Our Health & Safety framework and supply chain management supports our commitment to ensuring the highest standards of ethics, safety and conduct across our Group.
Managing our supply chain is key to our broader social and environmental impact, and a major part of our strategy and commercial proposition.
Strong partnerships with suppliers help us to consistently deliver value and make a difference to our customers, our colleagues, and our communities. We require our supply chain to be ethical and we want to work with suppliers who have similar aims. Together, we can achieve our collective social and environmental goals
Key suppliers are identified by our businesses and must, in aggregate, account for 50% of the Group's supplier spend. They may also include any supplier that is a high-volume or high-spend supplier, a critical component supplier or a non-substitutional supplier.
Our Supplier Code asks them to commit to conducting their business according to high ethical, professional and legal standards, including those relating to human rights, labour laws, anti-bribery and corruption and international trade laws and sanctions. We also ask our suppliers to work with us to reduce waste and emissions within our value chain.
FY30 Target
85 %
Key suppliers signed up to supplier code
Key suppliers aligned to our code
73 %
FY23
Number of key suppliers
578
We are working with our suppliers to tackle climate change, and reduce our own impact through more sustainable packaging, logistics and products.
We hold workshops across our businesses to help develop connections, share best practice and build understanding of the impact of our supply chain management on our emissions. Group businesses monitor and carry out due diligence of suppliers through questionnaires, audits and visits, including monitoring human rights within our supply chain.
We have a zero-tolerance approach to slavery in all its forms, including human trafficking, forced labour and child labour.
Our duty of care extends to any person who is working remotely, working at, or visiting a Diploma business. We work hard to ensure their health and safety through a strong Health & Safety culture, standards, governance and reporting.
Our values of continuous improvement, accountability and respect shape how we manage Health & Safety, and we encourage all our businesses to contribute to our strong Health & Safety culture.
Our 'Stand up for Safety' framework ensures a consistent approach to Health and Safety across all businesses within the Group and is supported by training, masterclasses, and external audits.
0LTIs
We have set a zero harm target
Lost Time Incident Rate
9.5
FY24
Year on Year reduction in LTI rate
10 %
We expect all businesses to comply with our Group Health & Safety Policy, standards and requirements. In line with our decentralised structure, each business is responsible for developing and implementing additional procedures and frameworks.
During April 2024, businesses across the Group marked a 'Health & Safety' week. The focus of the week was to encourage colleagues to speak up about Health & Safety and build personal accountability. Businesses across the Group held wellbeing walks, toolbox talks, reporting challenges and training sessions.
During the year, our North American Seals businesses created a Health & Safety network to share best practice and resources on Health & Safety. In FY22, their injury days were 59% lower than the prior year and their number of LTIs decreased by 66%.
Ensuring the highest standards of ethics, safety and conduct across our Group
We are building an engaged and diverse workforce, who can reach their full potential as part of Diploma
We are delivering against our net zero ambitions and positioning the Group to contribute positively to a low-carbon economy