We were delighted to be invited by our client BDO LLP to be sponsored by them to participate in the UN Global Compact Sustainable Suppliers Training Programme this year.
BDO is one of eight leading organisations from a diverse range of sectors taking part in this year’s programme, with each firm involving a number of their suppliers across the world. We are hugely grateful to BDO for offering us this opportunity to learn practical steps to improve our business’s sustainability.
A comprehensive modular programme which is being run by UN Global Compact Network UK, the Sustainable Suppliers Training Programme has been developed to train suppliers in corporate sustainability, help them improve their sustainable business practices, and assist them to prepare for requirements set by regulatory sustainability frameworks.
The programme covers various aspects of sustainability, including integrating Sustainable Development Goals within the business, reducing its carbon footprint, working towards a gender equity plan, creating a supply code of conduct, and reporting on sustainability metrics.
Insolvency Support Services’ Kim Guthrie is representing the firm on the programme, which is being offered in the UK for the first time this year. On completion of the course, we hope to provide an update on key learning points for us, which may be useful for you and our other clients and contacts too.
