We are globally 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“This case illustrates the enormous harm that victims of exploitation suffer. Your business has a role to play in identifying and preventing exploitation.” Letter from Dame Sara Thornton to companies, 16 July 2019
Explore serviceSocial value is an opportunity to make an impact on people's lives by initiating positive change. We support organizations and teams by providing strategic advice and tactical support.
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.
Explore serviceOrganisations around the world are engaged in a “dash for talent”. We help organisations to put business drivers at the centre of their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategies enabling them to reap significant benefits.
Explore serviceEffectively communicating sustainability requirements is an essential component of any sustainability strategy, to train and build competence within your team and supply chain.
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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 Sustainability Tool to help measure and drive sustainability practice. The tool is a cloud-based performance management system 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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Shaun McCarthy OBE, who led the UK delegation to develop ISO 20400, looks forward to the standard's review in 2022 and what this means for it.
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