Supply chain
In 2006/7 Atkins spent over £550m on products and services from suppliers, both directly, and on behalf of our clients through our Asset Management business.
We insist that our suppliers share our corporate responsibility values and demonstrate this through their actions. We therefore operate:
- a procurement and supply chain policy
- a supply chain strategy
- a process for appointing suppliers.
These are designed to ensure that we work only with socially and environmentally responsible partners. Relevant training is made available to all those involved in our corporate supply chain to maximise compliance.
Our supply chain process (known as Quantum), is an industry-leading assessment and development tool for measuring our supply chain across a series of key areas. These include QSE, CR, Customer Focus and Business Strategy. We use Quantum to select, assess, develop, audit and manage all key suppliers.
In 2007, our policies and processes were rated as ‘Excellent’ by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). Atkins is one of only 50 companies in UK to have been awarded accreditation by CIPS.