• Roundtable: Sustainability and the Manufacturing Supply Chain

  • Mar 5 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
  • Podcast

Roundtable: Sustainability and the Manufacturing Supply Chain

  • Summary

  • Join the following experts as we share the latest sustainable thinking and practice:

    • Emma Fromberg– Course Director at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership
    • Jessica Short – Operations & Finance Manager at TrueStart Coffee, UK
    • Magnus Firth– Workshop Manager at Renewable Parts Ltd, UK
    • Richard Singleton – Finance & Sustainability Director at Menzies LLP

    Environmental and social sustainability have become staples of a successful modern firm in today’s business landscape. Investors and customers alike are demanding more transparency around how a company operates – making a sustainable supply chain essential to SMEs going forward.

    What's discussed when:

    2 mins - Brands we admire

    6 mins - SME Challenges and opportunities

    10 mins - What is ESG? - Richard

    13 mins - Are you leveraging your business for good? - Emma

    16 mins - TrueStart applying for B Corp status - Jess

    19 mins - Where to start and Help staying abreast - Richard

    28 mins - Does ESG box ticking go far enough? Emma

    32 mins - How green is green energy? - Magnus

    34 mins - Carbon Mapping and acting on it - Jess

    37 mins - Growth and sustainability - Jess and Emma

    41 mins - Measuring your carbon emissions - Scope 4! - Richard

    45 mins - We need to be more ambitious - Emma and Richard

    52 mins - Carbon Boarder Adjustments - The Emissions game

    54 mins - The economic system - a mind shift is needed - Emma

    57 mins - Greenshoring to crush your competition - Magnus

    101 mins - How ‘local’ and ‘longevity’ is the answer - Emma

    109 mins - Reverse logistics and waste innovation - Magnus

    116 mins - Scope 3 – Help your suppliers help you - All

    121 mins - Where to start? All

    - Find your Inefficiencies - Jess and Magnus

    - Focus on a root cause - Tony Chocoloney - Emma

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