Supply Chain Sustainability School (UK)

📅 Announcing our 2025 conference programme! 📅 Our conferences are multi-speaker sessions featuring thought leaders from across the industry, moderated by subject matter experts, providing in-depth and practical insights into #sustainability issues. We've already got a variety of conferences scheduled for early 2025, covering a range of topics including water, digital innovation, productivity, ESG reporting, supplier diversity and more. All our conferences are completely FREE to attend - all you need is a free School Member account! 👋 Prepare for 2025 by booking your place at one or more conferences. Explore our conference programme ▶ https://lnkd.in/eHeSpbCC

Just launched! Join our Building Inclusive Supply Chains: Driving Social Value through Supplier Diversity virtual conference to discover how diverse supply chains contribute to adaptability and innovation in uncertain markets. Discover more about: 💡Social Value Creation: By prioritising supplier diversity, companies contribute directly to societal well-being, promoting inclusion and supporting smaller, diverse businesses that might otherwise struggle to secure contracts. ✨Risk Mitigation and Supply Chain Stability: A diverse supplier base mitigates risks associated with supply chain disruptions, such as over-reliance on a single supplier or geographic area, making the supply chain more adaptable. Hear from our expert speakers: 📢Vaishali Baid, Social Value Lead- Action Sustainability 📢Gemma Lindley, Supply Chain Performance Director- CBRE 📢Selina McCole, Managing Director- Goldman Sachs 📢Reshma Sheikh, Managing Director- MSDUK The details 🗓️4 March 2025 🕙10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ⚠️https://ow.ly/9XJ050UrHQJ #socialvalue #supplychain #riskmitigation

✨Discover the practicalities of ESG reporting in the built environment at our virtual conference- ESG Reporting: From Data to Impact. The details: 🗓️25 February 2025 🕐1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ⚠️https://ow.ly/YHTT50UrGYy This virtual conference will explore the complexities of ESG reporting, with a particular emphasis on leveraging data to make informed decisions that create real impact. Join us to: 📈Explore new technologies that enhance ESG data collection, management, and reporting, enabling better insights and more effective actions. 🏗️Understand the key ESG reporting frameworks relevant to the UK’s built environment, including how they can drive impactful decision-making. 📊Learn how to tackle the unique challenges of supply chain reporting, ensuring transparency and data integrity across multiple tiers. #ESG #datareporting #ESGreporting #data

📢LAUNCHING: Raising the Productivity Bar in Construction – Virtual Conference Register for our upcoming Virtual Conference, where industry experts will explore client drivers for productivity improvement by talking about the practical steps to identify the need, challenges and opportunities to raising the productivity bar. With our head speakers as Ian Heptonstall Ian Heptonstall from the Supply Chain Sustainability School (UK) & Mark Worrall Mark Worrall from BBI Services, we will also hear from: - Dale Sinclair at WSP - David O'Neil at National Highways - Kim Coxon at Octavius Infrastructure - Catherine Brookes at J MCCANN & CO LIMITED - Oliver Novakovic Barratt Homes - Lee Marlow at BBI Services Register your FREE place now! 📅 18th February 2025, 9:30pm - 12:00pm 📍 Zoom ⚠️ Register your place here: https://ow.ly/NEGV50UrHm6 #OperationalExcellence #Lean #Productivity #Sustainability

📢 Join us at our upcoming Due Diligence in Combatting Modern Slavery workshop in collaboration with the Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS)! Learn what modern slavery is, the risks of slavery within the supply chain, and what due diligence processes should look like for your organisation in order to combat labour exploitation. 📅 15 January 2025 🕙 9:30AM - 1:00PM 🎟️ https://ow.ly/QcZs50UqPLX Register for free today!

Diversity Data Benchmarking Conference 2024 🌟 What an Incredible Event! 🌟 Yesterday’s Diversity Data Benchmarking Conference 2024 was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who joined us in Birmingham to explore insights from the sector’s largest-ever diversity survey, featuring data from 460,000 employees across 589 companies. 🎤 A special thanks to our inspiring speakers and panellists who shared their expertise and practical strategies for advancing diversity in the workplace. 📊 Key takeaways included: Diversity trends across age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. Practical tools for improving recruitment, retention, and diversity reporting. Inspiring case studies from organisations driving meaningful change. 🤝 We loved seeing so much engagement and passion for creating a more inclusive future. 💬 Let us know your favourite moments from the event or share your thoughts using #2024DiversitySurvey Stay tuned for updates on next year’s conference and don’t forget to check out the slides and resources available on our microsite! Thank you again for being part of this important conversation! 🌍

📢 Calling all School Members📢 Have you taken part in our 2024 Impact Survey yet? You have until midnight on Friday 20th December to share your views and help us address your company's sustainability goals. Your anonymous responses will shape the future of the School! Share your feedback ▶ https://lnkd.in/egWT8_ZN

ICYMI - Last month, we celebrated the first anniversary of the School's Retrofit Programme! 🎂 Sponsored by NatWest Group, we launched the retrofit programme last year to build the construction industry's skills to #retrofit the UK's buildings, making them more sustainable. Within our first year, the programme has reached some impressive milestones, with over 4.6k individuals and over 1.8k companies engaging with the programme. 👏 Thank you to everyone who has engaged with the programme so far - we look forward to continuing to provide free training sessions and resources in 2025 and beyond! Explore the retrofit programme ▶ https://lnkd.in/e75-P9mC

National Highways' refreshed Supplier Development System (SDS) is now open for all suppliers to access and complete. As part of our partnership with National Highways, the refreshed page aims to help suppliers prepare for upcoming procurement and RIS3 with up-to-date supplier development guidance and content. Take part in the SDS to: - Assess and benchmark your current capabilities - Develop your business through a tailored action plan - Align with National Highways' goals Find out more & access SDS ▶ https://lnkd.in/dQKrAncK David O'Neil Stefan Jastak Sadia Ahmad Andrew Wilson

✨Join our upcoming Virtual Conference 'Digital Innovations in Asset Maintenance' in February! The software that is being used to digital track stock and assets is rapidly advancing, and with the development of AI, this is something to be watched. In retrofit, this looks like digitally monitoring a building's energy performance to see which parts of it, when and how are using most energy so that changes can be made. 🏗️ In facilities management, it means that stock can be monitored and maintenance can be planned according to building performance.📈 Register for free to discover how data is being collected and used to monitor buildings.🏘️ The details: 📅5th February 2025 🕙10:00- 12:00 🎟️https://ow.ly/bcB950UnmpZ This session is part of the NatWest Group sponsored Retrofit Programme- NatWest Business