Our supply chain is diverse, spanning IT, travel, sponsorship, translation services, telephony and affiliates amongst others. In 2017 we integrated management of our suppliers into a single Enterprise Resource Planning system.

Our supply chain management is designed to:

• reduce risk
• develop mutually beneficial long-term business relationships
• deliver best value from our suppliers on a long-term basis.

Our policy includes a “Supplier Acknowledgement and Self-Certification Checklist”, which requests information relating to:

• financial strength to ensure long-term reliability
• ability to deliver enduring quality and value
• commitment to innovation and ability to help us develop new products, processes and ways of working that will provide us with a commercial advantage
• commitment to a wider corporate responsibility agenda relating to the environment, labour/employment standards, equal opportunities and employee rights.