The awards were presented at Alstom’s Supplier Day, bringing together over 230 attendees from across its supply base, alongside customers, industry bodies and government representatives.
Selected from more than 120 submissions, the award recognises Telent’s delivery of measurable social and economic value through its supply chain. Judges highlighted the company’s achievements in supplier engagement, diversity and Buy Social commitments, underpinned by a consistent, evidence-led approach to ESG within procurement.
Telent’s approach centres on embedding ESG directly into procurement decision-making and contract delivery, ensuring it drives tangible outcomes. This includes actively supporting diverse suppliers, simplifying access to opportunities and embedding fair payment practices, alongside structured supplier engagement and capability-building programmes.
In the last year, this has translated into measurable impact across the UK, with supplier spend generating significant local economic value and a majority directed towards micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, well above UK Government targets.
Telent has also continued to strengthen transparency and accountability across its supply chain, including the publication of its first Supplier Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) report, providing clear insight into supplier diversity performance and driving targeted actions to improve representation and access.
As part of M Group, Telent is now able to draw on greater scale and capability across a broader infrastructure platform, strengthening its ability to deliver sustainable outcomes and accelerate impact through its supply chain.
This recognition also reflects the direction of the wider rail sector, where social value and ESG performance are becoming central to decision making. Telent’s approach demonstrates how procurement can actively shape, deliver and evidence these outcomes in practice.
We’re delighted to be recognised again by Alstom. It’s encouraging to see the increasing importance being placed on whole-life value the rail sector. This award reflects the strength of collaboration across our teams and supply chain partners, and the consistency of our approach. We are demonstrating that sustainable procurement is not just a commitment, but a core part of how we deliver value – driving economic growth and creating lasting impact in the communities we serve.
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Telent’s rail capability spans the full lifecycle of critical infrastructure, from design and delivery through to long-term operation and maintenance, underpinned by a supply chain aligned to its sustainability and performance objectives. This latest award reinforces Telent’s position as a trusted partner within the sector, combining deep technical expertise with a resilient supply chain to consistently deliver measurable ESG outcomes.