Key messages: Compliance is a starting point but managing sustainability should be key to your business objectives and procurement processes; consider the gaps you currently have in managing your sustainability risk and make a decision to improve one key aspect

1. YOUR HEADING
HERE
10.05.2011
Sustainability risk, compliance, and
opportunity
Colleen Theron, CLT envirolaw
May 2014

2. Some clients

3. Case Study
• What are some of the issues raised in this case
study?

4. What boards need to know

5. Key issues to consider
• Disclosures –labelling
• Packaging waste
• Waste disposal
• Recruitment process
• Labels and certifications
• Human rights and supply chains

6. Starting points
• Understand the risks
• Ensure legal compliance can be
demonstrated– sustainability legal register
• Develop a policy
• What about codes of conduct?
– Avoid liability
– Start conversations and improve collaboration
• Training to remain in compliance

7. Moving towards best practice
• Sustainable procurement practices - supplier
categorisation and selection process
• Due diligence
• Stakeholder engagement
• Reporting
• And remember: prioritise issues based on risk
and materiality considerations

8. Questions
• Any questions?
• Contact: colleen.theron@clt-envirolaw.com
• +44(0) 7714979936

9. www.clt-envirolaw.com