation and promotes their implementation along the supply chain.
Indeed, MARR believes that knowledge, collaboration and cooperation in relation
to the contrast of deforestation with a view on ecosystems safeguard are
essential aspects in business relations with its suppliers.