1. Responsible Supply Chain Management
Manchester, 18 September 2012
Michelle Gallant, Events & Engagement Manager, BITC
Marketplace
Simon Lee, Business Development Manager, BITC
Marketplace
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2. Overview of presentation
• Good practice in Responsible Supply Chain Management
• Managing Compliance
• Tackling Key Issues
• How you can get started
• How we can help
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3. Managing Compliance
• Risk assessment and auditing
• Sustainable procurement policy / code
• Supplier questionnaires
• Independent auditing
• Targets and corrective action plans
• Supporting and incentivising
• Training workshops, conferences
• Websites for information exchange
• Bespoke technical advice
• Recognition and awards
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8. Tackling Key Issues
• Focus on your key areas of impact. This will vary
according to sector and nature of your supply chain
• Collaborating with suppliers to bring new solutions to
market
• Collaboration with other brands or external
stakeholders on shared challenges
• Influencing Government to create conditions for
change
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14. What you can do in your own business
• Analyse your supply chain to identify
risks and opportunities
• Agree sector or issue-specific
priorities, with senior buy-in
• Establish and train internal working
groups to drive change forward
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15. How we can help
• Recent stories and news on our
blog
• Case studies
• Knowledge swap events
• Bespoke workshops and training
for procurement teams
• Bespoke support on action
planning
• Responsible Supply Chain Award
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16. Thank You
Michelle.Gallant@bitc.org.uk
Simon.Lee@bitc.org.uk
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Marks & Spencer – moving beyond compliancehttp://www.bitc.org.uk/resources/case_studies/afe2836.html
Lend Lease – working across construction industry to build ‘BuildingConfidence’, supplier management system with Achilieshttp://www.bitc.org.uk/resources/case_studies/lend_lease_change.html
United UtilitiesSupported suppliers through workshops, trainings, innovation competition incentives, etchttp://www.bitc.org.uk/resources/case_studies/afe3421.html
Cadbury - Cocoa Partnership
KPMG – service sector example
Lakes Free Range Egg Companyhttp://www.bitc.org.uk/resources/case_studies/afe3424.html
A.F. Blakemore & Sons
Analyse your supply chain to identify risks and opportunities – think about short and long-term factors like labour standards, carbon emissions and resource scarcity · Agree sector or issue-specific priorities, with senior buy-in – convene an internal group of senior stakeholders from relevant teams, discuss the issues, agree priorities· Establish and train internal working groups to drive change forward – these should include buyers and subject matter experts from elsewhere in the business
Ways to get involvedBlog for information on news stories/issuesCase studies online for examples of best practiceKnowledge swap events to learn from peers and network Member meeting for initial guidance and support from usWorkshop/training – for up-skilling procurement teamsBespoke support to tackle specific issues/challenges faced Awards – to highlight best practice. Also a useful learning tool as an award assessor.