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Piecing together the supply chain puzzle for sustainability managers
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Procurement & Supply Chain Services
The Edge Impact Sustainable & Ethical Procurement services navigate the complexity of organisational risk management and governance to deliver targeted, holistic, and implementable sustainable procurement and supply chain outcomes.
Who we work with
We work with all organisations, sectors and industries that buy products and services.
Our extensive experience ranges across all levels of public, private and not-for-profits, from small to medium business to large multi-nationals, multi-lateral partnerships and off-shore, global supply chains.
In close collaboration with our clients, we seamlessly integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations into their procurement strategy.
Our approach
Harnessing procurement and engaging the supply chain is essential to achieving sustainability outcomes. We combine science, strategy and storytelling to help our clients deliver positive global impact. No matter what they want to achieve, or where they’re starting from.
We do that by showcasing the role procurement plays in achieving positive impact to staff, suppliers and the communities that your organisation operates within.
Our differentiator is bringing the practitioner lens in co-designing practical, implementable actions.
Operating within traditional risk and governance frameworks, we craft best practice sustainable procurement and supply chain management policies and processes. This includes adopting Sustainable Procurement Guidance ISO 20400, circular procurement, decarbonisation, biodiversity, nature impacts, human rights, anti-modern slavery measures, and social procurement opportunities.
Integrating sustainable procurement and supply chain management takes time and effort. It requires business transformation. That's why we're here to help.
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Sustainable Procurement Governance
- Governance gap and opportunity analysis
- Due diligence, risk and opportunity assessment including heat maps
- Sustainable Procurement Guidance ISO 20400 benchmarking and
implementation roadmaps - Sustainable and circular procurement strategy, policy, process and
guidelines development - Tailored sustainable category management plans and initiatives
- GreenStar responsible procurement support, alternate material options and multi-criteria decision making frameworks and tools
- Governance gap and opportunity analysis
- Due diligence, risk and opportunity assessment including heat maps
- Sustainable Procurement Guidance ISO 20400 benchmarking and
implementation roadmaps - Sustainable and circular procurement strategy, policy, process and
guidelines development - Tailored sustainable category management plans and initiatives
- GreenStar responsible procurement support, alternate material options and multi-criteria decision making frameworks and tools
Supply Chain Management
- Supply chain environmental and social risk assessment (heat maps)
- Supply chain impact analysis, research and action plans
- Scope 3 supply chain strategies and engagement plans
- Supplier assessment and evaluation
- Supplier engagement and performance management tactics
- Metrics, indicators and impact measurement
- Supply chain environmental and social risk assessment (heat maps)
- Supply chain impact analysis, research and action plans
- Scope 3 supply chain strategies and engagement plans
- Supplier assessment and evaluation
- Supplier engagement and performance management tactics
- Metrics, indicators and impact measurement
Human Rights and Anti-Modern Slavery
- Modern slavery and human rights risk assessment and prioritisation
- Human rights and modern slavery policy and framework development and implementation
- Risk mitigation roadmaps and implementation support
- Remediation frameworks
- Grievance mechanisms efficacy
- Modern slavery statement drafting support
- Modern slavery and human rights risk assessment and prioritisation
- Human rights and modern slavery policy and framework development and implementation
- Risk mitigation roadmaps and implementation support
- Remediation frameworks
- Grievance mechanisms efficacy
- Modern slavery statement drafting support
Social Procurement
- Social procurement strategy, framework, policy development and implementation
- Social impact measurement frameworks
- Social procurement opportunities analysis and initiatives
- Indigenous and social enterprise business engagement opportunities
- Product social impact analysis
- Social procurement strategy, framework, policy development and implementation
- Social impact measurement frameworks
- Social procurement opportunities analysis and initiatives
- Indigenous and social enterprise business engagement opportunities
- Product social impact analysis
How we can help your organisation
As experts in the full spectrum of sustainability topics, we are here to guide you through the complexity. Our team includes specialists from across the globe; from strategists to economists, engineers to creatives. Since 2008, we have been helping businesses, organisations, industries and societies make transformation happen.
Our areas of expertise are focussed around the following areas:
Leadership and Transformation
ESG and Strategy
Decarbonisation and Climate Resilience
Circular Economy and Lifecycle Thinking
Procurement and Supply Chain
Nature and Biodiversity
Brand, Communications and Creative
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