Event - Sustainable Supply Chain Summit

The 8th Annual Sustainable Supply Chain Summit will take place on October 7-8, 2013 in London, UK. The summit will feature more than 30 expert speakers from the world’s leading brands in retail, apparel, food, cosmetics, electronics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals from the UK, all over Europe and North America Addressing the key issues that matter in 2013 - Successful internal and external engagement with buyers, middle management and top level decision makers; how to go beyond Tier 1 suppliers; introduce on-site factory training; reduce cost through applying resource efficiency programs in your supply chain and more Best practice from Unilever, IKEA, Sainsbury’s, AkzoNobel, Mitsubishi Electric, and BlackBerry.

This Summit offers a fully participatory experience: besides banning power-point, 70 percent of the event’s time is now devoted to round tables and working groups, to ensure YOU are at the centre of the debate and get your questions answered.

Survey of Executives Views on Sustainable Supply Chains

Here is an overview of PwC‘s 2013 global supply chain survey, Next-generation supply chains: Efficient, fast and tailored. From May to July 2012, PwC surveyed 503 supply chain executives. Some 44 percent of them hold senior management positions, while 34 percent hold C-level posts. Here is a breakdown starting with the 42 percent of respondents who rated sustainability as highly important:

• 87 percent named optimizing their carbon footprint as their top priority for green adherence in their supply chain,
• 87 percent said that it’s best to reach an agreement with their suppliers on adhering to the highest ethical standards.
• 81 percent favor collaborating with suppliers to create a responsible supply chain footprint and procurement framework.