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Keep up to date with the latest news and views in the YPO Blog

We'll be blogging every few days about various topics, so come back soon to see more!

Meet the Assistant Buyer - Sally Pemberton

22 April 2021 By Sally Pemberton - Assistant Buyer for Facilities Management at YPO

Sally started working at YPO in May 2018 after moving from NHS Supply Chain and now works in the very busy facilities management procurement team as an assistant category buyer.
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SoW and the future of work

19 April 2021 By Lucy Simpson – Category Manager of HR Services at YPO

Our strategic partners, Consultancy+ recently ran an event looking at Statement of Work (SoW) and the future of work. As this is such a hot topic for many of our customers, we decided to catch-up with Steve Dilley, the Managing Consultant at Consultancy+ to find out what the key takeaways were from the session.
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The Debt Respite Scheme: Impact on enforcement

15 April 2021 By Helen Addis - Social Responsibility and Customer Welfare Manager at Bristow & Sutor

The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) guidance is set to be rolled out on Tuesday 4th May 2021 and the purpose of this initiative is to support those who genuinely cannot pay or would benefit from some additional time to tackle their debts.
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Five steps to carbon net zero

14 April 2021 By The Utilidex Team

Carbon net zero is high on the agenda for the majority of businesses today and achieving this goal will require extensive changes across the economy.
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Green aviation is on the horizon

07 April 2021 By Sam Johnson - Further Competition Co-ordinator at YPO

One of the aviation industry global goals is to half its net CO2 emissions by 2050, compared to levels shown in 2005.
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Meet Cheryl from the HR procurement team

25 March 2021 By Cheryl Gahan - Further Competition Coordinator of HR at YPO

Cheryl Gahan joined YPO in 2015 and is now a Further Competition Co-ordinator for HR in the procurement services team.
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Top tips for looking at new recruitment solutions

22 March 2021 By Lucy Simpson – Category Manager of HR Services at YPO

When starting to look at recruitment solutions, timing is the key. It can often take time to make decisions internally and understand the requirements from all internal stakeholders, and more than one solution may be needed depending on how you procure recruitment.
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NetZero 2050: Go green with our aviation suppliers

01 March 2021 By Sam Johnson - Further Competition Co-ordinator at YPO

Sam from our Energy team explores the new net zero laws and regulations set by the government to become carbon neutral by 2050, and the pressure this has put on our suppliers within the Aviation Fuel sector.
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How leasing helps councils with COVID-19 recovery

17 February 2021 By Caroline Davis - Head of Public Sector Leasing at Triple Point Investment Management

Even before Covid-19, many public sector bodies were struggling with budgetary pressures, the pandemic has made this significantly worse.
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Fire safety in the workplace

11 February 2021 By Jo King - Category Buyer of Facilities Management at YPO

When it comes to fire safety in the workplace, it is everyone's responsibility to ensure all fire hazards and other risks of fire are minimal.
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