SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

Who we are

• A contract manufacturer of toiletries products.

• Based in Waterlooville• Employing approx 250 staff• Annual turnover of £20million• Moving from simple contract

manufacture to full service provision – design, develop, manufacture, pack.

Sustainability?

• Environmental– Is the material from a sustainable source

• Economic– Is the company supplying it financially sound and is

the price compatible with our required margins.

• Social– Are the staff in our supply chain treated fairly

and in all cases – are we buying local where feasible?

Strategic Buyer• We have restructured our

offices to have “cells” of staff dedicated to a group of customers.

• To oversee all the buying rolls we now have a Strategic Buyer – Improved supplier approval– Supplier agreements– Vendor rating – Working closely with our

supply chain, learning their strengths = BUYING SMART

There is a difference

between cost and price!

Katharine Paulley Strategic Buyer

Early days…

• We are just starting on this journey– Supplier questionnaires (environmental, quality and

ethics)– Upgraded Sedex membership– Supplier days– Local business partners

Growing confidence

• We are now developing a “Made in UK” range using UK sourced ingredients– DEFRA’s non food use of

crops project• Wheat germ oil• Seed oils etc

Environmental Sustainability• Seaweed extracts –

withdrawn by the supplier as unsustainable

• Palm oil – “green palm” certified sustainable sources

• Community trade –Peppermint oil from Norfolk in BSi products.

• PCR plastic and glass in BSi packaging.

Social Sustainability – Buying “Local”• UK made / refurbished compactor• Office Cleaning provision• Factory cooling / heating• Carriers and layer cards• Recycling contractor

Social Sustainability – staff welfare

• We have a duty of care for the staff employed within our supply chain

• Sedex (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) can be used to manage information– Work with suppliers to improve conditions, do not

just walk away.• Audit key suppliers and encourage them to

audit their supply chain

Preferred suppliers – Economic Sustainability• Share our views on sustainability.• Prepared to audit their supply chains to cascade

this thinking out.• In return they will get additional business from us.• We secure better terms / prices for us. • Added bonus of reducing vehicles coming to site.• Linked to current trends on packaging /

components.• By knowing our suppliers capabilities and strengths

we can “buy smart”.

SECURING THE FUTUREWITH THE CHOICES WE MAKE TODAY