Procurement and Supply Chain
Bazalgette Tunnel Ltd trading as Tideway is committed to ethical and sustainable procurement, which it supports through its procurement and supply chain activities.
Ethical procurement refers to procurement processes which:
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Respect fundamental international standards against criminal conduct (like bribery, corruption and fraud) and human rights abuse (like modern slavery), and respond immediately to such matters where they are identified, and
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Result in progressive improvements to the lives of people who contribute to supply chains and are impacted by supply chain decisions.
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Maximises the use of products which are responsibly sourced and/or which have a high degree of recycled content and has the potential to be recycled.
Sustainable procurement considers the environment, social and economic consequences of design, materials used, manufacturing methods, logistics and disposal.