Annual Conference dates confirmed

Sustainable Supply Chains - Addressing the BIG challenges

Our annual conference will take place on 9th February 2012 in Holborn, central London and we're delighted to have an excellent line up of speakers from organisations such as; Adidas, Molson Coors, Goldman Sachs, Arup, Skanska, Lend Lease, Siemens, Sodexo, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's. They will share their experiences on how to work with your supply chain to deliver sustainability and value. Our Early Bird discount expires in a just 2 weeks - so save £50 per person by registering today.

This prestigious one-day event will empower you to;

Bring down costs whilst delivering sustainability
Develop an effective sustainable procurement strategy aligned to your organisational goals
Align your procurement processes to ensure engagement from your suppliers
Effectively monitor the sustainability progress and competence of your supply chain
Understand how much you can expect from your suppliers and ensure it works for them to
Create a team of sustainability champions from your procurement team
Understand how BS8903 and a range of other tools can help you overcome these challenges.

Book online or simply ring or email my colleague kim@actionsustainability.com on 02476 236144 and we'll get your place reserved for you.

Discover the very latest thinking on sustainable procurement

Sustainability is a not for profit social enterprise registered as a Community Interest Company. Our aim is to continuously extend, lead and inspire sustainable procurement, by extending the boundaries of best practice. We provide consultancy, training, benchmarking, research, case studies and support.

To help procurement professionals understand how to embed sustainability into their role, Action Sustainability has developed both foundation level and advanced level sustainable procurement training courses, using the principles recommended by BS 8903. We have also developed a sustainable procurement in construction training course, aligned to the principles recommended by BS 8903 and the CIRIA construction guide.

For a full listing of sustainable procurement training courses, including dates and locations, click here >>

BS8903 - what's its all about?

The world's first standard for sustainable procurement, BS 8903: Principles and Framework for Procuring Sustainability, was launched in 2010. As the lead technical authors of the standard, Action Sustainability are perfectly placed to help you to apply the standard and embed sustainable procurement into your own organisation. Click the short video below to get your introduction.

Read Shaun McCarthy's regular blog for Supply Management commentating on the new era for sustainable procurement - click here »

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TRAINING COURSES AND EVENTS

Please find below all of the current scheduled training events. If you have specific needs that are not met by these courses, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Events

Sustainable Supply Chains - The Big Challenges
09 February 2012, Sainsbury's Head Office, Holborn, London

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