At WRAP, we want to tackle the causes of the climate crisis and give the planet a sustainable future.

We want to halt environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity and protect both our lives and the planet. In a thriving world in which climate change is no longer a problem, we will be able to provide for a growing population and raise people out of poverty.

WRAP is at the forefront of making the world a more sustainable place. By bringing people together, acting on facts, we will drive change and protect our planet.

Darren leads a team of twenty-three procurement staff responsible for all procurement activity at Durham County Council. In 2016 Darren was awarded the Cabinet Office’s first ever award for Social Value Leadership for an Organisation. He is Chair of the Local Government Association’s National Advisory Group for Local Government Procurement and is the Chair of the National Social Value Taskforce.

This session will cover:
• When to include Social Value and Net Zero in your planning
• Determining what is practical for your suppliers
• Case Study example of success

UKUPC is a partnership between eight UK consortia who created a formal entity to support collaborative procurement within Higher and Further Education. All eight consortia work together to share knowledge and best practice, to support each other and our wider procurement community. The UKUPC Board is comprised of heads of the UK regional purchasing consortia (APUC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, SUPC), the head of TEC and the head of TUCO.

Thrive is a flexible and intuitive software solution which enables organisations to better capture, manage and demonstrate their social value and corporate responsibility activities. Modules within the platform include Social Value Reporting, Employee Volunteer Management and Grants/Donations Management.

Our clients include a diverse range of public and private organisations, all of which are keenly focused on differentiating themselves to clients, employees and other stakeholders based upon their sustainability and community investment credentials; including the NHS, City of London, Tesco, L'Oreal, Kier, Avanti Trains, Yorkshire Water and many more.

Ian Schollar is the Head of CIPS Business Study Centre at CIPS and has had a progressive career in procurement and commercial roles spanning over 30 years in both public and private sectors. He started his career with Mallory Batteries (Duracell) in 1983, before spending 15 years working within both central and local public sector organisations. He was responsible for procuring a diverse range of categories from breathing apparatus for fire fighters to high tech radar systems for air traffic controllers.

In 1998, Ian became a Senior Advisor for Crown Agents, an International Development Agency. He was project lead on numerous capacity building projects working in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe and headed up the procurement and supply chain training at their Training Centre. Ian has worked at CIPS since 2005 and has a particular passion for professional development. Ian is a Fellow of CIPS and holds a Master’s Degree in Management, Learning and Leadership from Lancaster University Management School.

Daphne is a Senior Manager in the Net Zero and Sustainable Procurement Team at NHS England, where she supports the team to deliver a net zero Carbon Footprint Plus for the NHS. In 2020, the NHS became the world’s first national health system to commit to become ‘carbon net zero’. Carbon Footprint Plus includes the NHS’ wider supply chain, aiming for an 80% reduction in emissions by 2036-2039 and Net Zero by 2045.

Daphne led the development of the Evergreen Assessment and works across the diverse and complex NHS supply chain to deliver net zero carbon, drive social value and eradicate modern slavery across the supply chain.

Before joining NHSE, Daphne supported public sector organisations with their sustainability programmes including development and implementation of NHS Green Plans.

Peter has had a varied career with over 40 years working strategically and operationally in the Public Sector. Starting out as a Chartered Civil Engineer and working in various roles, always championing improvement and efficiency.
Currently Head of Integrated Commissioning and Procurement at Manchester City Council since 2019 which was preceded by 7 years delivering a collaborative procurement programme for Greater Manchester and 5 years supporting a range of collaborative and transformational projects in the North East of England.
As chair of the LGA’s Procurement National Advisory Group and the iNetwork Connected Procurement and Commissioning Workstream, Peter provides a link between national policy makers and the NW region’s procurement practitioners.
Currently focussing on using progressive procurement to address inequalities and prioritising the needs local residents, Peter is looking forward to maximising the opportunities provided by the Procurement Act and the National Procurement Policy Statement whilst also devising ways to ensure that the Council’s suppliers match our zero carbon ambitions.

Natasha is a visionary social impact leader, serving as the Director of Member Services at Social Value UK and an Advanced Accredited Social Value Practitioner with Social Value international. She has experience in working with local government to develop outcomes-based funding and delivery models and social impact bonds that maximise social value. She brings decades of experience in building the new social economy in the UK and globally through working across sectors in policy development and planning, impact investment and voluntary and community sector development and growth.