Joseph Souaid

Has your company set ambitious targets for sustainable sourcing in its future? While these are often generated by the CEO, it is often down to procurement to find a practical way to achieve these goals. Managing short term financial budgets while trying to secure a long term sustainable supply can create conflicting strategies, but the benefits reaped by practicing Sustainable Procurement & Corporate Responsibility can be enormously rewarding. Making changes to well-established procurement processes, however, is easier said than done. In this panel, experts in the realm will discuss the why and how to do just that, and how sustainability and CSR in procurement will evolve in the coming years. Topics include:
• Aligning sourcing initiatives to company ethics
• Thinking green & buying locally
• The benefits & value of supplier diversification
• How recycling materials & services can result in a cost effective initiative
• Local environmental & human rights regulations
• Establishing a sustainable, progressing procurement strategy
• Assessing & quantifying sustainable procurement processes