Sustainable Procurement & Supply Chain

Sustainable Procurement & Supply Chain

Sustainability factors, including use of resources, product life cycle, distribution, and production under fair and ethical working conditions among others, are considered when sourcing products and services.

For Atlas Professionals, as a service provider, this includes stationery, marketing materials such as reusable water bottles, RPET shopping bags and wireless bamboo phone chargers, clothing (PPE & promotional), and IT services such as data hosting.

Approved Vendors

Atlas Professionals maintain an approved vendor list which includes suppliers who affect the core process of supply within each office, with a value greater than €10,000, or are of strategic importance to the Group.

Suppliers are assessed annually and rated for service, price and efficiency. Corrective action is taken for low scoring suppliers to ensure minimum acceptable standards are maintained. For 2022, a total of 185 suppliers were assessed, with average ratings of 6.9/10 for Service, 6.6/10 for Price and 6.9/10 for Efficiency, and an overall combined rating of 6.8 out of 10.

New suppliers are assessed in accordance with our due diligence questionnaire (issued by risk-based assessment), with suppliers assessed for QHSE, compliance with applicable legislation, Atlas Professionals policies and project / operational requirements.

In addition to the above due diligence process, we also request any Employer of Record (EOR) to complete an EOR clarification assessment. This confirms their track record and ability to partner Atlas Professionals as a local employer and ensures compliance by reviewing sample documents such as payment confirmations and employment contracts. Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental track record are further taken into consideration when selecting suppliers for activities involving high risk activities.

For 2022, Atlas Professionals received no reports of breaches of labour and human rights issues or other ethical practices from any of our suppliers.

Marketing Collateral

Sustainability is incorporated into everything we do. We only order what we need, we use a certified design to shipment supplier to minimise shipments. We seek to re-use marketing materials, specifically exhibition stand materials, to minimise waste. Our HEROES magazine is available digitally, printing fewer and fewer numbers (on recycled paper), and business cards are being phased out and replaced with digital versions.

To ensure a long lifespan of PPE and branded lifestyle clothes, we work with a well-known quality brands to ensure a mimimal impact to the environment. For events, all invitations are digital, and we select locations with Green Key certification, promoting sustainability in the hospitality industry.