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“If you strive to genuinely transformhow you and your delivery partnerswork with suppliers, the rewards can be reaped. Dŵr CymruWelshWater and United Utilities both sawsignificant improvement this year because they identified their suppliers’pain points and delivered targeted change against them. “NorthumbrianWater also deserve recognition for achieving the top spot and for being consistent high scorers in recent years. They are successfully using close collaboration and a range of digital initiatives to achieve great relationships with their suppliers. “The lesson forwater companies is to never take your eye off the ball when it comes to supply chain engagement and continue to
collaborate with suppliers, involving them earlier in project feasibility stages, to get real value from them before the design is set.” Looking further ahead, Stevens said he would like to see the development of an open and meaningful debate about supply chain sustainability in the UKwater sector, adding:“Thiswould act as a key enabler for closer engagement and the realisation of efficiencies andwould overcome the weaknesses exposed by the current Covid- 19 situation.” BritishWater chief executive Lila Thompson said: “I’d like to thank all those who took the time to complete the 2020 survey.We had 256 responses – a great level of engagement, especially considering the
upheavalwe have all faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Embedded within all levels of the supply chain are the skills and expertise to deliver tangible improvements for customers and the environment in AMP7. I urgewater companies to take their valuable feedback on board.”
Supply chain vital toWater Industry carbon ambition
David Riley, AnglianWater
Thewater industrymust utilise the skills offered by the supply chain if it is tomeet its ambitious target of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Reviewing the sector’s bold carbon commitmentwhichwas announced in April 2019,David Riley, AnglianWater’s head of carbon neutrality and chair ofWater UK’s carbonworking group, said the targetwas achievable but only if the expertise, tools and technology on offer throughout the industrywere aligned.
Riley said:“It is great thatwater companies of England have come together and announced this collective ambition.We all recognise it is a hugemountain to climb but it is achievable with the leadershipwe are nowseeing, the alignment of ambition across companies, the supply chain and regulators, and the embracing of innovation. “With the sector and supply chain acting in isolation, reductions in carbonwould be made, but not to the levels required for net
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2030.The sector has to be open to the opportunities the supply chain promotes - and the supply chain needs to respond to the challenge.” Rileywas speaking ahead of BritishWater’sNet Zero 2030 digital conference,which hewill chair, on 1
July.The eventwill explore progress alreadymade by the industry and identify areas of potential research to informa national action plan. Riley said:“We have seen pockets of excellence
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