We are committed to working with our supply chain to drive high standards of environmental, social and ethical performance.
By collaborating closely and establishing strong relationships with our partners, we build capability, address challenges together and make meaningful progress towards our sustainability goals.
Sustainable supply chain and responsible procurement
Supply Chain Sustainability School
We remain a Gold status partner of the Supply Chain Sustainability School (the School), an industry initiative that provides valuable sustainability-related learning resources to our supply chain and colleagues. This partnership enhances the skills and knowledge of our suppliers through targeted learning modules on key sustainability topics such as climate change, waste management and modern slavery.
One of our sustainability-linked Revolving Credit Facility targets focuses on supplier engagement with the School. We aim for 90% of suppliers with Group Trading Agreements to achieve bronze, silver or gold membership of the School by 2026. In 2024, 66% (2023: 56%) of these suppliers had reached at least bronze membership, of which 48% achieved gold status.
Sustainable timber
Our sustainable timber policy commits us to sourcing certified timber from responsibly managed forests, including Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) certified timber. This promotes sustainable forest management and helps mitigate the risk of illegal deforestation. Our sustainable timber policy and supporting supplier documents can be found on our Policies page.
Supply ChainCode of Conduct and policies
We expect our suppliers and partners to uphold high environmental, social and ethical standards in line with our sustainable procurement policy and Supply Chain Code of Conduct. These set out clear requirements for responsible sourcing, fair labour practices and safe working conditions across our value chain.
Supply chain agreements and terms and conditions
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Indirect Supply Agreement |
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Direct Supply Agreement |
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Standard Conditions for the Purchase of Goods |
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Sub-contract Terms and Conditions |
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