Industry co-operation on supply chain issues

GeSI, the Global e-Sustainability Initiative, is a joint initiative by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the information and communications industry. GeSI aims to address social, environmental and ethical issues within the sector. O2 co-chairs its supply chain working group.

In 2005 the group hosted a stakeholder forum of non-governmental organisations, investors and industry representatives to help guide work towards achieving a common framework for managing ethical supply chain issues. Our active involvement in GeSI is key to our ethical procurement approach. By working with others in the industry there is greater opportunity to improve our supply chains and to establish a common approach to supplier assessments and auditing.