Phase 2 · Strategy & Planning · From Idea to Executable Plan
Sustainable & Ethical Procurement
Sustainability in procurement is not a values exercise. It is a commercial requirement that is embedded in customer contracts, investor mandates, and regulatory frameworks — and the businesses that built it early are ahead.
Sustainable and ethical procurement is the integration of environmental, social, and governance criteria into the supplier selection, evaluation, and management process — ensuring that the business's supply chain reflects the same values it projects externally. We design the sustainable procurement policy, the supplier assessment framework, and the measurement architecture that makes sustainability in the supply chain credible and commercially relevant.
The Pain We Solve
You may recognise yourself in one of these.
Three audience scenarios · because the same service produces a different transformation depending on where you are in the business journey.
Scenario 1
The business that is losing tenders because its supply chain sustainability credentials are insufficient
Enterprise customers and public sector bodies are scoring sustainability in procurement evaluations. Without a sustainable procurement policy, supplier diversity data, and carbon measurement in the supply chain, the tender scores are lower than they should be.
Scenario 2
The business with strong external sustainability commitments but no supply chain programme to support them
The business publishes sustainability targets and markets its ESG commitments. But the supply chain is unmanaged from a sustainability perspective — creating a gap between the external narrative and the commercial reality that will eventually surface.
Scenario 3
The investor-backed business required to demonstrate supply chain ESG performance
The fund's ESG mandate requires supply chain sustainability data — carbon scope 3 emissions, supplier labour standards, diversity spend. The data does not exist because the programme was never built.
The Impact It Creates
The Moment You Will Feel the Difference.
Procurement decisions that reflect ESG criteria alongside commercial value
Supply chain sustainability data that satisfies customer, investor, and regulatory requirements
Competitive advantage in tender evaluation where sustainability is scored
Supply chain risk reduced through better visibility of supplier ethical practices
What You Receive
The Specific Deliverables.
Tangible outputs · documented, dated, and yours to keep.
- Sustainable procurement policy and framework
- Supplier sustainability assessment and scoring criteria
- Scope 3 carbon measurement methodology for the supply chain
- Supplier diversity programme design
- Modern slavery and ethical trading compliance framework
- Sustainability KPI dashboard and reporting template
The Outcome
Where You Will Be on the Other Side.
The business can demonstrate credible, measurable supply chain sustainability — through a programme that is built on evidence, satisfies stakeholder requirements, and improves commercial outcomes in evaluated tenders.
Primary Focus
Embedding environmental, social, and governance criteria into procurement decisions and supplier management to satisfy stakeholder requirements and improve commercial outcomes.
KPI Measurement
- Supplier sustainability assessment coverage
- Sustainable spend as % of total spend
- Carbon scope 3 measurement coverage
- Tender score improvement on sustainability criteria
- Supplier diversity spend ratio
Investment & ROI
Pricing Engineered Around the Value You Create.
Every engagement is sized against the value we believe we can create with you · the fee is always a fraction of the outcome. Four tiers · so the investment matches your stage of business.
Tier 1
Foundations
£5,000 – £15,000
Right for
Pre-startup, startup, and micro-business founders ready to build on evidence rather than instinct.
Typical Value Created
£100K+ in sharper resource allocation and avoided strategic missteps
Engagement
4 – 8 weeks
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 2
Acceleration
£15,000 – £50,000
Right for
Growing SMEs and established small businesses ready to scale a working model into the next revenue band.
Typical Value Created
£500K – £3M in faster execution and pipeline acceleration
Engagement
8 – 16 weeks
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 3
Transformation
£50,000 – £250,000
Right for
Medium enterprises and scale-stage businesses ready to commit to a multi-quarter, organisation-wide shift.
Typical Value Created
£2M – £20M in strategic value through repositioning, model redesign, and growth-system installation
Engagement
3 – 9 months
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 4
Enterprise
£250,000 – £2M+
Right for
Large enterprises, global operators, and complex organisations ready for a multi-year strategic partnership.
Typical Value Created
£10M+ in major strategic initiatives, capital deployment efficiency, and competitive repositioning
Engagement
12 months and onward
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Why We Price This Way
Every engagement is sized around the value we believe we can create with you. The fee is always a fraction of the outcome · typically 10 – 20% of the expected first-year return.
This is how we make sure pricing aligns with results. The conversation is never “what does this cost?” · it is always “what is this worth to your business?” We answer that together in the first call, transparently, and decide the right tier from there.
If we cannot articulate a credible 5–10× return for your specific situation, we will tell you in the first call. That honesty is part of why our clients trust us with the work that matters most.
Why This Conversation Matters
“The supply chain is where your sustainability commitments are either backed up by evidence or exposed as aspiration. We build the programme that makes the evidence as strong as the ambition.”
A 90-minute structured strategy session · produces a usable roadmap whether you engage further or not.
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