University of Manchester initiative using our NETpositive software is shortlisted for Guardian University Award

We were delighted to hear that the University of Manchester’s 10,000 Actions programme; the UK’s largest sustainability initiative for staff in HE and, which has our Staff Engagement software at its heart, has been shortlisted in the Sustainability Project category of the Guardian University Awards. Our online Staff Engagement Tool has enabled all staff to…

Celebrating businesses that ‘do good’ at the first University of Manchester Supplier Awards event

The University of Manchester has held its first ever awards ceremony to celebrate the responsible practices of its suppliers, as part of a major initiative to recognise and support businesses that want to work in more sustainable ways. Action plans created by 1,400 suppliers to the University using our Supplier Engagement Tool (HE) were used…

University scores top marks for its sustainable procurement

We are delighted to have played a part in the University of Manchester achieving Level 5 (the highest level possible) on the Flexible Framework for sustainable procurement. The University is the first in the country to have its self-assessment independently verified and the rating is in recognition of practices, documentation, supply chain engagement, environmental impact as…

How one university is using its data from the Supplier Engagement Tool

The University of Manchester is linking the data provided by its suppliers to its Social Responsibility agenda. The Procurement Team used reaching the milestone of 1,000 suppliers registered on the Tool to commission a research report to share its approach in moving from ‘supplier engagement’ to ‘supplier development’; communicating learning and leadership on this agenda and furthering its…