Including the closely related term procurement spend.
… to support the delivery of added value from its procurement spend. Our exciting Social Value plans will help us to deliver and report on our priorities. Benefits are already being seen through our Living Wage Accreditation, meaning that all suppliers are required to offer the London Living Wage, and promote employee rights. Other achievements we have progressed through our changes…
… INTRODUCTION 5 CLIMATE AND IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL BEING 7 A GREEN ECONOMIC FUTURE 11 SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS 12 PROCUREMENT, ESTATE MANAGEMENT, AND PENSIONS 13 GREEN HOMES FOR THE FUTURE 15 AN ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL 16 GREENING THE BOROUGH 17 REDUCING WASTE AND INCREASING RECYCLING 18 IMPROVING OUR AIR QUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT 19 INVOLVING AND EMPOWERING OUR…
… them during the crisis. To date we have given over £100 million business support grants to over 5,000 businesses and over £100 million rates relief to 2,7995 businesses. Importantly we have been using these funds to encourage adoption of more environmentally sustainable practices, embedding our green principles and our Community Wealth Building values of fair employment, local procurement…
… innovation and enterprise hub in conjunction with local anchor institutions and businesses as part of our transition to a green economy. SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS QUEEN’S MARKET BARBERS PUB NAIL SALON SHOP 5 As of June 2021 13 Newham’s Climate Emergency Annual Report 2020-2021 Newham spends over £300 million per year with its suppliers. Our entire approach to procurement is being transformed…
… under this administration. Instead of simply seeking the lowest cost and looking no further, we now use our expenditure to ensure that contracts deliver additional social value for our communities, the environment and the local economy. We are opening up our procurements to local businesses by ensuring that they have early visibility of opportunities and looking for ways for our supply chain…