Manchester Airports Group
Sustainable Supply Chain Policy
Manchester Airport Group‟s (M.A.G) mission is to deliver sustainable growth in shareholder value,
balancing the needs of our customers, passengers, employees and communities in which we work,
while maintaining the highest safety and security standards. Our vision is to be the premier airport
management and services company of choice and our values determine how we work towards
achieving our mission and vision. Responsible business is therefore at the core of who and what we
are.
As the largest UK owned airport operator and a significant economic driver in the North West region,
contributing £3.2bn to the UK economy and supporting over 130,000 jobs, M.A.G is conscious of its
opportunity and responsibility to be a role model of business excellence.
Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy sets out our commitment to responsible and
sustainable business. This policy compliments the CSR strategy and reflects our strategic objective to
“aim to maximise our economic contribution in the regions we serve, whilst always maintaining a fair
and respectful relationship with our Supply Chain Community and Business Partners.”
We believe that responsible supply chain management is best for our business. We understand that
creating and maintaining a sustainable supply chain enables us to maximise win-win business
opportunities, enhance our reputation and access cost savings whilst managing our risks. We
recognise that our future growth depends on the sustainability of our business and are focused on our
efforts to continually improve our supply chain and to develop innovative ways to exceed expectations.
We value our ability to support long term regional economic growth through our supply chain and our
capacity to lead the way in delivering growth while managing our social and environmental impacts.
Supply Chain Principles
Health and safety
The safety and security of customers and employees is our number one priority and our supply chain
activities reflect this. Suppliers are expected to adhere to relevant legislation and those working on our
projects are expected to comply with our health and safety standards.
Ethics
We are committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in our business activities in
the UK and overseas and expect our suppliers to join us in this. We act in accordance with our Code
of Conduct and Anti Bribery Policy and comply with applicable competition and procurement
legislation. We will not tolerate corruption, bribery or anti-competitive practices.
Stakeholder engagement
As with all our stakeholders, we use regular formal and informal stakeholder management processes
to engage and consult with our Supply Chain Community. We value stakeholder dialogue as a means
to build long-term strategic relationships with suppliers and work together to create win-win solutions.
People
We recognise that success hinges on our people. We are therefore committed to ensuring that our
colleagues involved in supply chain management are trained so as to achieve the high standards we
set ourselves and conform to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) Code of Conduct
as Best Practice. We encourage and support individuals‟ continued personal and professional
development, including qualification with CIPS where appropriate.
Values
We are guided in our relationships with suppliers by our values. Our values are detailed in Appendix 1.
Environment
We recognise that delivering sustainable growth means working with our suppliers to help achieve the
balance between the environmental impact of our operations and maximising our social and economic
impact. We challenge our suppliers to evaluate their environmental impact and support them in taking
appropriate actions in response.
Community
As a regionally based business, we understand our potential to promote regional economic growth
and to support local businesses. Procurement of goods and services and dialogue with suppliers will
reflect this opportunity as we encourage suppliers to source locally and contribute to regional
economic growth.
Selection of suppliers
M.A.G follow a robust Source Selection Process when conducting procurement exercises. Our Supply
Chain professionals will use a number of tools & techniques to ensure potential suppliers that
positively contribute to M.A.G CSR policy are appropriately recognised during any evaluation process.
Payment
M.A.G recognise the importance of good cash flow as the „blood stream‟ for all businesses. We hope
that M.A.G‟s commitment to prompt and regular payments to our direct suppliers will encourage
similar behaviours of those further down the supply chain who may not be visible to M.A.G.
Value improvements
We are committed to search for innovative ways to drive performance and collaborate with and
encourage our suppliers to develop new and better ways of working.
Category management
We procure goods and services by category so that