Sodexo’s procurement specialist for the hospitality sector, Entegra, has joined forces with a number of global hospitality firms, to launch the Hospitality Alliance for Responsible Procurement (HARP), created to accelerate positive impact across the hospitality industry, driven by a commitment ...
Read More »Report provides insights to sustainable procurement practices
A new report offering insights into the current state of sustainable procurement adoption and maturity across various industries in the UK has been released by Action Sustainability. In recent years, substantial progress has been made in the field of supply ...
Read More »Navigating Complex FM Supply Chains: Why Social Value is a Big Deal
By Anthony Hanley, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Compliance, Alcumus SafeContractor In the ever-evolving landscape of facilities management, supply chain complexity stands as a challenge that demands the attention of FM businesses. Anthony Hanley, Senior Vice President, Global Supply ...
Read More »Contractor Selection and Management in Times of Labour Shortage
How do you find contractors with the right experience and skills that you can trust when you have the challenge of a significant shortage of labour in the supply chain? With nearly four in five employers globally reporting difficulty finding ...
Read More »Modern Slavery – A Real Risk for the Facilities Management Sector
With the UK one of the largest markets for Facilities Management (FM) services in Europe, FM professionals are taking a more proactive approach to identifying, controlling and limiting their risks and applying this more rigorously to the contractors and suppliers ...
Read More »The lessons from history – How to navigate global supply chain disruptions
Blog by Gemma Archibald, Alcumus CEO, Supply Chain Division Disruptions in the global supply chains have been a ubiquitous problem of late and have accounted for a large part of the post-pandemic turmoil affecting businesses. However, this is not the ...
Read More »Now is the time to take the Common Assessment Standard
CHAS Managing Director Ian McKinnon outlines how adoption of the Common Assessment Standard has gathered pace since its rollout began in 2019 with multiple major contractors now specifying the scheme and explains why now is the time for contractors who ...
Read More »CHAS announces single compliance solution to manage multiple supply-chain risks
CHAS, the trusted name in supply chain risk management, has introduced CHAS Elite. This comprehensive compliance solution enables buyers and suppliers to demonstrate their regulatory compliance around health and safety, environmental issues, modern slavery, diversity, equality and inclusion, in a ...
Read More »Green delivery
Rosie Bailey, Commercial Director at CitySprint explains why a logistics partner can improve the sustainability of delivery operations for facilities managers Pressure on businesses to reduce their carbon footprint has never been higher, be it from customers, legislators, investors or ...
Read More »Ethical sourcing
Jessica McGoverne, Director of Policy and Corporate Affairs, Sedex the membership organisation that provides advice for companies on managing and improving working conditions in global supply chains, explains how businesses can operate ethically and source responsibly With the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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