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Responsible Business Procurement-grade evidence

Responsibility you can audit.

Built for the procurement director, the ESG lead and the supplier-governance team running the audit. Scope-3 disclosure, supplier PQQ evidence, CDP reporting — this page is the working tool, not the manifesto. Cite what you find here in your own submissions.

Bronze EcoVadis Medal
Top 35% Globally assessed
125+ Suppliers audited
Annual Audit cadence
EcoVadis Bronze Awarded 2024 · Top 35% globally
02 · Why this page exists

A working tool for your reporting, not ours.

Procurement, ESG and supplier-governance teams arrive here with a specific job to do: find defensible evidence to cite in their own submissions. The page is structured to make that quick. What we evidence, what cadence, what's auditable, what's pending. Substantiation over sentiment.

i · Scope-3 disclosure

Emissions data per asset, per hire.

Iris® holds asset-type, fuel-category, supplier, hire-duration and site data across the estate. Available as report-grade extracts for category-3 disclosure (upstream goods & services) and category-4 (upstream transportation).

  • GHG Protocol — Scope 3
  • CDP — Climate
  • SBTi — supplier engagement
ii · Supplier PQQ evidence

Cite our audit, not your faith.

When a Tier 1 PQQ asks how you govern downstream rental suppliers, the published audit checklist in Section 04 is what you cite. Every supplier in the Nexus network completes the same documentation, on the same cadence, with the same evidence accepted.

  • NHSS / BS 65000 / ISO 14001
  • Modern Slavery Act 2015 s54
  • Procurement Act 2023 supplier ID
iii · ESG board reporting

Numbers that survive review.

What you can take to the board: fleet mix over time, supplier breakdown by accreditation tier, electric & HVO adoption curve, audit findings closed vs open. Quarterly cadence as standard, monthly if you ask, ad-hoc against a specific submission.

  • Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR)
  • Sustainable Procurement (ISO 20400)
  • Supplier governance & risk evidence
This page is cite-safe Full supporting documentation on request
03 · The Four Pillars

Four pillars. Not a separate agenda.

Four labels. Four pieces of evidence. What we measure, what we publish, what an auditor can check.

Responsibility runs through everything we do. At Nexus, responsible business is not a separate agenda. Powered by technology and delivered by our people, we collaborate closely with customers and suppliers to reduce environmental impact, support green targets, and boost employee engagement.
i · People

Empowering people.

Industry experts on the desk, not call-centre order-takers. Apprenticeships in supplier development, local employment favoured in sourcing decisions.

  • Long-tenure team on the Live Hire Desk
  • Apprenticeship investment as a supplier-selection filter
  • Continuous training and industry-experience hiring
ii · Technology

Tech-led change.

Iris® holds emissions data per asset, fuel category, supplier, hire duration and site. Green preferences pre-configured at the point of order — intervention before the diesel arrives, not after.

  • Emissions data accessible per hire record
  • Pre-configured green preferences at order
  • Equipment specs + fuel + impact in one report
iii · Impact

Driving impact.

Electric plant, solar welfare, HVO trucks, zero-emission MEWPs — available across the network where the customer specifies them. Suppliers encouraged to invest in Stage V engines, hybrid and electric.

  • Electric and zero-emission ranges across four asset families
  • Stage V engines a supplier-development KPI
  • Carbon-reduction data held against every record
iv · Partnerships

Inspiring partnerships.

Dedicated Supply Chain team works with suppliers to improve policies and processes. Network breadth is the proposition — we govern it, not gate it.

  • 125+ suppliers on a shared audit standard
  • Supplier-development programme, not blacklist culture
  • Community contribution + local employment as tiebreakers
04 · Supplier audit framework

The checklist.
Published in full.

Six categories. Every supplier completes every category. Each item shows what we ask for, what evidence we accept, and the audit cadence. Most networks publish the bullet points. This one publishes the framework.

Our commitment

Every supplier in the network completes quality, health, safety and environmental documentation and provides evidence that they have practices and policies in place to manage quality, reliability, safety, responsibility and ethical standards. We hold this on record as part of our ongoing Supplier Risk Management Assessment.

01

Safety accreditations & ISO certifications.

Health & safety policy, safe systems of work, statutory compliance. The category that triggers delisting fastest if it slips.

What we askHealth & Safety policy — signed & dated.
EvidenceCurrent policy doc, board-level signatory, review date inside 12 months.
CadenceAnnual · on-onboarding
What we askISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 certification (where claimed).
EvidenceUKAS-accredited certificate, in-date, scope covering hire activity.
CadenceAnnual
What we askSector accreditations — CHAS, SafeContractor, NHSS, FORS.
EvidenceActive membership, certificate ID, current renewal status.
CadenceAnnual
What we askEnforcement notices — HSE, EA, local authority.
EvidenceSelf-declaration + public-register check; any active notice triggers review.
CadenceSpot-check · on-event
02

Environmental practices & reporting.

Carbon reduction, environmental policy, emissions data, Stage V engine commitment. The category Tier 1 procurement leans hardest on for scope-3 substantiation.

What we askEnvironmental policy & carbon-reduction plan.
EvidenceWritten policy, named owner, reduction targets with baseline year.
CadenceAnnual
What we askAsset emissions data — engine tier, fuel type, age.
EvidenceAsset register with engine specs; Iris® ingests on-onboarding.
CadenceContinuous · via Iris®
What we askStage V / hybrid / electric investment commitment.
EvidenceCapEx schedule or written commitment as part of supplier-development plan.
CadenceAnnual review
What we askEnvironmental breaches — EA enforcement, fines.
EvidenceSelf-declaration + public-register check; pattern of breach triggers delisting review.
CadenceSpot-check · on-event
03

Labour, ethical & modern slavery.

Anti-bribery, modern slavery, ethical sourcing, apprenticeship investment, local employment. Supplier-ID transparency under the Procurement Act 2023 sits in this category too.

What we askModern Slavery Act 2015 s54 statement.
EvidencePublished statement (where in scope) or s54-equivalent supplier declaration.
CadenceAnnual
What we askAnti-bribery & corruption policy.
EvidenceWritten policy, Bribery Act 2010 alignment, board-level signatory.
CadenceAnnual
What we askApprenticeship + local employment data.
EvidenceSelf-reported headcount; weighted as tiebreaker in supplier selection.
CadenceAnnual
04

Legal, insurance & licensing.

Insurance cover, operator licensing, statutory inspection schedules (LOLER, PMI, MOT). The non-negotiable floor — not in place, not on the network.

What we askPublic & product liability insurance.
EvidenceSchedule of insurance, named insurer, minimum cover thresholds set by category.
CadenceAnnual · renewal check
What we askOperator licence (HGV) · LOLER schedule (lifting).
EvidenceDVSA licence reference; LOLER certs held in Iris®, expiry-driven alerts.
CadenceContinuous · via Iris®
What we askFinancial standing — trading history, sanctions check.
EvidenceCompanies House filings + third-party credit reference; sanctions list cleared.
CadenceAnnual · spot-check on-event
05

Quality management & operational KPIs.

Fleet age profile, off-road rate, breakdown response, MOT/PMI pass rates. The supplier-development team's measurement scorecard sits here.

What we askAsset age profile & condition standard.
EvidenceFleet register with year-of-manufacture; PDI photos against Iris® condition standard.
CadenceContinuous · per hire
What we askOff-road rate, breakdown response time.
EvidenceIris®-tracked KPI, reviewed quarterly against signed SLA thresholds.
CadenceQuarterly
What we askCustomer feedback & complaint handling.
EvidenceIris® incident log + root-cause review on every escalation.
CadenceContinuous
06

Data, cyber & fraud prevention.

Information security, GDPR posture, fraud-prevention controls. Fastest-growing area — large customers now treat downstream cyber posture as scope-3 risk.

What we askCyber Essentials (or equivalent baseline).
EvidenceCurrent Cyber Essentials certificate; or ISO 27001 / SOC 2 where applicable.
CadenceAnnual
What we askUK GDPR posture & data processor agreement.
EvidenceSigned DPA, named DPO/contact, ICO registration where applicable.
CadenceAnnual
What we askFraud-prevention controls & incident history.
EvidenceWritten control framework; disclosure of material fraud incidents inside 24 months.
CadenceAnnual · spot-check on-event
Full document

The complete Supplier Risk Management Assessment is available on request — the version above is the publishable summary. Request the full framework.

What triggers delisting

Pattern — not a single incident. Repeat enforcement notices, ignored development plan, failure to maintain insurance, evidence of modern-slavery violation. Network breadth is the proposition; we protect it deliberately.

05 · The greener network

Four greener ranges. Specifics, not slogans.

Available across the network where the customer specifies them. Carbon-vs-diesel deltas land here when the supplier-level emissions data has been independently verified — until then we publish the kit, not the comparison.

Electric Plant & Equipment.

Ideal for urban sites and Clean Air Zones.

  • Telehandlers
  • Forklifts
  • Access platforms
Available across the network Per-site availability on request

Solar-powered Welfare & Site Setup.

Reducing generator dependency and on-site fuel consumption.

  • Solar welfare units
  • Solar hybrid generators
  • Battery storage units
  • CCTV & lighting towers
Available across the network Full ESG-ready welfare on request

HVO & Hybrid HGV.

Low-carbon alternatives across the truck fleet.

  • HVO-compatible trucks
  • Hybrid truck options
Available across the network HVO-spec by lane on request

Zero-emission MEWPs.

Hybrid and zero-emission access platforms.

  • Hybrid access platforms
  • Zero-emission MEWPs across the full range
Available across the network Specialist access on request
Available where specified Carbon-vs-diesel deltas published when verified
06 · EcoVadis · honest framing

Bronze. Cited correctly.

Nexus is assessed by EcoVadis — the global standard for responsible-business ratings used by 100,000+ companies. Bronze is the entry tier of the medal scale. The honesty about that is itself a proof point on a page that won't dress its credentials up.

Tier Bronze · entry tier Awarded 2024 · first assessment Percentile Top 35% globally

The EcoVadis Bronze Medal places Nexus in the top 35% of companies assessed globally for responsible business practice.

EcoVadis is independent. The methodology, scoring and percentile rank are theirs, not ours — which is why the result is worth citing in the first place.

Trajectory

Bronze in hand. Silver in our sights at the next assessment.

  1. Bronze Top 35% globally. First assessment 2024 — the published score on this page. Current
  2. Silver Top 15% globally. Our target at next assessment — supplier-side scope-3 reporting is the load-bearing improvement. Next assessment
  3. Gold Top 5% globally. Long-term horizon — the network would need to be majority Stage V / electric / HVO across the network. Long-term
  4. Platinum Top 1% globally. Aspirational. We won't claim a horizon on this until the gap to Gold is closed. Aspirational
07 · Helping you meet your goals

We give you the data, tools and expertise; you cite the result.

When you partner with Nexus, our responsible-business work becomes a line of substantiation in your own reporting. Three report categories below, produced with your Account Manager. Iris® is the underlying data layer; the customer-facing version of these reports is on the platform roadmap.

Our Account Management team sits alongside customers to interpret the data, identify opportunities, and translate insight into action aligned with their green targets. We don't just report the numbers. We help you drive change.
  1. i

    Asset-level emissions.

    Per asset type, fuel category, supplier, hire duration and site. Cite directly in scope-3 disclosure. Aligns to GHG Protocol category 3 + 4.

  2. ii

    Supplier breakdown by accreditation tier.

    How your hire is distributed across the Nexus network — by audit status, accreditation tier (CHAS / FORS / ISO), and engine standard. Tier 1 PQQ evidence in one report.

  3. iii

    Fleet mix over time.

    Electric / HVO / Stage V / hybrid adoption curve across your hire estate, quarter-on-quarter. Board-grade trend data — the report you take into the ESG steering group.

Powered by Iris®

Iris® is the data layer that holds every asset, hire, certificate and emissions record. Customer-facing ESG reporting is currently produced through Account Management — self-serve dashboards on the customer portal are on the Iris® roadmap.

See Iris®
08 · Take it away

Three exits.
Pick the one that closes your audit.

The supplier audit framework as a downloadable PDF, the EcoVadis assessment in full, or a 30-minute call with our ESG lead about your specific reporting requirement. One of the three is the right answer for what you came here to do.

i · Framework

Download the audit framework.

The full Supplier Risk Management Assessment as a PDF — every category, every evidence requirement, every cadence. Cite directly in your PQQ submissions.

Request the PDF
ii · Conversation

Talk to our ESG lead.

A 30-minute call about your specific reporting requirement — CDP submission, Tier 1 PQQ, board ESG update. Specific gaps, specific evidence we can return. No prep, no deck.

Book the call
iii · Profile

See our EcoVadis profile.

The independent assessment in full, on the EcoVadis platform. Methodology, scorecard breakdown, and the percentile rank cited on this page. Opens in a new tab.

Open EcoVadis
30 minutes · No prep needed EcoVadis Bronze · 125+ suppliers audited · Annual cadence