Irish construction company, Sisk, has announced that it has been recognised for its adoption of the international standard for sustainable procurement, ISO20400.

The company has also exceeded the baseline score by over 25 per cent.

Sisk leadership identified the adoption of ISO20400 as a way of supporting its sustainability goals and the company's vision 'to be the best at creating value for customers, shareholder and people'.

By integrating ISO20400, Sisk's Sustainability Roadmap 2030 has been accelerated as the business focuses on strengthening its sustainability ethos and actions.

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Earlier in the year after a review of the new or revised sustainable procurement practices, it was announced that the ISO20400 working group had reached a score of 86 per cent, which was an improvement on the baseline score of 60 per cent.

Craig Murphy, Supply Chain Director at Sisk, said: "We're delighted to have scored so highly in achieving ISO20400. Sustainable procurement is about looking beyond short-term needs and considering the longer-term social and environmental impacts of each purchase. Our procurement and commercial teams help the business to prioritise sustainable criteria as we help drive markets for more innovative and sustainable solutions. The collaboration across the business owners is critical and we are committed to drive progress to deliver extra procurement value to all our stakeholders. It won't stop there either as we strive to improve our sustainable procurement further across the business".