FEATURE
Danny Buckley,
G THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Managing
Director, Citrica
skills to evaluate their part in the greening
of the supply chain.
There are many sources of
information on how to reduce resources
used in supply chains, including the
Carbon Trust and the Office of
Government Commerce web sites. Most
SMEs that have public sector contracts
know that both central and local
government have performance indicators
and targets for reducing CO
2
emissions. It
is the SME that must now demonstrate
how it can help by reducing its carbon
emissions and assist in reducing its
customer’s carbon-tail in order to add
value and win contracts.
There is an investment to be made by
the SME in becoming greener. Citrica
began its investment policy in 2002 when
we achieved ISO14001. As a commercial
cleaning contractor with over 20 years of “We realised early that we had
experience, we realised early that we had
to be part of the solution and not adding
to be part of the solution and
to the problem. This change in mind-set
has driven us to become the only
commercial cleaning company in the UK not adding to the problem.”
to achieve Carbon Clear, and in 2008 we
joined the Carbon Trust Standard. In
achieving this accolade we had to work more environmentally friendly products. such does not mean a more expensive
with the Carbon Trust to open the We have developed a highly customisable service to customers, but certainly a more
membership to SMEs. contract specific cleaning check-list that considered one. We welcome the
Social responsibility has become a allows us to offer tailored made solutions development of client-lead environmental
watch-word within Citrica and we to our customers, ensuring that the service questionnaires on all cleaning contracts
constantly review internal processes and matches the need. and this is a positive step towards a
our own supplier capabilities to provide us The investment we have made in greener and more sustainable supply
with innovative and sustainable solutions, becoming and remaining the most chain.
which in turn provide green benefits to our environmentally aware commercial Citrica is a winner of the Sustainable
customers. With the assistance of our cleaning company in the UK, is a cost of FM Environment Awards
suppliers we have now rationalised our doing business in the twenty-first century. Tel: 0208 320 1400
complete consumables list and offer newer It is an overhead like any other and as Email: info@citrica.co.uk
Table 1 – Example of Corporate Supplier Questionnaire – Environmental Health Compliance
Yes No
Has your organisation appointed a main board member with specific responsibility
for environmental policy?
Does your company have a written environmental policy which reflects the major
environmental impacts of your business?
Has the organisation achieved or has plans to undertake certification – ISO14001/EMAS?
If your company’s system is certified to ISO14001 please provide a copy of the certificate
Has your company carried out a review of its environmental impacts and set objectives
and measureable targets to address these?
Is there an internal audit process in place in your company that covers environmental
management and performance?
Do you seek to reduce the environmental impact of your products and services?
Is there an environment-focussed supplier programme in place in your company?
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