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Introduction to Circular Supply Chain & Procurement
Understanding the businesses that support your operations is key to improving sustainability and working towards net zero. Your supply chain and procurement decisions play a significant role in determining your carbon footprint and wider environmental impact.
By embedding circular economy principles into your procurement process, you can minimise waste, extend your product lifecycles and improve resource efficiency.
When reviewing your existing supply chain partners, and selecting criteria for working with new partners, you may wish to consider looking at:
- The materials used in your product, but also used in the packaging and delivery
- The method by which your products and materials get to you, and the distance travelled
- The social values of the company you are dealing with
- The environmental credentials of the company you are dealing with
Before reviewing your supply chain, define what sustainability means to your business.
Use our Values and Moviations guide your to help your procurement decisions and supply chain evaluations.
In the following steps, you will work towards:
- Mapping out your current supply chain.
- Evaluating Supplier sustainability credentials.
- Embedding sustainability in your procurement process.
Get started
Step one
Beginner
The first step to improving your supply chain is understanding who you work with, where your materials and resources come from, and how your procurement choices align with your sustainability goals.
Step two
Intermediate
Once you have mapped out your supply chain, the next step is to evaluate your supplier’s environmental credentials, and review your procurement processes.
Step three
Expert
Now that you’ve measured your supply chain and established the goals, values and benchmarking that you’d like to work to, you should set a goal to keep your business accountable.