Supply chain: Headed for global integrity
Solvang promotes ethical, environmentally responsible and socially sound conduct among the suppliers. Through strengthened prequalification and risk management practices, supply chain manager Tanja Hunshamar helps support integrity throughout the value chain.
TOOLS: In 2023, Solvang commissioned a digital platform for upplier screening and ESG risk management. The system, Profit Base, was implemented by year-end
2024 and became fully operational in 2025. It includes a comprehensive questionnaire and documentation repository enabling suppliers to self-declare their
environmental, social and governance practices. The tool supports Solvang’s efforts to monitor alignment with our CSR guidelines, which are based on the UN Global Compact and the ILO Core Conventions.
“We now have a stable and well-functioning system for supplier prequalification and follow-up, which allows us to spend more time on strategic purchasing and improvement initiatives,” says Supply Chain Manager Tanja Hunshamar.
Incentra negotiation board
As a member of Incentra, a maritime purchasing consortium, Solvang also contributes to promoting responsible and ethical conduct beyond our own
direct suppliers. Mrs. Hunshamar serves on Incentra’s negotiation committee, which oversees procurement categories including fuels and lubricants, technical spare parts, dry-docking services, navigation and
communication equipment, safety equipment, and selected digital and financial systems.
“We want our values of mutual respect, team spirit and quality to be reflected not only in Solvang’s supply chain, but also across the wider maritime industry,” she says.
“With improved internal systems in place, we can participate more actively in collaborative initiatives that strengthen responsible procurement.”
Due diligence
In 2025, Solvang continued its due diligence efforts by applying the Profit Base questionnaire across our major supplier relationships. Suppliers were assessed against Solvang’s ethical guidelines, which include human rights, working conditions, environmental responsibility, anti-corruption, responsible sourcing of minerals and expectations for supply chain transparency.
The assessment process also incorporates Solvang’s mandatory prequalification of third-party vendors and ongoing dialogue with key stakeholders.
While suppliers completed screening and documentation requirements, no suppliers were identified as having significant actual or potential negative environmental or social impacts in 2025, and no supplier contracts were
terminated on these grounds. Solvang does not publish the total number of suppliers screened or assessed, nor the number of suppliers requiring follow-up actions.
However, high-risk supplier categories—such as shipyards, manning agencies, waste-handling providers, technical service yards and fuel suppliers—remain subject to enhanced attention through our questionnaire-based due diligence model.
Supplier audits
As part of our corporate governance, Solvang carries out due diligence according to the Norwegian Transparency Act. This means auditing suppliers’ actions within anti-bribery, responsible sourcing of minerals, ethical conduct in conflict areas or environmental performance. All documentation is being kept in the aforementioned database tool.
Mandatory prequalification of third-party vendors ensures a fact-based, fair and consistent practice of evaluation at all times. Stakeholder dialogue is central to promoting Solvang’s values of mutual respect, team spirit, and quality.
«Solvang stands ready to assist all suppliers who share our objective of continuous improvement. This is all about mutually improving ourselves» states Mrs. Hunshamar.
SOlvang's csr guidelines
Solvang’s ethical guidelines are based on the UN Global Compact, covering environment, corruption, workers rights and human rights. Aspiring suppliers should as a minimum have similar CSR targets and commit to the following:
