Supplier Engagement

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Supplier Engagement

• EAUC EAF Programme

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EAF Programme

• Background
• Three year project
• Reducing negative environmental and social
  impacts through purchasing
• Steering group, partners from Further Education
  and Higher Education
• Training
• Train the trainer
• Policy and strategy development
• Risk based approach to procurement
• Supplier engagement
• Social issues in procurement

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Supplier Engagement

• Agenda
• 10.45 Coffee and registration
• 11.00 Introductions and objectives
• 11.15 What do we mean by supplier engagement?
• 11.45 Good practice review
• Examples of different approaches
• 12.30 Lunch
• 13.00 Good practice review
• Examples of different approaches
• 14.30 Action planning What can we do?
• 15.00 Coffee and close

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Supplier Engagement

• Format and style of workshops
• Interactive
• Informal
• Varied
• Fun
• Proactive

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Supplier Engagement

• Objectives
• Share ideas on approaches to supplier engagement
  to achieve sustainability
• Review good practice in supplier engagement
• Identify opportunities to increase supplier
  engagement
• Understand the benefits and risks of supplier
  engagement

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What do we mean by supplier engagement?

• What is it?
• What do you already do?
• Why is it important?

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What is it?
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What do you do already?
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Why is it important?
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Life cycle impacts of an organisation
Inputs
Outputs
Your Organisation

• Information
• Services
• Products
• Wastes

• Suppliers
• Energy
• Materials
• People

Environmental and social impacts
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Why is it important?
Impacts and Opportunities (Environment)
High
Environmental Footprint
Natural Resources
Transportation
Manufacturing
Product Distribution
Consumers
Low
Supply Chain
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Why is it important?
Current Management Effort (Environment)
High
Environmental Footprint
Natural Resources
Transportation
Manufacturing
Product Distribution
Consumers
Low
Supply Chain
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Why is it important?
Mismatch between the two
High
Environmental Footprint
Natural Resources
Transportation
Manufacturing
Product Distribution
Consumers
Low
Supply Chain
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Why is it important?

• You are at risk!!
• Activities of your suppliers
• Prosecution
• Negative media publicity
• There are opportunities!!
• Increase and protect your reputation
• Tell a good news story
• Build productive partnerships

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Good practice review
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Supplier Engagement

• Good practice review
• Where do you start!
• Supplier credos and codes of conduct
• Use of questionnaires
• Supplier workshops
• Guidance for suppliers
• Working with suppliers

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Supplier engagement

• Where do you start?
• What is important to your organisation?
• Do you know who your suppliers are?
• Do you understand the impact of your
  organisation?
• Are you committed to sustainable procurement?
• Are staff ready to support implementation?
• Internal first!

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Supplier engagement

• Supplier credos and codes of conduct
• Use of questionnaires
• Supplier workshops
• Guidance for suppliers
• Working with suppliers
• Different approaches

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Supplier engagement

• SWOT Analysis
• In pairs
• Supplier workshops
• Questionnaires

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Supplier engagement
Strengths Weaknesses
Opportunities Threats
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SWOT Analysis

• Feedback

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Understanding the feedback

• Exercise Analysing Questionnaires

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Key indicators of poor practice
The following are indicators that companies do
not take sustainability seriously

• Use of vague statements e.g. we comply with all
  relevant regulations.
• Concentration on peripheral issues e.g.
  overemphasis on community involvement and
  charitable giving.
• Lack of transparency no published CSR or
  sustainability report.

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Key indicators of good practice
The following are indicators that companies take
sustainability seriously

• A commitment to continuous improvement.
• A systematic approach to the management of CSR
  issues (e.g. through the use of ISO 14001, EMAS,
  BS8555, SA8000).
• A commitment to publishing a CSR or
  sustainability report.

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Supplier engagement

• Guidance
• Examine the guidance materials that are available
• What do you like about them?
• What can you use?

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Feedback
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Supplier engagement

• What are the different approaches available to
  us?

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Supplier engagement

• Summary
• Internal first
• Your priorities
• Your objectives
• Your focus
• Staff are prepared
• Buy in at every level

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Supplier engagement

• Summary
• Engaging with suppliers
• Prioritised
• Use familiar processes
• Start the conversations early
• Produce guidance
• Support them

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Many thanks

• Jimmy Brannigan
• jbrannigan_at_esdconsulting.co.uk