SUPPLY CHAIN across the chain until a solution is created . Simon and his group try to be specific in the procurement strategy , and focusses on solutions where real-time aggregated cost can be seen . While this is a challenge , Avery Dennison is continuing to work on the technology that will enable this process to be as simple and accessible as possible .
This is by no means the only new use for data that the company has embraced . Over the past 18 months , Simon and his team have been working on a set of metrics and a data platform with the supply base .
“ We have maybe 180 of our suppliers on there , which represents well over 80 % of our supply base from a spend perspective ,” Simon explains . “ On this system , we ’ ve begun to measure them across a platform of sustainability metrics .
“ We communicated it right from the start that we weren ’ t implementing this tool for the purposes of side-byside comparison or even purchase decisions ,” he continues . “ We were trying to create a baseline on which we could continually improve .”
Sustainable guardian Avery Dennison has been working on the continuous improvement of its own sustainability for many years , and considers this approach with its partners a way to work more collaboratively on the same issues .
“ We ’ re becoming more aggressive and we want sustainable products to be a larger component of our own development ,” Simon explains .
Every sustainable initiative that has been implemented has proved positive for the business , and for Simon , sustainability begins at the source .
“ A lot of the perceptions of sustainability has a lot to do with being responsible , in terms of socially and in the environment ,” he says . “ I see a third component to this , which is being responsible to your business and your stakeholders . Your people .
“ And so , when we look at the concept of sustainability , we ’ re always looking at the innovations that are going to be the long-term drivers in the business . The innovative process we have with the supply base is , more and more , also about different sustainable solutions . Things that
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