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Supply chain sustainability services

Corporate social responsibility in global supply chains

Responsible procurement

Through supply chain stewardship, businesses can make a real difference and create positive impact. Are you wondering:

  • How do we formulate a responsible procurement strategy?
  • What sort of criteria and metrics should we put into place for our suppliers?
  • How can we work collaboratively with our supply chain partners to collectively achieve a sustainability goal?

Grain can work with you to answer these questions.

Why trace your supply chain?

Traditionally, or at least post-industrially, supply chains have been viewed through the lens of efficiency. Manufacturers look to get raw materials at the best price, process them in the most cost efficient way, and market them on to their customers at a keen, competitive price.

Yet things are changing. Customers and business partners are now increasingly interested in social and environmental impact along supply chains, and if exploitation of any form is found, it could damage your reputation and potentially put you out of business.

Assess, manage, and reduce supply chain emissions

At Grain we can help you analyse your supply chain and build a strategy that generates value through sustainable practices. We offer guidance and tools on choosing supply chain frameworks and platforms appropriate to your industry and location. We can advise on codes of practice and alignment with standards appropriate for your size and sector. We can assist with upstream value as well, providing advice and solutions on open and closed loop recycling, remanufacture, repairability, and other best practices.

Whether you are constructing a complete circular economy model for your business, or would simply like to make your value chain more sustainable, get in touch.

 

Corporate social responsibility in global supply chains

Traceability, transparency, and adherence to standards are becoming more and more essential to product and service sales. Reframing your supply chain as a value chain helps you see beyond the bottom line and make authentically sustainable decisions about procurement and sourcing. As companies start assessing and prioritising their sustainability, partnerships with other sustainable businesses will be favoured over suppliers who are not up to scratch. Suppliers are part of a company’s upstream scope 3 emissions and it is key to collaborate with them on the road to net zero.

Why choose Grain?

To continually improve our services, we engage a third-party consultant to interview our clients. Here’s what they say.

  • Grain has a deep understanding of sustainability measures and frameworks
  • Grain’s work has a positive impact on employees, customers, and suppliers
  • Grain is able to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders, from C-suite all the way through
  • Grain understands and interprets the data and what it means to clients
  • Grain is able to be critical in a positive way — a ‘critical friend’

Our strategy work

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Sharon Lee

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“Grain is a very valuable and trusted partner. They have quickly and fully grasped our complex organization, our ambition to become a more sustainable company and what is at stake for us. We have really moved our green journey in the right direction with their guidance and support. Also, they are always positive and a pleasure to work with — something not to take for granted!”
Sophia KazoglouGlobal Communication & Sustainability Manager, Nordic Pharma
“Pegasus had a challenge in identifying how sustainability could be measured within the industry and our own organisation. We decided that partnering up with Grain was without a doubt the best option. They had all the expertise in sustainability and in undertaking all the necessary research that we really valued and were able to offer the in-depth detail we were looking for. We were able to pull together a Sustainability Strategy for the future of Pegasus with positive results. Grain provided value for money and continue to stay connected regularly. We would happily return to Grain for future guidance and advice.”
Sam KerbyChief Finance and Group Services Executive Officer, Pegasus Group
“Grain has been the driving force to move Rupert’s sustainability programme from good intentions and high-level policy to more integrated reporting systems and management tools. The work with Grain identified the key material issues faced by the business, areas where we were doing well and others where we were deficient. It was important for us to work with a group with experience outside the extractives sector to provide some external perspective on the mining industry.”
Thomas CredlandHead of Corporate Development, Rupert Resources
“Plastics Europe recently defined a new purpose and strategy revolving around sustainability. We chose Grain to support us in articulating our strategy and to reflect it in a rebranding, with a new logo and visual identity, strapline, website including copywriting and marketing materials. Their work helped us gain consensus with many stakeholder groups, repositioning Plastics Europe and providing us with new tools for effective engagement and communication.”
Sylvie AitkenCommunications Director, Plastics Europe
“Working with Grain brought clarity and direction to our energy and enthusiasm, giving us a laser-focus on the key topics, approaches, and opportunities that would allow us to make the most positive impact possible.”
Josh PitmanManaging Director, Priory Direct
“Grain have been invaluable during our B Corp journey, providing us with clarity and support throughout. They have helped us recognise our achievements to date and guided our social and environmental plans for the future. Using their knowledge and experience, Madelyn and her team have ensured that our B Corp submission is the strongest it could be. But most importantly, they have inspired us to be a better practice for our team, for our clients and for everyone who lives, works and visits our buildings and neighbourhoods.”
Denise HeseltineDirector, Mæ Architects
“As a multi-generational family business established in 1947, here at Sharon Lee we have always put people first. We wanted to become a more sustainable company and to be able to communicate that to our customers. We chose to work with Grain because of their experience in fashion, and we’re very happy with the results, particularly the sustainability report which clearly sets out our goals and achievements.”
Danny ButterfieldManaging Director, Sharon Lee
“Grain Sustainability have been invaluable in the creation and growth of Sustainable Amersham, from setting up the website and email account to assisting with social media output, and guiding those of us who are less tech savvy! Their knowledge and ability to communicate with the public has been incredibly helpful and enabled us to build the organistion from a small group of friends concerned about the environment to an organisation with 150 members, 665 followers on Instagram and 570 members of our Facebook group. We are very grateful for their ongoing input.”
Anne FulleloveSecretary, Sustainable Amersham

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