MRO - Transition and
Supplier Management

ESG Digital Playbook ​

Transitions and Supplier Management ​

Once onboarded, suppliers must be actively managed to ensure they meet their contractual and promised ESG goals and standards.

Managing existing suppliers

For more information on embedding ESG into supplier management procedures, including CBRE’s standard templates, click here Link

MRO suppliers must have KPIs and expectations aligned to the specific contract and the questions in the RFP. The following is a set of supplier expectations aligned to the standard CBRE MRO ESG RFP template.​

What to communicate to your supplier

Procurement managers are encouraged to actively engage and communicate with their suppliers. Particularly, when having a review of your suppliers, make sure you are relaying the following message:

If you [supplier] provide high quality services and/or products and collaborate to achieve our ESG goals and ambitions, by hitting your ESG KPIs, you will improve the likelihood of building a long term preferred or strategic partnership. As a result, CBRE would assist you in growing your business with clients who are also ESG focused. We would do this by:

  • Providing you access to our procurement and ESG tools and resources
  • Promoting your products/services internally with budget holders, and with clients
  • Assisting you in gaining competitive opportunities to grow your business to offset the potential increase in costs and efforts associated with ESG  related activities.

EcoVadis Assessments:

CBRE uses EcoVadis to assess and manage the ESG credentials and capability of its most valuable, strategic and high-risk suppliers. All suppliers delivering significant work for CBRE should be encouraged to join EcoVadis and share their scorecard with CBRE. You can gain access to the platform and invite your suppliers to join through your personalized portal. Request access by contacting robin.burton@cbre.com or alexandra.deval@cbre.com

EcoVadis Overview Video  -  Link

It is your responsibility as a purchaser of goods or services to encourage your suppliers onto the platform. There is a small fee to join as a supplier, however these are scaled up or down depending on the size and location of the supplier. If you need help or are unsure how to proceed, please contact Robin or Alexandra for more information and access to training resources.​