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Global facilities services provider ISS and LeasePlan, a global leader in Car-as-a-Service, have signed an international Vested agreement for next generation fleet management.

The Vested way of working transforms the traditional transactional buyer-supplier relationship with the aim of driving enhanced sustainability, safety and operational outcomes for the two companies.

With ‘sustainable mobility' at the heart of the partnership, ISS and LeasePlan have designed their contract in accordance with the Vested methodology and principles. The process was supervised by experts at EY and certified by CIRIO, a Swedish law firm fully authorised by the University of Tennessee to certify Vested contracts.

ISS currently leases around 20,000 vehicles on a global scale, emitting 60,000 tons greenhouse gas emissions a year (which falls within scope one of the company's full-scope emissions), with a large part of the total fleet being leased through LeasePlan.

Earlier this year, ISS announced it will electrify its global fleet in collaboration with LeasePlan, as part of its ambition of reaching net zero within its global fleet by 2030. The Vested way of working is a key enabler for reaching this target it says.

Troels Bjerg, group coo at ISS said: "We strongly believe that this type of close, outcome-based partnership is the future of strategic company-supplier relationships, as we allow for a much more innovative and partnership-like mindset driven by common goals."

LeasePlan coo Berno Kleinherenbrink added: "Our Vested partnership with ISS is an industry first that fundamentally reinvents the customer/supplier dynamic, creating real value for both parties.

"By aligning closely on shared goals and values, we are able to develop next generation, digital solutions that are at the cutting edge of what's next in the fleet management industry."

The agreement is global in scope and will initially be implemented in Denmark and Germany.

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