G4S is one of the world ’ s largest security companies , and its Chief Procurement Officer , Jon Willescroft , is tasked with achieving net zero with its huge vehicle fleet
G4S
G4S is one of the world ’ s largest security companies , and its Chief Procurement Officer , Jon Willescroft , is tasked with achieving net zero with its huge vehicle fleet
Delivering a nationwide sustainable-fleet programme is a huge undertaking at the best of times , but doing so in the teeth of seemingly neverending automotive supply chain issues makes the challenge even more daunting . To stay on course with sustainability targets , despite such difficulties , would be beyond some businesses , but this is exactly what the multinational security company G4S has achieved .
G4S is part of Allied Universal and is a security and facility services company providing integrated security solutions that allow clients to focus on their core business .
Globally , G4S spends over a billion dollars a year with suppliers and subcontractors , and overseeing all of this is Chief Procurement Officer Jon Willescroft , who manages 150 procurement people across the globe
A key area for Willescroft and his team right now is sustainability .
“ Sustainability is a broad subject ,” he says , “ and you have to prioritise . I have top-down support from the executive committee , who align the procurement sustainability objectives with the corporate ones .”
In this way , the areas Willescroft agrees upon with the executive committee “ become our absolute focus ”.
G4S is taking big strides in its global 2050 net-zero commitment , and procurement is at the heart of the eco-driving programme .
Jon Willescroft , Chief Procurement Officer , G4S
32 April 2023