Committed to sustainable sourcing
Here at Bellway, we aim to source all of our products and services in an ethical, sustainable, and socially conscious way. The initiatives and goals formulated as part of Better with Bellway will ensure that we continue, and improve upon, our efforts to date.
The core issues demanding our attention
Developing long-term partnerships with our sub-contractors and suppliers is an integral part of what makes Bellway a success, and we ensure that all of our supply-chain partners and sub-contractors are treated with dignity and respect.
We pay our suppliers and sub-contractors within agreed terms, and we are a signatory to the Prompt Payment Code.
Bellway is a member of the Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS), and we encourage our partners to sign up to the scheme so that they too can have access to the range of training and resources on offer, to help their businesses become more sustainable.
We use our Supplier Principles and Sustainable Procurement Policy to select partners and to monitor their performance and compliance with agreed standards. As well as this, we work with partners to address any issues of non-compliance identified and reserve the right to end relationships as a last resort.
We are undertaking work with our supply chain partners to reduce packaging and have asked them to investigate reusable alternatives to single-use packaging. We have also asked suppliers to reduce single-use plastic in the packaging they send to us.
Our progress so far:
- We held our first Supply Chain Conference in March 2025, with a focus on sustainability.
- An approximate spend with suppliers certified to BES 6001, was calculated at £123 million for FY25 volume.
- Modern slavery has been discussed in supplier discovery meetings and will also form part of the new Supplier Engagement Programme.
- We have replaced our previous Supplier Procurement Policy with a new Supplier Principles and Sustainable Procurement Policy.
- 50
- Number of supplier discovery meetings held
- 176
- Suppliers in attendance at the Supply Chain Conference
Sourcing responsibly, to build relationships and prevent exploitation
Our Key Targets for 2025 onwards
Future targets
- FY27
- Deliver a Supplier Engagement Programme covering suppliers with greatest impacts across five CDP topics by the end of FY27.
- 100 %
- 100% Gold membership SCSS or Ecovadis for top 130 suppliers by the end of FY26.
Future initiatives
- Commit to a no deforestation pledge.
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