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How does procurement push costs down without forsaking ethics and sustainability ? Brown explains : “ The bank has very strong ties on sustainability . We do a report every year , and procurement is a large part of that in terms of how we manage the supplier database , and how we do business with people . Our policy is clearly mandated .”
Brown ’ s team conduct investigations with suppliers to make sure that NBAD isn ’ t associated with practices such as slave labour and child labour . “ We take those seriously and we will investigate if it is brought up to us , we have a supplier portal where we do a lot of supplier due diligence , making sure we ’ re dealing with the right partners ,” he explains .
The procurement team is also committed to supporting local Abu Dhabi companies wherever possible . Brown explains : “ Quite a chunk of NBAD spend is spent locally with Abu Dhabi companies to keep the money sustainable within Abu Dhabi and the UAE .”
7,500
Number of employees at National Bank of Abu Dhabi
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