Wednesday, June 12, 2024 LNER ’s supply chain unlocked over £21 million pounds of social value and invested back into local communities. With a mission to be the UK’s most responsible train operator, every decision LNER takes considers the impact on the people and places along its route, plus the planet. But LNER doesn’t stop there.
The train operator also works closely with suppliers to drive additional value to customers and communities. This additional value is measured as Social Local Economic Value (SLEV). In one year alone over 21 million pounds of SLEV has been unlocked from the LNER supply chain and reinvested back into local economies through job creation, support to small and medium sized businesses, donations to local charity organisations and encouraging innovation.
By working collaboratively with its supply chain and sharing its social value expertise, LNER has enabled suppliers up and down it’s east coast route to create 665 full-time local jobs, spend over £3 million, invest over £37,000 in local community projects, generate 1,362 hours of voluntary work, reduce emissions by nearly 450 tonnes of carbon dioxide and save over 70,000 car miles. Not only that, thanks to other projects still in progress, a further £44 million pounds of SLEV is in the pipeline yet to be delivered. Anna Barrett, Procurement Sustainability Manager for LNER said, “LNER purchases goods and services from hundreds of suppliers every year.
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