Optimizing for Sustainability: ESG and Supply Chain Resiliency

With governments, investors and consumers increasingly concerned about sustainability and ethical working in businesses, supply chain managers face complex challenges: embedding ESG practices across the supply chain, mitigating ESG-related risks and complying with an ever-evolving range of sustainability-related regulations. By strategically selecting suppliers, implementing green procurement policies and working closely with suppliers to reduce carbon footprints, procurement leaders can drive long-term, impactful change that corresponds with the organization’s decarbonization and ESG initiatives. In this session, Melissa Warneke, (Vice President - Head of Sustainable Procurement at Aon) explores the role Procurement is playing in driving decarbonization of supply chains and managing complex regulation globally. Topics for discussion include: - Understanding the evolving landscape of sustainability regulations and the impact they have on procurement and supply chains. - Managing complex the global ESG regulatory landscape: how to leverage data, analytics and other emerging technologies to drive transparency in decarbonization initiatives. - Identify and mitigate ESG-related risks within the supply chain and how to address them. - And more...