1. Resources Global Professionals
Green Supply Chain
Panel Discussion with PDMA-LA
Presented by Dave Pedersen
June 3, 2010

2. Background
Dave Pedersen
 Supply Chain Director (SoCal) for Resources Global
 Member, Hermosa Beach Green Task Force
 B.S. Chemical Engineering (USC) / MBA (UCLA Anderson)
Resources Global Professionals
 Founded in 1996, we are publicly traded (RECN) with 80
offices in 22 countries.
 FY 2009 revenues of $686 million.
 We help firms execute on their initiatives within Supply
Chain, Accounting/Finance, IT, Human Capital, Legal and
Internal Audit.
 90% of the Fortune 50 have been our clients.

3. Definitions
 Supply Chain Management encompasses the planning and
management of all activities involved in sourcing and
procurement, conversion, and all logistics management
activities. (CSCMP)
 In other words, Supply Chain Management encompasses
these core functions:
 Plan
 Buy
 Make
 Store
 Move
 Related business processes are highly integrated as well (for
example, Procure to Pay process). IT functionality is heavily
utilized within “Best of Class” Supply Chains.

4. Supply Chain turns Green
 Supply Chain Management has traditionally worked to
optimize business solutions between these constraints:
 Cost
 Quality
 Service
 “Going Green” introduces additional constraints in these
areas:
 Carbon
 Waste
 Water
 Social Impacts

5. Drivers
 Laws: Federal, State and Local
 Investor groups: Carbon Disclosure Project
 “Non Governmental Organizations” (NGO’s)
 Consumer preference and brand equity
 Business Partner Mandates aka Walmart
 Employee retention and satisfaction
 Cost Reduction from Efficiencies

6. Moving toward a Green Supply Chain
 Optimizing Transportation Mix ( Rail vs. Truck vs. Air).
 Improving Fleet efficiency (hybrids, biodiesel, etc.).
 Changes in delivery lot sizes and order frequency.
 Reduction of floor space requirements through Inventory
Optimization.
 Alternative Energy usage at company facilities.
 Improved scrap efficiency within the manufacturing process.
 Sourcing locally to reduce transportation footprint.
 Locating factories within countries or regions that best fit your
sustainability criteria.
 Moving administrative processes to a paperless environment.
 Considering “End of Life” factors in design criteria.

7. What Interface Carpet has done….
…then he challenged his
company to climb “Mount
Sustainability”.
Since 1994, Interface has
achieved the following:
In 1994, Interface CEO Ray  Cut GHG emissions by
Anderson read “The Ecology 82%
of Commerce” by Paul  Cut Fossil Fuel usage by
Hawken: 60%
“The point of that story felt  Cut Waste by 66%
just like the point of a spear
driven straight into my  Cut Water use by 75%
heart….. I thought ’My God,  Increased sales by 66%,
someday, they’ll send people doubled earnings and
like me to jail’.” raised profit margins