Quick summary

At Experian we know that our influence stretches much further than the boundaries of our company and the people we employ directly. If we consider our suppliers and their impact, especially on the environment and as employers themselves, we can make a considerably greater difference by setting high standards both for ourselves and those who work with us.

We have a professional team of people who manage our procurement processes and over the last year they have worked together increasingly to create some global standards where appropriate and learn from each other.

Achievements this year include our commitment to a global procurement policy published on 1 April 2008, environment workshops with SMEs in the UK and an evolution of supplier standards in Brazil to reinforce statements on labour standards and environmental performance.

Our Technology Services teams consider green issues and are making environmental performance one of the selection criteria for purchasing servers and technical equipment.