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Corporate Social Responsibility 

Efficio’s work is to identify, deliver, and sustain opportunities in procurement for our clients. We understand that our work in service of our clients will have an impact on the wider world and we take that responsibility seriously.

Corporate Social Responsibility at Efficio

We approach this responsibility by ensuring that what we do is sustainable; across our direct environmental impact, our communities, our clients and our people.  As with any endeavour, we recognise that we are on a journey in this commitment, expanding our awareness and delivering improvements in an iterative way. 

Our commitment is to be a socially responsible company.  We want to make a difference both for clients and our wider communities.  Why do we do this? Because it reflects what the people who work at Efficio are passionate about; ultimately our activities here help to make Efficio somewhere where we are all proud to work. 

Efficio's approach to CSR

We look for ways to minimize the impact we have on the environment

We support the communities where we live and work and contribute to charities that make a difference to people’s lives

We create and maintain a working environment that celebrates diversity and inclusion so that all of our people can thrive

And we always make sure that the way we operate with the highest professional rigour


Our Environment

Building relationships with existing and prospective clients is essential to the way we do business. Efficio strongly believes that working side-by-side with our clients delivers the best results and we encourage our consultants to travel to client site whenever appropriate. We acknowledge that our preferred way of working impacts the environment and we are aware of the steps to be taken to mitigate this impact.

To better understand our impact on the environment, Efficio has implemented the tools to analyse our carbon footprint resulting from flight emissions; we aspire to extend this analysis to also cover the impact of our direct, indirect energy, and other selected indirect emissions. Summary reports on our environmental impact are shared and reviewed at our Culture Club meetings. 

Efficio understands that a principled and responsible approach to business is essential to the continued growth of the company. We are therefore taking practical action to mitigate our impact on the environment by engaging with the market to purchase carbon credits to offset our flight emissions.    We are also continuing to raise awareness internally on the impact of our business by leveraging company-wide communications and hosting external speakers.

Efficio’s London headquarters holds the BS EN ISO 14001 certification.

ISO 14001 is an internationally agreed standard that sets out the requirements for an environmental management system. It helps organisations improve their environmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction of waste, gaining a competitive advantage and the trust of stakeholders.

It requires that an organisation considers all environmental issues relevant to its operations, such as air pollution, water and sewage issues, waste management, soil contamination, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and resource use and efficiency.

Like all ISO management system standards, ISO 14001 includes the need for continual improvement of an organisation’s systems and approach to environmental concerns. The standard has recently been revised, with key improvements such as the increased prominence of environmental management within the organisation’s strategic planning processes, greater input from leadership and a stronger commitment to proactive initiatives that boost environmental performance.

Our Community

Many members of our global community are committed to charitable activity and we encourage and support this expression of individual contribution to society.  We also harness this spirit of humanitarianism by harnessing the skills and expertise of our consultants in collective endeavours. 

We have: 

  • Established a Charity Committee to create the mechanisms by which Efficio can contribute to charitable causes on a company-wide scale 
  • Supported several fundraising events including participation in the Royal Parks Half Marathon and Macmillan’s world’s biggest coffee morning.

 

Armed Forces Covenant

Efficio recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. To demonstrate our support and commitment we have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, an agreement which highlights the commitment to help members of the Armed Forces community including the pledge to support the employment of veterans and their families.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our business, both for ourselves and for our clients. It is the right thing to do, and we believe Efficio becomes a better place to work as we deliver on our commitments to diversity and inclusion.

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Professional rigour

Efficio are procurement experts, and proud of the impact of our fact based, professional approach in all that we do. We know that delivering long-term, sustainable results requires us to be insightful, fair and innovative in all our programmes. We have demonstrated time and time again the value of a detailed, fact-based approach to suppliers and their supply chain – to reduce waste & costs, while rewarding innovation and identifying the best partners.