We are recognised leaders in sustainable procurement and supply chain management. Action Sustainability led the UK and Australian delegations in developing the ISO 20400 Standard.
Explore service“Intelligent companies will not shy away…recognising instead that tackling slavery is not only a moral necessity but also good business sense.” Kevin Hyland, Construction & The Modern Slavery Act, 2018
Explore serviceOrganisations can no longer afford to ignore the communities in which they work. Stakeholders demand a fair share of economic benefits. The challenge for organisations is to understand these demands and how to align their strategies to deliver measurable benefits.
Explore serviceMeasuring sustainability performance is fundamental to achieving real change. We help organisations understand and prioritise what to measure, how to measure it and how to engage their supply chain to support the process.
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Explore serviceAs one of the “three pillars” of sustainability, understanding environmental impacts is at the core of what we do at Action Sustainability. We utilise best available science in our impact measurement and partner with experts as required.
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We are recognised leaders in sustainability and sustainable procurement and provide advisory services and tools for all aspects of social, environmental and economic sustainability. Our team has delivered positive sustainability outcomes for more than 25 years with a wealth of experience that adds value to our clients' businesses.
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The School is a multi-award winning collaboration between clients, contractors and suppliers from the built environment industry in both the UK and Australia. Action Sustainability developed the concept of the School and now delivers this supply chain development programme to over 10,000 registered businesses.
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We have developed a range of online tools to measure and drive sustainability practice. Our Sustainability Tool is a cloud-based performance management tool that simplifies the collection of sustainability data from your supply chain and presents measurement information via a series of sustainability dashboards.
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We inspire and push the boundaries of best practice by setting new standards, researching and disseminating new knowledge.
We are global thought leaders, consultants, software developers and service providers who inspire sustainable business and work with supply chains to contribute to organisational sustainability objectives.
We lead and facilitate collaborative groups of businesses to develop the capacity of their supply chains, like our multi-award winning Supply Chain Sustainability School.
of studies show that sustainability leads to better operational efficiency
In a peer reviewed academic study by Oxford University of 200 studies into the business case for sustainability, 80% of the studies showed that good ESG practice results in better operational performance for businesses.
of companies are using online measurement tools
With high profile cases of misleading reporting of sustainability performance leading to huge losses in shareholder value, there has been a significant increase in companies using online measurement tools.
of respondents in a recent McKinsey survey say
the top reason for implementing a sustainability agenda is to achieve better alignment between organisational practices and company goals, missions or values.
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Organisations deliver most of what they do through their supply chains. Shaun McCarthy OBE asks how do we procure for the greater good and really embed social value?
This will commence on 09/09/2020
