However, the Group and its divisions have already implemented a number of responsible purchasing procedures, such as: > including environmental and ethics clauses in its framework contracts for the purchase of supplies; > including an ethics and environment provision that requires subcontractors to comply with the Ethics Charter, the Code of Conduct and the CSR Charter of the Transport and logistics division in the Group’s sea freight contracts; > strict general terms and conditions of purchase for IER whereby the division asks its suppliers to comply with stringent legal provisions and ethical standards in their business and promotional relationships.