Our Sellafield - May 2021

Updates Evolve Finance News May 2021 Our Sellafield 8 NEWS Collaboration – how that ‘one team’ attitude is vital to succeed in a post-Covid-19 world Our manifesto talks about us being one team, and trusting others whilst holding them to account but what does this mean, in the real world? We have spent a considerable amount of time working for and getting accreditation for our commitment to collaborative working. It’s something we would have done anyway, but as we move out of lockdown, having a focused approach on working together has never been more important. Sellafield Ltd’s head of procurement and supply chain delivery Alan Hartley said: “We know that collaborative working is a key enabler to change the way the organisation has traditionally operated and that true collaboration will deliver changes in our culture and behaviours. “It will enable more innovation and enhance the mutual value that can be realised through our partnerships, creating additional benefits for us, our supply chain and our stakeholders both in the communities we operate, as well as national government.” We received ISO44001 certification for our collaborative working practices in March 2020, just as the pandemic hit and the business joined others across the UK, and the world, in lockdown. As we all know, all non-essential work on the site was stopped and much of the workforce found itself working in new ways. But from the moment we stopped all non-essential work on 23 March 2020, we started making plans for a re-start. The sheer amount of quick change being dealt with – not just in the restarts but with new technology and ways of working being introduced alongside it – meant that collaboration was vital – both inside the organisation and in its dealings with its supply chain and unions. Like the rest of the UK, since last summer we’ve seen false starts and changes to plans. But the collaborative approach we laid down at the beginning continues to point the way forward for success. “We were able to use a collaborative working environment to bring people together and get things done,” added Alan. “One of the things we thought we were looking at in July was the possibility we