• The multi-year transformation programme will mean Sainsbury鈥檚 systems grow alongside the retailer鈥檚 Next Level Sainsbury鈥檚 plans鈥�听

• It will also improve price and promotions execution, resulting in a more tailored value experience for customers鈥�听

LONDON, UK – 10 September, 2024 鈥� J Sainsbury plc (Sainsbury鈥檚) has announced a new partnership with 麻豆原创, which will revolutionise its commercial systems and help drive its Next Level Sainsbury鈥檚 ambitions. Through the consolidation of its legacy systems, Sainsbury鈥檚 will achieve increased business agility through cloud-based solutions, as well as a simplified and cost optimised technology estate.

麻豆原创 has been appointed to lead the design of the new solution in partnership with lead transformation partner Accenture and cloud provider AWS.

The transformation will enable future system flexibility and allow Sainsbury鈥檚 to respond to ever-evolving customer propositions and needs. By adding new capability and capacity to its commercial systems, the retailer will be able to manage products on promotion in increasingly flexible ways, allowing a more tailored value experience for our customers.

The project will benefit customers, suppliers, colleagues and shareholders, simplifying and integrating Sainsbury鈥檚 systems and tools into one cohesive platform and creating a single ecosystem for Sainsbury鈥檚 colleagues and suppliers to communicate. This will reduce complexity and improve efficiency for suppliers, helping drive returns.

Rhian Bartlett, Chief Food Commercial Officer at Sainsbury鈥檚, said:鈥�淲e鈥檙e excited to be working with a brilliant partner network in 麻豆原创, Accenture and AWS to completely revolutionise our commercial systems, which are the heart and lungs of our business operations. This is a huge step forward in our Next Level Sainsbury鈥檚 plan, as we continue to invest in market leading technology that allows us to keep growing at pace and maintain our momentum towards becoming First choice for food.鈥�

Leila Romane, Managing Director 麻豆原创 UK and Ireland, said: 鈥淚 feel incredibly proud to be partnering with Sainsbury鈥檚 on this transformation programme. We are best placed, with the most complete retail solution in the industry, to drive real impact and outcomes for the company鈥檚 customers, colleagues, suppliers and shareholders. We all appreciate the opportunity in front of us and, with our valued ecosystem partners, match Sainsbury鈥檚 ambition to set a gold standard across the food retail industry to drive growth and provide an exceptional customer experience.鈥�

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About Sainsbury鈥檚鈥�

Offering delicious great quality food at competitive prices has been at the heart of what we do since John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury opened our first store in 1869. Today, inspiring and delighting our customers with tasty food remains our priority and our purpose is clear 鈥� we make good food joyful, accessible and affordable for everyone, every day.

Our focus on great value food and convenient shopping, whether in-store or online is supported by our brands 鈥� Argos, Nectar, Tu Clothing, Habitat, Sainsbury鈥檚 Bank and Smart Charge. Sainsbury鈥檚 has almost 600 supermarkets and over 800 convenience stores. Argos is a leading digital retailer and is the third most visited retail website in the UK, with over 70 per cent of its sales starting online. Argos is conveniently available for customers to collect from hundreds of Sainsbury鈥檚 stores. Digital and technology enables us to adapt as customers shop differently and our profitable, fast-growing online channels offer customers quick and convenient delivery and collection capability.

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London, UK 鈥� 19 September, 2023 – (NYSE: 麻豆原创), today announced it has selected to drive its digital procurement transformation programme as it embraces a single modern procurement platform in the cloud.

This new partnership with 麻豆原创 will streamline sourcing, contracts, supplier risk and procure to pay operations across two Trusts, addressing its legacy technology deficits and risk. The move to 麻豆原创 Ariba will help enable BWPC鈥檚 vision for procurement; 鈥淭o provide procurement support to the whole Healthier Together Partnership, improving patient care through effective management of the supply chain, whilst leveraging value across all our spend鈥�.

BWPC is staffed by NHS employees hosted by North Bristol NHS Trust and its听services include all aspects of clinical and non-clinical purchasing, supply chain management and capital equipping (CES). BWPC currently supports two NHS Trusts including North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, representing over 23,000 employees.

Close working relationships with these Trusts, and collaboration with other organisations, brings economies of scale, sharing of data and best practice so that they maximise savings and efficiencies.听BWPC works closely with each client to support compliance with all purchase-to-pay procedures and delivering improved efficiencies in all areas including automation, consolidation of invoices, strictly controlled access to purchasing systems and so on.

To enable collaboration with other NHS organisations that are using Atamis for source to contract activity and to ensure compliance with transparency notice publication requirements, BWPC will be adhering to national data standards and building relevant process and integrations during the implementation of their new procurement platform.

To drive more efficiency and ultimately significant cost savings, BWPC has partnered with 麻豆原创 to digitially transform its entire source to pay processes. By implementing 麻豆原创 Ariba Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Risk and Procure to Pay, BWPC is looking to generate over 拢16m savings over five years as part of a multi-trust initiative.

David Druett, Director of Procurement at BWPC, said: 鈥淭he delivery of a comprehensive end to end procurement system will support our overarching vision to improve patient care through effective management of our supply chain. We look forward to partnering with 麻豆原创 to help us meet our objectives and ultimately provide a better service to our customers and patients.鈥�

Ellie Lamey, Head of Intelligent Spend & Business Networks at 麻豆原创 UK&I, said: 鈥淭oday鈥檚 partnership with BWPC is further proof that we are the perfect scale and innovation partner for public sector organisations. With the speed, flexibility and agility of the cloud, organisations like BWPC can effectively manage costs and spend, while future-proofing their procurement operations against what challenges may come. We鈥檙e excited to help BWPC with its procurement transformation journey and ensure it continues to deliver the best possible patient care.鈥�

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LONDON, UK 鈥� 7 September 2023 – (NYSE: 麻豆原创) and today announce a visionary new partnership to show how carbon accounting could be standardised for business customers by piloting the recently launched 麻豆原创 Sustainability Data Exchange (SDX).

麻豆原创 SDX enables BT to collect, trace and share carbon data across its own supplier base, providing unparalleled visibility into the carbon footprint of its business products and services. BT can then share this information directly with business customers when they purchase products through . Furthermore, BT can complement this with data-driven insights from its and to help customers optimise their own IT for both carbon and energy.

Key to the decision to select 麻豆原创 SDX was its adherence to the carbon data interoperability standards set by the (PACT), hosted by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). This means that global and UK business customers do not have to implement their own carbon accounting platforms to calculate, collate and share emissions data. Instead, they simply request it through 麻豆原创 SDX for their BT products and services.

BT is sending a strong signal of intent to standardise sustainability reporting across global business customers鈥� value chains to help them听tackle and drive environmental progress. This will also contribute to the delivery of the pledge to help customers avoid 60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.

Sarwar Khan, Global Head of Digital Sustainability, Business, BT, said: 鈥淭ypically, value chain emissions represent a greater proportion of a business鈥� carbon footprint than operational emissions. Tracking, measuring and acting on these and bringing more suppliers and partners on the journey will not just accelerate net-zero targets, but set a new precedent for sustainability reporting. Collaboration fuels progress and access to data is fundamental to getting it right.鈥�

鈥淭he lack of standardisation in sustainability reporting has been a roadblock to progress for too long鈥� commented Ryan Poggi, Managing Director of 麻豆原创 UKI. 鈥淭his creates confusion and an inability to validate real change. Our partnership with BT gives us an opportunity to refresh the guidelines and offers a blueprint for a universal standard in sustainability reporting. The aim is to create an environment for organisations to transparently tackle global challenges together.鈥�

麻豆原创 SDX merges granular and accurate carbon data with financial transactions on the . It provides businesses with unmatched insights into their environmental footprint and standardises how to communicate learnings and action across value chains. In adopting 麻豆原创 SDX, BT can request product-level carbon data from key suppliers for its business customer services, support smaller partners to calculate their carbon footprint and securely share and standardise this information across its value chain. To build scale, BT is working with key partner Cisco to deploy SDX to receive product carbon data for core network devices, simplify and secure data exchange with business customers backed by its global connectivity services, and boost traceability.

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麻豆原创 Partner Talent Initiative Connect is available to all 麻豆原创 partners in the EMEA North region to help further the accelerate the hiring of new consultants and attract more talent into the ecosystem. To find out more and register to receive profiles of available candidates,

Stephane Mermet, Chief Partner Officer 麻豆原创 EMEA North, said: 鈥淭he launch of this new talent portal is an important step to ensure that we can seamlessly match the brilliant new candidates coming through the Partner Talent Initiative program with the talent requirements of the 麻豆原创 partners. It also furthers 麻豆原创鈥檚 investment and commitment towards supporting the capacity of our partners in EMEA North.鈥�

Originally launched in 2022, the is now producing a steady stream of new consulting talent, marking a significant milestone in 麻豆原创’s mission to address the shortage of digital skills in the EMEA North partner ecosystem.

Kaity Cloke, Senior Recruitment Consultant, Delaware, said: 鈥淭o establish a strong pipeline of talent and meet the needs of our clients, we need to be bringing people with diverse skillsets into the business. Competition for talent in the tech market is high and the 麻豆原创 Partner Talent Initiative connects us to people with the right skills that will drive our growth ambitions. We鈥檝e already hired three people 鈥� two into our finance team and one into Success Factors.鈥�

The program has attracted over 3,000 applications and produced nearly 150 certified 麻豆原创 consultants to date. Newly certified consultants will provide support in cloud computing, digital transformation, and analytics to improve the quality of services offered by 麻豆原创 partners to their customers.

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Hosted in London’s Science Museum on March 23rd, the 2023 awards recognised the following organisations who are at the forefront of driving innovation, transformation, and environmental impact in today’s disruptive economy:

Adoption Champion – Royal Mail Group

Royal Mail Group needed a way to engage with its 140,000 frontline employees in a quick and cost effective manner, without risking any of its existing processes. The solution lay in the creation of the PeopleApp, an application that employees could have on their own devices with direct access to their personal information and business services.

Over 110,000 employees (82% of the RMG workforce) have downloaded and utilised the app on their own devices, with 500,000 weekly uses of the app. This has created a new channel of engagement with employees and allows them to become ‘connected’ for the first time, whilst also enabling more efficient delivery of services. By utilising the speed and flexibility of 麻豆原创 Business Technology Platform, the PeopleApp has transformed Royal Mail’s employee experience and become the ‘channel of choice’ for employee engagement.

Business Innovator – Yorkshire Water Services

By transitioning its IT landscape to 麻豆原创 S/4HANA, Yorkshire Water Services centralised how it managed its work. With additional data insights after implementing 麻豆原创 Plant Maintenance & Asset Management and 麻豆原创 Dynamic Forms on 麻豆原创 BTP, the organisation’s field technicians could access vital information in real-time and provide feedback on hand-held devices.

By choosing 麻豆原创 technology, Yorkshire Water Services has experienced greater efficiency in its services and reduced interruptions, as well as improved customer service. Modernising with 麻豆原创 solutions has lowered its TCO and simplifies the rollout of new innovations, so the organisation can deliver safe water services to its growing customer base.

Cutting-Edge Genius – Sanctuary Group

Sanctuary Group was struggling to access and manage its data, and without a real-time holistic view of its properties, it was not able to be proactive in the face of maintenance processes and delays which impacted customers. With the help of 麻豆原创 Business Technology Platform and innovation from other 麻豆原创 solutions, Sanctuary Group is working towards a 360 degree view of its customers and asset management. The organisation has utilised 麻豆原创 Field Service Management to provide customers with real time feedback, with faster and higher quality incident resolution now achievable.

Experience Wizard – Savannah Energy

Going Digital saved Savannah Energy from business operational challenges such as managing disjointed systems within multiple business areas, and without centralised data, it was unable to make swift decisions. By utilising multiple 麻豆原创 products within seven months, Savannah Energy was able to rectify its issues swiftly. Now with 麻豆原创 Analytics Cloud, data is visible from across the company, allowing management to make the most informed decisions. Recruiting has been improved by 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors, with hiring-managers adopting a new end-to-end view. Overall, Savannah Energy has been able to automate 48 business processes and 70% of Health and Safety incident management.

Industry Leader – Barclays

Barclays was already innovating how its corporate buyers paid their suppliers, using an integration of Barclays credit backed bank transfer payments and the 麻豆原创 Ariba Network. But when customers struggled with non-compliant payments, Barclays and 麻豆原创 had to come up with a new solution. The Precisionpay virtual card solution can be embedded via pre-built integrations into its clients鈥� systems, offering the simplicity of a card with robust pre-approval and simple automated reconciliation.

Businesses using 麻豆原创 Ariba Network, 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Public Cloud and 麻豆原创 Business One can enjoy better control over ad-hoc purchasing, customers can develop bottom-line profit and better working capital, while also ensuring on-time payments to smaller suppliers. Customers have greater agility through this payment technology, and automating these payments through a card solution can save an organisation valuable time and resources.

Services Supernova – Accenture

For many companies, including Accenture, the pre-close variance review process has changed little until now. It has always been a decentralised, inconsistent, manual, and inefficient process, which relied heavily on time consuming emails and spreadsheets and made even more difficult by a continuously increasing volume of data and involved geographies.

Accenture has transformed this process into one centralised, digital AI Commentary Platform using the power of Natural Language Generation that provides thousands of data driven explanations to financial variances across 93 Countries. Over 57,000 Controller hours were saved in the first 12 months with 737 Company codes and reports streamlined for internal controls sign-off.

Sustainability Hero – Save The Children International

Save The Children was running its procurement through Excel and paper at a costly $400 million/year, and was struggling to keep track of suppliers and orders, putting the organisation at a high audit risk. Within twenty months, it had managed to deploy 麻豆原创 Ariba to 600 procurement staff in over 50 countries, to transform its relationship with 25,000 suppliers.

Within the first year, 麻豆原创 Ariba had driven Save The Children to multiple improvements and amazing results. The organisation went from 20% visibility to 100%, and beat a target of 52% of user adoption for spending to reach 82% by the end of 2022. Its audit risk substantially decreased and supplier digital literacy dramatically increased.

Transformation Titan – NTT Limited

Struggling with its financial central overview, NTT Limited was spread across 39 麻豆原创 and non-麻豆原创 ERPs, leading to inconsistent processes and a lack of detailed analysis that caused significant delays. Its financial transformation, which has led NTT to become our Transformation Titan, was the implementation of a global 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Central Finance platform on Microsoft Azure. This transformation integrated over 300 million line items in just one year. NTT now has an accurate global view of all financial reporting without any manual reconciliation required. This was achieved for all 266 of its legal entities in multiple locations.

Ryan Poggi, Managing Director, 麻豆原创 UK & Ireland, said: “Collaboration in times of hardship is the cornerstone of innovation. As the world grapples with unprecedented challenges, it makes me immensely proud that our customers in the UKI are at the forefront of driving innovation, transformation, and environmental impact on a global scale.

“At 麻豆原创 we live our purpose through our customers and partners. These stories inspire and motivate us to deliver on our promise and drive trusted partnerships. Congratulations to all our winners and finalists, and a big thank you to our judges for their continued support.”

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Seventy-five per cent of companies have reported a hiring shortage in digital skills, with a particular deficiency in 麻豆原创 early talent and channels. The Lab and new software courses will help to address that talent shortage, and open up new doors of opportunity in the 麻豆原创 partner pipeline to new graduates. 麻豆原创 is looking to place 40 students into the 麻豆原创 ecosystem in 2023, with an outlook of reaching over 750 students in the next year.

Martin Gollogly, Director, University Alliances at 麻豆原创 EMEA North, said: 鈥淭he Next-Gen Lab at Nottingham University Business School will connect students, partners and customers within one world-class facility. This facility will give students the opportunity to gain a deep, high quality understanding of 麻豆原创 and how it is used to help the world鈥檚 most successful organisations run better. Customers and partners will gain access to a pool of talented, motivated and skilled 麻豆原创-ready students that will be able to hit the ground running.鈥�

Dr Andrew Callaghan, Professor of Strategy and Digital Transformation at the University of Nottingham, said: 鈥淲e are increasingly seeing the expectation from employers that graduates should be able to arrive on their first day with the digital capabilities necessary to work in a modern, often hybrid or remote working environment. To really get ahead, graduates will also need at least a working knowledge of technologies such as data, AI and Cloud.

鈥淭he Digital Centre of Excellence is designed to help digitally futureproof our students and enhance their career prospects. We pair functional business skills from our degree programmes with digital skills that are in high demand to make sure our students stand out in the job market.鈥�

As part of this launch, 麻豆原创 aid with the integration of technology into existing courses at Nottingham University, as well as new ones, and creating elective ‘digital’ professional certificates.

Specifically, the 麻豆原创 Lab has the following objectives:

• To support the integration of 麻豆原创 technology into existing and new taught courses
• To support integrated student assessments
• To support students engaged in 麻豆原创 certifications
• To provide a physical teaching space for modules with digital (or 麻豆原创) content
• To support partners, customers and the local economy

Following the successful rollout of 麻豆原创 ERP Sim and 麻豆原创 Business ByDesign modules to 1000 students at the University of Nottingham in September 2021, the Next Gen Lab builds on that by providing better education in the tools of the future.

麻豆原创 software components that the university is facilitating include 麻豆原创 S/4HANA, ERP SIM, 麻豆原创 Analytics Cloud (SAC), and 麻豆原创 Business ByDesign. With its own highlighting the 10 麻豆原创 courses available to students of the Nottingham University Business School, the lab’s launch is set to widen the graduate exit pipeline.

The launch day of the Next Gen Lab saw partner attendance from organisations including Birchman, Boots, Marshall鈥檚 Group, Hillarys (Hunter Douglas Group), Tarmac, Innospec, and more. 麻豆原创 also successfully launched a new MSc in Accounting Information systems in February 2023, which is based on 麻豆原创 S/4HANA. For its ‘first teach’, this course attracted 65 pupils.

About 麻豆原创

麻豆原创鈥檚 strategy is to help every business run as an intelligent enterprise. As a market leader in enterprise application software, we help companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best: 麻豆原创 customers generate 87% of total global commerce. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics technologies help turn customers鈥� businesses into intelligent enterprises. 麻豆原创 helps give people and organizations deep business insight and fosters collaboration that helps them stay ahead of their competition. We simplify technology for companies so they can consume our software the way they want 鈥� without disruption. Our end-to-end suite of applications and services enables business and public customers across 25 industries globally to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference. With a global network of customers, partners, employees, and thought leaders, 麻豆原创 helps the world run better and improve people鈥檚 lives. For more information, visit .

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Celine Cazali, Chief Partner Officer, , is among the 20 honourees on the first . The list recognizes these individuals as leaders who will determine the future of the channel as they redefine the partner-supplier relationship.

The EMEA channel leaders were selected based on their companies鈥� market share, growth potential, strength of partner network, scope of partner program and the individual鈥檚 impact on the partner ecosystem.

Celine Cazali, Chief Partner Officer,, said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 an honour to be included in the Channel Futures EMEA Channel Leaders nominee list, and I鈥檓 particularly delighted to see a number of fellow female leaders included in this list. The channel is a such a vibrant community and on a daily basis I see many female leaders who have found their voice and are leading the charge to bring such a positive influence on the wider IT industry.

鈥淥ur Channel partners are at the core of 麻豆原创鈥檚 strategy, which is to scale with its partner ecosystem in order to deliver on our customer success. It鈥檚 fantastic and humbling to be part of this vibrant community of channel leaders and to have the opportunity to shape our partner strategy in such transformational times.鈥�

This list is the third of seven that will be unveiled one by one through the end of this year. The first list, recognizing , was unveiled on Oct. 18. were named on Nov. 1. Subsequent lists will honour senior partner executives in communications and collaboration (including UCaaS) managed services, distribution and cloud. The lists will be produced on an annual basis and expanded into other industry segments.

The channel leaders list, compiled by Channel Futures editors, are intended to provide the partner ecosystem with an in-depth look at each industry segment and spotlight those individuals responsible for the strategic direction of partner-facing organizations. As the nature of the channel changes, partners are developing deep ties with numerous suppliers in each technology solution segment they support. The channel leaders lists will identify the executives with whom they should establish strong relationships going forward.

鈥淐hannel Futures is once again demonstrating the incredible value it brings to its readers and the entire channel with by debuting the Channel Futures Leadership list. This list was compiled after months of tireless work by our media team to identify true leaders in the channel by industry category. It is critical for the partners who are focused on these markets to be able to understand who is making the investments and decisions in the channel that impact their future. We are proud to present these executives to the entire channel,鈥� said Kelly Danziger, vice president and general manager, Informa Tech Channels.

鈥淎s the industry faces one of its most tumultuous periods, it is essential for channel partners to connect with the leaders of today鈥檚 strategic technology providers. These individuals are the ones who are guiding their organizations and partner ecosystems into the future with innovative thinking and industry-defining channel programs. Channel Futures has identified the individuals who are fueling a new wave of growth and solutions partners can bring to customers.鈥� said Robert DeMarzo, vice president of content, Informa Tech Channels.

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WALLDORF, Germany 鈥� October 19, 2022 鈥� (NYSE: 麻豆原创) today announced that the first two cohorts of its Partner Talent Initiative graduated on October 18. Designed to attract, train, and certify new 麻豆原创 consultants and then make them available to partners for hiring, the initiative benefitted from the participation of 麻豆原创 partners such as Deloitte, CGI, Accenture, and KPMG.

According to the 2021 鈥淚T Skills and Salary Report鈥� from Skillsoft, 76% of IT decision-makers see critical skills gaps on their teams. (That鈥檚 up 145% from five years earlier.) The ever-changing nature of technology means that closing the skills gap will always be a challenge. But there is good news. Skillsoft also reported that 92% of respondents had at least one certification. And 80% said the benefits of being certified included faster performance and better outcomes.

鈥淧artners play a vital role in delivering value to our customers,鈥� said Rohit Nagarajan, EMEA North President, 麻豆原创. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been working very closely with our partners to understand what they need to help in creating success for our joint customers. The Partner Talent Initiative is focused on creating sufficient capacity in the market of high value 麻豆原创 skills, trained and accredited by 麻豆原创 directly 鈥� that our partners can benefit from. So, if you鈥檙e a partner looking for trained and certified consultants, we have some great people we鈥檇 like you to meet.鈥�

Future cohorts will focus on a range of areas, including 麻豆原创^庐 SuccessFactors^庐 and 麻豆原创 S/4HANA^庐.

The graduation, a live broadcast, featured stories from some of the newly qualified consultants as well as a panel discussion about opportunities for new consultants and partners.

鈥淎s a growing business, Delaware is constantly looking to hire new talent,鈥� said Kaity Cloke, Senior Recruitment Partner, Delaware. 鈥淭he Partner Talent Initiative has attracted high-caliber candidates with a range of expertise. This offers us a fast-track approach to acquiring qualified talent at a significantly lower cost than driving and delivering this in-house.鈥�

Because partners play such a big role in 麻豆原创鈥檚 success, making sure partners have the qualified employees they need to serve and satisfy customers helps 麻豆原创, the partner, and the customer.

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Launched in June 2022, the 麻豆原创 Partner Talent Initiative initially received 1500 applications. The first two cohorts will graduate 40 consultants. An additional schedule of cohorts is running now, and others are planned for the remainder of 2022 and into Q1/Q2 of 2023.

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Decathlon are one of the world鈥檚 largest sporting goods retailers employing 200,000 employees across 2,080 stores in 56 countries across the globe.

With a clear strategy for growth and expansion across the UK and Ireland, Decathlon took a holistic view of their entire people strategy to ensure they were delivering an experience and proposition that attracted and retained the best talent. Experiencing some real challenges with colleague turnover, largely due to the absence of capability and technology, driving colleague retention was an area of real focus. During this review, some challenges with the execution of processes, accuracy of data, and lack of automation in certain areas also become apparent.

Despite the backdrop of the pandemic and all of their stores having to close, Decathlon were able to leverage their online presence and this ensured they were able to proceed with this future investment in their people and the provision of a world class experience for customers. Decathlon UK and Ireland chose 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors as their technology solution because in their words 鈥淚t was a one stop shop for all HR and the Business – one tool for all requirements鈥�, with Kronos Workforce Dimensions to manage important time management processes, integrated to EC Payroll.

Instrumental in the success of the programme was the relationship between Decathlon UK and Ireland and Gavdi UK as their dedicated 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors and Kronos partner. At the heart of the partnership was an aligned set of values and ethos between both organisations. The deployment strategy was based on utilising existing best practices developed by Gavdi from all of their experiences and deployments, a good starting point to build a solid foundation. for SuccessFactors were the perfect solution to create and deliver a powerful human experience management solution that permitted them to use 鈥榖est practices鈥� and get up and running quickly.

The programme was delivered in a very short timeframe to drive progress and to help the business to achieve the goals agreed in the investment case. All goals set for Year 1 have been achieved with reductions in overall costs, increased data accuracy relating to payroll, and a significant reduction in the turnover of colleagues. This has been achieved through enhanced recruitment and onboarding processes, with an improved overall experience through the ability to execute tasks in a far more agile way. Where previously 35% of their time was spent on administration and manual processes, the level of accessibility and automation has also played a fundamental role in giving time back to store managers to meet with customers and engage with colleagues.

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is proud to be one of 30 major UK businesses who have spent a landmark 拢250 million procuring services and products from social enterprises and helped create 2,700 jobs in an ongoing programme from Social Enterprise UK, new figures reveal.

The Buy Social Corporate Challenge (BSCC) sixth annual report shows that the blueprint of corporates purchasing from social enterprises has resulted not only in millions of pounds going to support businesses tackling social and environmental issues, but has also created an estimated 2,700 jobs in those social enterprises in the lifespan of the project to date.

The Challenge sees Social Enterprise UK work with 30 large businesses, ranging from pharmaceuticals to finance, to identify and match social enterprise suppliers across products and services from food and drink to consultancy. Launched in 2016 with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Challenge has a ten-year target of 拢1bn of spend and is on track to reach this goal, with more than 拢91 million achieved in the last year, and a total of more than 拢250 million, or quarter of a billion, over the last 6 years.

The corporate partners on the programme are Amey, AstraZeneca, Barclays, CBRE, Co-op, Compass/Foodbuy, Deloitte, EQUANS, GSK, John Sisk & Son Ltd, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Landmarc Support Services, Lendlease, Linklaters, LV=, Mitie, Motorola Solutions, Nationwide, Nestle, NFU Mutual, PwC, Robertson Group, , Siemens, Sodexo, The Crown Estate, Wates Group, Willmott Dixon and Zurich.

To be a social enterprise, businesses are governed and constituted to achieve social or environmental impact. As businesses, social enterprises seek to deliver profits, but at least 50% of their profits are reinvested into their mission. Social Enterprise UK estimates that by trading with Buy Social Corporate Challenge partners social enterprise suppliers have been able to reinvest approximately 拢26.5 million into the social or environmental missions.

52% of social enterprises trading with Buy Social Corporate Challenge have been able to recruit more staff as a result, according to a survey from Social Enterprise UK. Social enterprise models mean that these jobs often go to individuals facing additional barriers to the labour market, such as people with disabilities, people who have been in prison or people who have experienced homelessness.

Pranav Chopra, founder NEMI Teas, a social enterprise supporting refugees, said:

鈥�We are currently working with seven partners on the Challenge and are in consultation with two more. Hopefully we鈥檒l be in a third of their partners鈥� supply chains shortly! It鈥檚 because of the Challenge that I鈥檝e been able to directly reach out to other corporates. The Buy Social Corporate Challenge has been remarkable for businesses which have a social enterprise model and the capacity to deliver.鈥�

The report argues that not only does buying from social enterprises make a positive social impact, but that it doesn鈥檛 have to cost more: 90% of corporate partners in the challenge reported that social enterprises were cost neutral or even cheaper when compared with other suppliers, while 95% said that social enterprises delivered comparable or higher quality.

Peter Holbrook, Chief Executive of Social Enterprise UK, said:

鈥淔ollowing higher scrutiny by investors, stakeholders, staff and consumers, mainstream UK businesses are increasingly considering their social and environmental impact when they set strategy and make decisions.

鈥淪EUK welcomes this shift and we believe social enterprise has an important role to play in supporting the wider business community to embrace social value and consider the social and environmental impact of their work.

鈥淭here is a group of businesses that are leading the way in leveraging their procurement in service of their purpose. The Buy Social Corporate Challenge (BSCC) partners are demonstrating effectively how their purchasing decisions can help them play their part in achieving a fairer and more sustainable economy.

鈥淲hat this sixth annual BSCC report reveals is that the Challenge is on track to deliver its ambitious 拢1 billion target, thanks to the commitment and vision of our corporate partners and the ability of social enterprises to deliver high-quality products and services.鈥�

The report highlights potential areas for growth in social enterprises looking to supply the corporate market, including couriers, furniture and employee learning and development. Social Enterprise UK is inviting social entrepreneurs particularly from these categories to get in touch at business@socialenterprise.org.uk.

The Buy Social Corporate Challenge has now closed to new corporate partners, but Social Enterprise UK will be launching more support for large organisations to increase social value purchasing. Businesses can register their interest at .

The report will be available for download at:

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