Carol Williams, Laing O’Rourke’s head of procurement for Europe, has been appointed to the board of the Supply Chain Sustainability School.

The Supply Chain Sustainability School seeks to upskill those working within, or aspiring to work within, the built environment sector. Board members provide governance through nine elected partner representatives with Shaun McCarthy OBE as the independent chair. 

The board is responsible for the fiscal governance and strategic direction of the school. When required, the board will consult expert advisers on matters such as training, media and communications and legal services.

Shaun McCarthy said: “I am delighted to welcome Carol to the board. Procurement expertise is critical to the Supply Chain Sustainability School and Carol’s deep experience from a variety of sectors will help to bring a fresh perspective to our work. This coupled with her undoubted passion for sustainability makes me feel confident that she will make a great contribution to our world class collaboration.”

Williams said: “I’m honoured to join the board of the Supply Chain Sustainability School and look forward to playing my part in establishing it as a centre of excellence for developing supply chains who can deliver a sustainable built environment.

“While I joined Laing O’Rourke last year, the company has partnered with the school since 2014 during which time we have internally increased awareness of sustainability issues, upskilled our supply chain and played an instrumental role in the development of the offsite leadership group. I look forward to continuing that support and am passionate about driving for progress towards a more sustainable industry.”

Outlining her hopes for the coming year, Williams said: “We will continue to collaborate with client partners within the school to understand key sustainability priorities, adopt the use of the carbon measurement tool, and e-learning modules, whilst also working in partnership to create new modules.”

There are currently 190 Laing O’Rourke employees who are active members of the Supply Chain Sustainability School.