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Sustainable Advantage is dedicated to helping businesses reach their full potential in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and that’s why our team at Vanguard Healthcare Solutions turned to them for expert guidance.
As Vanguard continues the positive development of its ESG profile, working with Sustainable Advantage has enabled us to further strengthen our sustainability efforts and build on our longstanding commitment to innovation, operational excellence and environmental responsibility, globally.
Through this partnership, Sustainable Advantage assessed Vanguard's current ESG status, providing us with a comprehensive score and an actionable 12-month plan for improvements across environmental, social, and governance areas. This includes our supply chain processes and ESG integration across various departments. By using the insights from Sustainable Advantage, we are poised to strengthen our sustainability efforts and deliver even more value to our stakeholders.
The partnership kicked off with Sustainable Advantage providing a detailed review of Vanguard’s operations, and detailed interviews with different business units. This enabled Sustainable Advantage to gain a holistic understanding of our current practices and sustainability ambitions. From this, they developed a baseline ESG score that helped identify areas for growth and improvement.
The resulting action plan covers the full spectrum of ESG, with recommendations for short- and long-term initiatives. Key focus areas outlined by Sustainable Advantage include:
Vanguard is already making strides with 36 per cent of its fleet consisting of hybrid or electric vehicles, with plans to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles in the future. We are also exploring ways to calculate and reduce our carbon emissions, ensuring our operations are as sustainable as possible.
Social responsibility is integral to Vanguard’s mission, particularly given our extensive work with the NHS. Sustainable Advantage is helping Vanguard amplify this focus, identifying ways to measure and enhance our social impact, not only for NHS contracts but also across other partnerships.
Sustainable Advantage has recommended processes to integrate ESG more deeply into Vanguard’s business strategy. The partnership includes the use of an ESG performance tracker, enabling department heads to monitor progress and document improvements against the action plan.
By implementing the recommended actions, Vanguard is expected to make measurable improvements in energy efficiency, carbon emissions, and social value, aligning with our broader business goals. The ESG performance tracker is a key enabler, allowing us to ensure progress is monitored and documented, giving us a clear, measured view of our achievements.
The team at Vanguard Healthcare Solutions is dedicated to driving positive change within our industry, and this is a great example of how operational excellence and sustainability can – and should – work hand in hand.
Vanguard Healthcare Solutions
Unit 1144 Regent Court, The Square, Gloucester Business Park, Gloucester, GL3 4AD
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