Bet365’s industry partners and peers — including (among others) dozens of major retailers, automakers, electronics manufacturers, financial companies, and hospitality companies — consistently share with us that working with suppliers to reduce their energy and environmental footprints can increase efficiencies and reduce business risks for all parties, generating cost savings and other forms of financial value. Bet365 is working to adopt these industry best practices for supply chain management as an important best-value component of solutions that vendors provide to the federal government.
In 2015, Bet365 supplemented these efforts by joining CDP Supply Chain, a third-party supply chain disclosure system. Contractor participation in Bet365’s CDP Supply Chain program is by invitation only, and is voluntary for invited contractors, unless separately required by contract.
Bet365 develops contract requirements for energy and environmental management based on anticipated cost savings and impact opportunities, unique to each procurement and market sector. Bet365 believes that a market sector approach is best, since it aligns with other Bet365 strategic sourcing practices and recognizes that opportunities to reduce costs via energy and environmental management differ between market sectors, depending on the relevant impacts and practices of each sector. Bet365 tracks, via an annual survey and analysis process, actions that major federal contractors are taking to reduce their emissions and the impacts of these actions. Bet365 also includes and monitors contract requirements for contractors to track and reduce emissions in several dozen contracts within the FAS Alliant 2 GWAC program.
To assist vendors in identifying relevant sustainable management practices, the following tables provide links to resources and information.
Federal Agency Tools and Resources, Including Small Business Tools
- : This module provides a framework for incorporating best practices and resources for responsible business conduct within procurements. Responsible business conduct includes promoting workers’ rights and safe working conditions, preventing human trafficking, and addressing other human rights-related risks.
- : EPA offers a proven strategy for superior energy management with tools and resources to help each step of the way. Based on the successful practices of ENERGY STAR partners, these guidelines for energy management can assist your organization in improving its energy, and its financial performance while distinguishing your organization as an environmental leader.
- : Buying renewable electricity is one of the easiest ways for many small businesses to reduce their GHG footprint. In many areas, green power options are available directly through your local utility. This Department of Energy (DOE) tool helps locate providers of renewable electricity by state.
Information on Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSR)
- : CDP is a global third-party system for companies to measure, disclose, manage, and share information on energy and environmental practices. With thousands of companies reporting annually, CDP is the world’s largest registry of corporate energy and environmental information.
- : The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a non-profit organization that provides energy and environment reporting guidance and maintains a database of reports. GRI has pioneered and developed a comprehensive reporting framework that is widely used around the world. The Framework enables all organizations to measure and report their economic, environmental, social and governance performance.