Sustainable Procurement Archives

Supply chain due diligence: the new normal?

30 marzo 2021 By Nicole Thompson In Edge News, Modern Slavery, Procurement Strategies, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Procurement

The increasing global push to eradicate unsustainable production practices has seen a host of countries introducing supply chain transparency and due diligence legislation; while, closer …

The Modern Slavery Act: putting theory into practise

29 marzo 2021 By Nicole Thompson In Edge News, Modern Slavery, Procurement Strategies, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Procurement

We’ve been helping many organisations prepare and implement a structured response to the Modern Slavery Act. Nicole Thompson, Edge’s Head of Sustainable and Ethical Procurement, …

From Policy to Practice: What a Modern Slavery Audit Regime Looks Like

16 marzo 2021 By Richard Griffiths In Edge News, Modern Slavery, Procurement Strategies, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Procurement

Over the last eighteen months, we’ve worked with companies across a range of sectors to help them meet the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act. …

Tips for organisations with high risk of Modern Slavery

19 noviembre 2020 By Nicole Thompson In Edge News, Modern Slavery, Procurement Strategies, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Procurement

Often receiving the results of a modern slavery risk assessment is overwhelming. Especially if that signals the majority of your organisation’s supply chains have risk. Understanding where the risk lies is …

Prioritising Modern Slavery risks webinar

27 octubre 2020 By Nicole Thompson In Modern Slavery, Procurement Strategies, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Procurement

After the success of the Busting Human Rights and Modern Slavery Myths Webinar, Edge’s Modern Slavery lead, Nicole Thompson, joined a second webinar to answer the questions commonly asked by our clients – how do you prioritise modern slavery risks?

How to Prioritise Modern Slavery Risks

16 abril 2020 By Richard Griffiths In Edge News

Most companies affected by the Modern Slavery Act will now have undertaken their modern slavery risk assessment. But having done so, what should you do …

Looking back: Creating a sustainable supply chain for Australia’s largest sporting event this decade

29 octubre 2018 By Jacqui Bonnitcha In All Categories, Edge News, Procurement Strategies, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Procurement, Sustainable Procurement

In April 2018 the Gold Coast hosted the Commonwealth Games (GC2018), the largest sporting event that Australia will see this decade. With over 6,600 athletes …

Modern slavery in Australia – the issue, the legislation and what to do about it

18 diciembre 2017 By Nicole Thompson In All Categories, Edge News, Edge Publication, Modern Slavery

The term “Modern Slavery” has been in the news a lot lately. Companies all over the world – many of them household names – have …

Procuring the way to ethical supply chains – insight from the Government Procurement Conference 2017

18 diciembre 2017 By Nicole Thompson In All Categories, Edge News, Modern Slavery, Sustainable Procurement

I recently attended the Government Procurement conference and I was pleasantly surprised to find social sustainability was, within the first hour named as one the …

What the heck is the blockchain and how can it improve your business’ sustainability?

25 octubre 2017 By Tara Nolan In All Categories, Edge News, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Procurement

You might have heard the hype about the blockchain and how far-reaching its benefits could be. Although it’s in its infancy, there’s some hugely beneficial …

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