48 |2020 Sustainability Report |As clear as water. Sustainable and transparent governance Supplier type Supplier type No. of suppliers Amount in €11 % Purchase 2019 2020 % sb total 2019 2020 % sb 20/19 total Global suppliers 228 252 1.78% 35,646,309 32,686,994 7.04% -8.3% Local suppliers 14,137 13,921 98.22% 429,366,899 431,792,448 92.96% 0.6% GENERAL TOTAL 14,365 14,173 100.00% 465,013,208 464,479,442 100.00% -0.11% Subcontracted services 86,377,513 € (19%) Consultancy and general services 64,727,640 € (14%) Total amount invoiced Supplies of materials and equipment by supplier type12 43,132,806 € (9%) Maintenance supplies and 464,479,442 € equipment Energy, fuel and water 37,248,365 € (8%) 207,453,001 € (45%) Machinery and auxiliary equipment 21,698,475 € (5%) Transport and logistics services 3,841,641 € (1%) Suppliers are an essential link in Aqualia's value (commercial agents, partners and suppliers, if necessary chain and therefore should be an integral part of the during the official approval process) for the purpose of company's sustainability strategy. In 2020, with this in analysing the level of risk presented by collaborators mind a Due Diligence procedure was initiated by the with regard to ethics and compliance. Regulatory Compliance Department with third parties 11 Companies managed through SAP. 12 Calculation from the weighting for each type of expense over the total acquired from third parties.