Supply chain sustainability

Produced in partnership with Simon Garbett of Squire Patton Boggs , Ian Skinner of Squire Patton Boggs , Sarah Rathke of Squire Patton Boggs and Dynda Thomas of Squire Patton Boggs

Practice notes

Sustainable Business Toolkit

Supply chain sustainability

Produced in partnership with Simon Garbett of Squire Patton Boggs , Ian Skinner of Squire Patton Boggs , Sarah Rathke of Squire Patton Boggs and Dynda Thomas of Squire Patton Boggs

Practice notes

Sustainable Business Toolkit

This Practice Note considers supply chain sustainability and sustainable procurement. It discusses how UN Global Compact leads the effort to improve organisations' supply chain sustainability performance. It provides guidance on establishing a supplier code of conduct and developing a supply chain sustainability programme addressing human rights, labour, environmental issues, corruption, deforestation, litigation and risk management concerns.

The public increasingly hold organisations responsible for the impact of their and their suppliers' practices on the environment, local communities and wider society. Terms such as circular economy, sustainability and corporate responsibility have become increasingly commonplace and important, putting sustainability aims and objectives top of mind and centre stage for many companies.

Forward thinking and progressive businesses recognise there is a growing need for integrating environmentally sound and sustainable choices into supply chain management. Indeed, many organisations now routinely monitor and guide supplier conduct for ethical reasons, for reputation-management reasons, and to protect their brands

Simon Garbett

Squire Patton Boggs

Simon is a partner working out of Squire Patton Boggs' Birmingham and London offices and is head of the Birmingham litigation team. Simon's practice is global in scope, and includes both public and private sector clients. Simon's main area of expertise involves complex commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution (including mediation). In particular, Simon has a wealth of experience in representing UK and global manufacturers, advanced engineering and retail clients.

Areas of key focus are cross-border disputes, manufacturing and engineering claims, supplier, supply chain and product liability issues (particularly in the aerospace, automotive, manufacturing and retail sectors), as well as a broad range of financial services litigation, including for banks, brokers, insurers and pensions clients.

Simon has represented commercial and government clients in a significant number of successful mediations and is a strong advocate of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is also a qualified Solicitor Advocate, with rights of audience in the Higher Courts of England and Wales.

Simon is part of the firm's Global Automotive Group and, together with in Cleveland, Ohio, regularly contributes to the firm's .

Ian Skinner

Director, Squire Patton Boggs

Ian Skinner is a Director in Squire Patton Boggs' Litigation team. He specialises in complex international disputes, High Court litigation and arbitration. Ian acts across many sectors, including (amongst others) manufacturing, automotive, oil and gas, retail, banking, insurance, telecommunications, tech companies, hospitality and football clubs. He covers the full range of business disputes: everything from contract and professional negligence to companies law. Ian has also acted for a number of high-net-worth individuals on significant personal matters.

Sarah Rathke

Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Sarah Rathke is a trial lawyer specializing in manufacturing litigation, particularly complex supply chain disputes. She has argued and tried cases on behalf of manufacturers in forums throughout the US. Her clients include foreign, domestic, and multinational manufacturing entities. Her skills include a deep understanding of the process of bringing highly engineered products to market and conveying that understanding to judges and juries. Sarah has litigated supply chain disputes involving automotive, aerospace, food, medical, construction, and office products. She has also litigated trade secret disputes involving manufactured products and cases involving the purchase and sale of manufacturing entities.

Dynda Thomas

Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Dynda Thomas focuses a significant portion of her practice on conflict minerals, responsible sourcing and supply chain transparency (including antislavery and human trafficking, forced labour, child labour and other human rights issues). She offers a rare combination of in-depth knowledge and real-world experience across many industry sectors. She helps organisations analyse legal requirements, develop and implement due diligence procedures, and draft reporting and disclosure ' all while being mindful of the various compliance and disclosure risks associated with such efforts. Dynda created and leads the Squire Patton Boggs Conflict Minerals team and is the founder of and contributor to the firm's Conflict Minerals Law blog (www.conflictmineralslaw.com). She focuses on best practices across industries to provide efficient, effective counselling, which includes supply chain investigations and undertaking enterprise risk analysis around responsible sourcing issues.

Jurisdiction(s):

United Kingdom

Key definition:

Supply definition

What does Supply mean?

The Value Added Tax Act 1994, s.5(2)(a) provides that supply "includes all forms of supply".

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Supply chain sustainability

Produced in partnership with Simon Garbett of Squire Patton Boggs , Ian Skinner of Squire Patton Boggs , Sarah Rathke of Squire Patton Boggs and Dynda Thomas of Squire Patton Boggs