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Sustainability

Procurement Services is delighted to announce the appointment of Cyndi Mudaly in the newly created role of Head of Sustainable Procurement. 

Cyndi was born in South Africa and has lived in the UK for 21 years. She has joined us from EQUANS, a leading low energy and carbon company, where for over seven years Cyndi performed various senior procurement roles, more recently focusing on driving sustainably responsible procurement activities. Prior to this Cyndi was with the Shaw Trust for 12 years. 

As Head of Sustainable Procurement, Cyndi will develop and embed a sustainable procurement strategy which is aligned with the University’s aims in this area. 
With sustainability at the heart of the Strategic Procurement and Purchasing project (SPP), Cyndi will be instrumental in implementing this element of the project, enabling the University to extract further environmental, societal and economic impact for every Cambridge pound spent. Educating and assisting with cultural change across the University to ensure sustainability is a priority in all procurement and purchasing decisions will also be a main focus for her.  

Cyndi said:

“Being involved in such a step change towards sustainable procurement within the University of Cambridge is something I’m extremely excited about. I’m especially keen to engage with key stakeholders to understand their procurement activities and how, through the delivery of the SPP, we can make their experience easier and more user-friendly, to achieve the University’s overall sustainability goals.”  

Group Head of Procurement Helen Wain said: 

“I am delighted to have Cyndi on board in this crucial role to drive through the sustainability element of the SPP and to have her as part of my senior leadership team. 

I am looking forward to seeing consistent and tangible examples of more sustainably-informed purchasing choices and how they make a significant contribution the University’s broader sustainability aims and that of Cambridge Zero, the climate initiative helping to build a zero-carbon future.” 

The SPP is a major component of the Finance Transformation Programme (FTP) which promises to create a compelling new future focused on improving the function and the experience of Finance to University stakeholders. 


Written by Nicola Lawrence, Communications Manager - Finance Transformation Programme