On Tuesday, 12th June 2007 the company held its second in the row Suppliers' and Partners' Day. Some 60 suppliers and partners attended, together with ETK employees they collaborate with.

Snježana Bahtijari, ETK Communication Director and chairman of the Community for Socially Responsible Business Operations at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, held a company presentation. She spoke about the development and key performance indicators of Ericsson Nikola Tesla, the company guided by a business excellence concept in all operational segments. The company invests into competence development and supports knowledge sharing; it cherishes professionalism, business transparency, social responsibility and partnerships with customers and suppliers. ETK upholds the trust and confidence of the company among its shareholders and it expects the same from its business partners. The Communication Director also spoke about the company's operations which are compliant with the sustainable development principles and social responsibility. The social responsibility concept includes much more than sponsorships and donations although this concept is often identified with the stated two lines of activity.

Ivan Perić, ETK sourcing manager presented a vision of a long-term collaboration between the company and its suppliers and partners with emphasis on e-sourcing implementation that should improve the operations of the company and its suppliers. The suppliers themselves should also strive for business excellence, innovative solutions, work speed, flexibility, readiness to take risks, understanding customer needs and similar.

Sandra Živković, ETK marketing manager, presented the IS/IT tools daily used in ETK operations and available to all employees; accordingly, these tools highly contribute to work speed and internal operational efficiency.

The meeting ended with an informal discussion and mingling. The suppliers and partners were given a clear message that they can develop together with us. The collaboration should enable us all to utilize the full market potential.

Communication Ericsson Nikola Tesla