Supply chain

How to take a lifecycle perspective on environmental impacts

By Suzanne Orme 19/2/17 Having facilitated a number of Environmental Management System (EMS) training courses on behalf of SAI Global I discovered that one of the concepts mentioned in the latest version of the International Standard,  ISO14001:2015 – is new to many people. Its taking a lifecycle perspective on environmental issues. What does the term …

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Sustainability leadership

Do you possess these 7 leadership qualities?

by Suzanne Orme 17/8/17 Leadership is the process of leading for change rather than stability. Great leaders possess a set of abilities that enable them to recognise the need for change, create a vision to guide that change, and to execute that change effectively.   The challenges posed by globalisation, resource depletion, growing global population …

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Sustainable Procurement

Sustainable Procurement: 5 essential elements of an effective process

by Suzanne Orme 17/2/19 There are strong business benefits to be gained by understanding and managing the sustainability issues that are significant in an organisation or industry’s supply chain. Traditional procurement practices focus on price, product quality and on-time delivery – criteria that impact directly on the bottom line. However, through its various supply chain …

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Resilience and continuity

“..it happens: so we need to build resilience

By Suzanne Orme 29.7.21 Having an effective strategy to build resilience is more critical to business continuity than ever before. The level of uncertainty of some types of events such as pandemics, cyber security attacks and extreme weather is increasing across the globe. No country, company or individual is immune to the increased unpredictability that …

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