Dr Pepper Snapple Group

Ethical Sourcing

At Dr Pepper Snapple Group, we owe the quality, strength and integrity of our company and brands largely to the people who support our business. This includes our 20,000 DPS employees across North America and the Caribbean as well as the people working for companies around the world who supply us with the materials, ingredients, resources and equipment that bring our brands to life.

To that end, we work closely with all of our partners in our global supply chain to ensure that our brands are produced to high standards by people who are well-treated and compensated fairly for their work.

Working With Suppliers

We do business with thousands of companies worldwide – from office supply and business technology firms to international agribusinesses, ingredient suppliers and packaging manufacturers. All play an important role in the success of our brands, the satisfaction of our stakeholders and the value returned to our shareholders.

We expect every company we work with to meet or exceed the standards set forth in our Ethical Sourcing Code of Conduct. This code is based largely on the Ethical Trading Initiative, which has established internationally recognized standards covering employee working conditions. Among other commitments from our suppliers, we require that:

Employment is freely chosen, with no forced, bonded or involuntary labor of any kind.

Working conditions are safe and hygienic, compliant with industry standards, with adequate steps taken to prevent accidents and injuries.

Child labor is not used.

Wages and benefits meet minimum national legal standards or industry benchmarks.

Working hours are not excessive and comply with national laws and industry benchmarks.

No discrimination of any kind is practiced in hiring, compensation, access to training, promotion, termination or retirement.

These standards are at the heart of how we do business and guide our relationships with our supply chain partners. In addition to engaging regularly and directly with our suppliers, we use a respected independent auditor to review operations to ensure alignment with these standards as well as all aspects of good manufacturing practice.

With these high standards established throughout our value chain, our stakeholders can be confident that we work hard to ensure that everything that goes into our great brands is produced ethically.