Environmental social governance services

What EY can do for you

Our purpose is to drive sustainability, and social and economic impact for EY teams and the communities we serve. As part of the EY purpose of building a better working world, Environmental Social Governance Services (ESGS) is driving an inclusive and sustainable mindset across the EY organization through our supply chain services strategy.

"Our commitment is to cultivate an ecosystem that creates long-term value for the markets, clients, and communities we serve. We collaborate with a robust supply chain that includes a variety of suppliers to develop innovative and sustainable solutions and ensure business resiliency. We strive to empower these suppliers, instilling confidence in their ability to challenge conventional thinking and effectively address our business needs,” says Eoin MacManus, EY Global Supply Chain Services Managing Partner.

Our commitment

We are committed to maintaining an inclusive supplier base and building relationships with suppliers that reflect the market, clients and communities we serve. We seek to actively identify, develop and do business with a robust supply chain including a variety of suppliers as an integral component of our supply chain services activities.

Our advocacy organization membership allows ESGS to participate in activities to recruit contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers of products and services of value. Our supply chain services professionals also educates suppliers about our supply chain services process through the many activities we support.

Supplier registration

We maintain a supply chain services database that helps us search for qualified suppliers, and we encourage suppliers to register on the database, so they will be considered when sourcing opportunities become available for their industry areas. Suppliers are also encouraged to use the database to update their information and provide electronic versions of marketing materials for our supply chain services professionals to review. 

At EY, we search for suppliers who can help us provide exceptional services to clients and support the overall success of our organization. To become a registered supplier, email your request to: EYInclusiveProcurement@eyg.ey.com.

ESGS programs supporting small and medium enterprises

Our goal is to help entrepreneurs in building the economy around the globe. We create this opportunity by providing a distinctive experience for suppliers and EY through our ESGS program. Our program develops suppliers through mentoring, education, networking and scholarships to accelerate their growth and knowledge.

• We provide scholarships for businesses to attend executive leadership programs.
• ESGS participates in internal and external mentoring programs. Through these programs, we offer protégés access to leadership training and assessment tools to identify challenge areas, and we facilitate strategy sessions that update and improve suppliers’ organizations.
• We sponsor Perfecting Your Pitch workshops and competitions.
• We foster growth for the next generation of young entrepreneurs

EY is committed to building a better working world — one that creates sustainable and inclusive economic growth. We recognize that our responsibility to minimize the environmental impact of our business operations extends to our people and clients and to the wider communities in which we all live.

For a better understanding of our commitment, please review:

• How we’re providing greater environmental transparency and insight

Join the Race to Zero: 

The EY organization has joined the UN Climate Change Race to Zero by signing up to the Business Ambition for 1.5°C initiative. 

We encourage all vendors to join us, by signing up to the UN Climate Change Race to Zero. Join the Race to Zero via any of the Race to Zero Partner initiatives.

Supplier due diligence

Just as the EY Global Code of Conduct sets out the standards of ethical behavior expected of every EY person, our Supplier Code of Conduct does the same for EY suppliers. Our Global Supplier Code of Conduct outlines our environmental and human rights/social expectations and asks suppliers to verify their social and environmental sustainability standards.

• UK Modern Slavery Statement (via EY.com UK)
• EY Global Human Rights Statement

To monitor supplier performance our EY Supplier Portal provides EY supply chain services professionals with enhanced visibility of the capabilities of current and potential suppliers. Here, suppliers complete a self-assessment questionnaire so we can better understand their social and environmental policies, practices and certifications.

Awards and recognition

The EY organization’s efforts to support global inclusiveness within supply chain services have earned EY recognition in the marketplace, including the following: