Supplier sustainability - its much more than just carbon footprint (Summary)

Network Outputs - Procurement & Supply Chain

Meeting Details

Host: ITW Networks

Venue: The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, SW1X

Theme: Supplier Sustainability - it's much more than just carbon footprint - Three pillars of sustainability led by: 1. Value Wales - Social 2. ITV - Economic 3. Royal Mail Group - Environmental

Guest Speakers: Martin Sykes, Chief Executive, Value Wales - Angela Porter, Group Procurement Director, ITV - Andrew Edwards, Head of CSR, Royal Mail Group  - Professor Andrew Douglas, Principal Adviser, ITW Networks

Members at this IRG:

• Heard how procurement academics position sustainability
• Heard in detail from three leading UK public / private sector organisations on how sustainability is being addressed in their organisation
• Engaged in an open exchange of how attendees approached the sustainability objectives set out by their organisations from a procurement and supply chain perspective.

Meeting Agenda: Procurement and supply chain innovation and research group 74

12:30 Arrival and lunch

13:00 Welcome and introductions Professor Andrew Douglas, Principle Adviser, ITW Networks

Andrew will provide a short introduction to the objectives of the experience sharing group (ESG) and will invite participants to introduce themselves and note the key issues that they would like to address through the session.

Andrew will then introduce the theme of sustainability raising the question:

‘How do organisations maintain their drive to achieve increased environmental, economic and social aspects of sustainability, particularly in relation to their supply base, against an ongoing background of economic, competitive and internal pressures?'

13:20 Experience sharing case studies: Three network members will offer an overview of their organisation’s approach to sustainability with a focus on one pillar in particular:

• Pillar 1: Social Martin Sykes, Chief Executive of Value Wales, the procurement arm of the Welsh Assembly Government
• Pillar 2: Economic Angela Porter, Group Procurement Director, ITV
• Pillar 3: Environmental Andrew Edwards, Head of CSR at Royal Mail Group

With Q&A throughout

15.00 Coffee and networking

15.20 Open experience sharing debate: on best practice and innovation in the social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainability, addressing the following questions:

1. Does your organisation take a balanced approach to each of the three pillars?
2. Has the focus on sustainability increased, decreased or stayed the same in your organisation over the last 6-12 months?
3. Are the key sustainability drivers internal or external to your organisation?
4. How are you addressing the challenge of measuring your suppliers’ sustainability credentials?

16:40 Summary of discussions and round table of conclusions

17:00 Close