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36 really high visibility initiatives , we were also doing things which were perhaps at a smaller environmental footprint , but nonetheless very visible . So , right at the beginning of the programme , we took all the desk bins away that people traditionally had . Later on , we replaced all the one-use plastic cups with china mugs and things like that . They ’ re not our biggest environmental impact , but they ’ re an important part of sending a signal to our 8,000 people that we ’ re serious about this ; we ’ re investing .”
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Robey is clearly enthusiastic regarding the innovative sustainability procurement methodology Capgemini has devised . “ It was all about being able to reach out to our suppliers , to understand their position and what they ’ re doing from a sustainability perspective to vet their performance . But what ’ s been really innovative about the way we develop the system is it ’ s useful for engaging and pushing information out . It ’ s broader than the pure environmental sustainability . We ’ ve used the platform for going out to 100 % of the UK supply base on topics like the Modern Slavery
Act . For a lot of our smaller partners , there ’ s been quite a big element of education involved , as well as engagement and assessments .”
In terms of sustainability at Capgemini the biggest external change , the biggest impact the company can affect is the work it does with its numerous global clients . “ There ’ s the whole shift towards the client agenda , from my perspective ,” he explains . “ Just recognising the one or two percent with some of our big clients has a massive potential
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