Creating Sustainable Supply Chain
byDavid Morrell BSc MCIHT
Group Head of Sustainability
Our Challenge
Our Business ~ Overview
• Founded in 1885 by Solomon Marshall
• Public Limited Company
• Member of FTSE4Good
• £358.5m turnover Y2014
• 2,132employees
• Head Offices in West Yorkshire
Data source: Marshalls plc Annual Report 2014
Group of Brands
47 Operational sites, including 20 Quarries in Britain
1 Sourcing / Export office in China 2 Operational sites in Europe
6 Brands6 BrandsBusiness Superbrand
Regionally locatedtriangulating the UKFalkirk – Sittingbourne – Bleadon
Supplying concrete and natural stone paving and walling for commercial & domestic use togetherwith street furniture & drainage products
Data source: Marshalls plc Annual Report 2014, Marshalls Environmental KPI Report 2015
Marshalls Business Model
“Marshalls’ regards Corporate Responsibility as a journey in the course of which it aims to align its business values, purpose and business values, purpose and strategy with the social, environmental and economic needs of our stakeholders, whilst embedding sustainable and ethical business policies and practices in everything we do.”
Marshalls Business Model
Thinkingng
Passion
Action
Integrity & Ethics
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations PROTECT, RESPECT & REMEDY Framework
State has a duty to PROTECTBusiness has responsibility to RESPECT with due diligence to avoid infringing and addressing harms that do occurIndividual has access to effective mechanisms to seek REMEDY against any infringement
Case StudyProduct Journey
Case StudyMarshalls’ Indian Sandstone
Supply Chain ~ Getting Started
Understand the Issues• customers• other stakeholders• supply chain
Develop Practical Solutions
Go Beyond Ethical Auditing
Share Best Practice
Case StudyUnderstanding the Issues
Case StudyMap the supply chain to raw
material extraction
Case StudyMap the supply chain to
packaged product
Starting out:– Need to understand the supply chain– Engage with suppliers to ‘improve’
Case StudyStarting Out
– Encourage & Support
Do nothing!
... accepted that slave labour was the
Would you want to buy from, or work for, a company that ...
labour was the cultural norm
in somecountries from where it purchased goods?
... directly or indirectly employed
Would you want to buy from, or work for, a company that ...
employed children who worked for 14 hours a day?
... blamed sub -contractors when
human rights abuses
Would you want to buy from, or work for, a company that ...
human rights abuses were publicly
identified in its supply chain?
... accepted that bribery and
corruption was
Would you want to buy from, or work for, a company that ...
corruption was acceptable - as long as you got
away with it?
Addressing the issues
Addressing the wider Social issues
Addressing the issues
Addressing the issues
Addressing the Supply issues
bringing the team together
supply chain owners
Addressing the issues
supply chain ownersprocurement
programme managersNGO / Trade Union
customersauditors
best practice advisors
Communicatewww.marshalls.co.uk/sustainability
Integrity & Ethics
• Commitment from your Business– Why are you doing it?
• Build stable and trusted supply chain partners– Review procurement practices in your supply chain
• Invest in the resources to understand the micro and macro issues in your supply chain
7 lessons to share ...
macro issues in your supply chain– Consider the route cause of the issues?
• Consider your sphere of influence– Target resource where it will make the biggest change
• Investigate best practice approaches– Remember these may be from outside your business / sector
• Don’t forget to communicate your journey– Ensure your Customers are engaged
• Don’t stop, do measure / monitor / review / learn /share
Integrity & Ethics
“Collectively we can make a difference ...”
Thank you
David MorrellGroup Head of Sustainability
Marshalls [email protected]
