ÖBB operates a standardised, group-wide system for assessing suppliers. We evaluate existing suppliers along the supply chain for the aspects of Environment & Social, Quality, Service, Costs, Delivery/Contractual Performance, and Innovation Capacity. The supplier assessment is a target-actual comparison of the rendered deliveries and services with regard to the contractually established agreements.
The assessment is generally presented for a supplier and a product group. Suppliers that make deliveries and render services in different product groups may receive several assessments within a given period.
ESG-Self-Assessments
For the purpose of fulfilling our responsibility along the value chain, an ESG self-assessment is requested in selected tenders. This enables ÖBB to recognise and manage opportunities and risks along the supply chain.
An ESG self-assessment is a computerised questionnaire that is provided to suppliers by an independent party and that must be completed by them in order to assess the company’s sustainability performance. There are various providers of ESG self-assessment solutions. With regard to the requirements for an ESG self-assessment, ÖBB is guided by a recommendation for criteria provided by the Railsponsible industry initiative. Solutions are recognised if they fulfil all the criteria listed in the checklist “Requirements for ESG self-assessments for Suppliers” (see download).
The following solutions have already been reviewed and accepted with regard to the fulfilment of ÖBB’s requirements for a ESG self-assessment:
To have equivalence accepted, bidders or suppliers who would like to use an equivalent in a tender must submit a written confirmation from the provider stating that their sustainability assessment meets all the requirements listed in the document "Requirements for Sustainability Assessments for Suppliers" to nachhaltigebeschaffung@oebb.at as well as to the contact persons for the respective tender. Subsequently, a procedure for verifying equivalence will be initiated.