Coca-Cola, Walmart, AkzoNobel, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, M&S and Covestro Gather for Europe’s Leading Responsible Supply Chain Event
The 12th annual Sustainable Supply Chain Summit will take place on 17-18 October in London - bringing together 150+ global organisations
June 2, 2017 /3BL Media/ - The expectation on business to act responsibly, tackle social and environmental problems, and deliver positive societal impact is only increasing. Within businesses the work of the Procurement, Sourcing and Supply Chain functions is imperative to ensuring progress is made and impact achieved.
The two-day Responsible Supply Chain Summit is built to help executives make sense of sustainability trends and the strategies needed to shape the 21st century supply chains. Through keynote sessions, case studies and in-depth roundtable debates the Summit will uncover the potential for responsible supply chain strategies and opportunities to deliver scalability, efficiency, social and business impact.
Speakers sharing their experiences include senior executives from: AkzoNobel, Ethical Trading Initiative, M&S, Covestro, DSM, Ericsson, ABN AMRO Bank, Walmart, The Coca-Cola Company and (many) more.
The audience - dominated by over 60% corporate brands - plays an active role in over 20 discussions and debate sessions. Key topics of discussion include; Impact keynote: Understand and measure the impact of your responsible supply chain initiatives, How to influence your supplier’s suppliers, Hearts and minds – Fostering inter-departmental collaboration, Traceability keynote: Where do ethical responsibilities really end and Human Rights Workshop – going beyond audits.
For more information on Europe’s leading sustainable supply chain conference, visit the official event website here
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