ESG Special

• On 5 March a provisional agreement was put in place surrounding new rules that ban products made with forced labour from the EU market. Find out more.
• In this article Procurement Leaders pose the question ‘Should sustainability responsibility be a separate stand-alone function, or should it be a part of procurement, or increasingly R&D?’ What’s your view?
• How sustainable is your logistics company? Supply Chain Digital ranks the top 10 sustainable logistics companies, does your logistics company feature?

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Our second in a series of ESG-themed thought leadership pieces by Subject Matter Expert James Gaskin. James explores the true value of ESG to your organisation, highlighting the company benefits when viewed through various stakeholder positions - from potential employees to investors and consumers. James also provides tips on how to ‘sell ESG’ into your organisation.

Read the first in a series of ESG-themed thought leadership pieces by Subject Matter Expert, James Gaskin. In this article James reveals why he first explored sustainable procurement over a decade ago and the conclusions he drew regarding why sustainable procurement should matter so much to not just responsible organisations but all organisations.

Barkers launches ESG Service Line on World Sustainable Procurement Day

At Barkers procurement with principles runs through our DNA. We’ve long championed procurement that drives social value with our clients, so it’s been a natural progression for us to develop an ESG service that enable clients to achieve their ESG objectives quickly and efficiently. Because, let’s face it, the planet can’t wait. And neither can your business.

Led by ESG specialists, our service demystifies ESG and focuses on supporting C-Suite executives to not only successfully deliver on ESG objectives but to monitor and report on your success.

Our three-phase approach helps organisations to understand where the challenges lie, prioritise and align with corporate strategy and implement ESG change successfully:

1. ESG Supply Chain Diagnosis
2. ESG Supply Chain Strategy
3. ESG Supply Chain Implementation 

Check out these ESG themed procurement events:

• 23 May 2024 - Net Zero for Procurement Professionals
• 25 June 2024 - Sustainable Supply Chain Conference
• 19-20 November 2024 - CIPS Sustainable Procurement and Supply