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1. The document discusses sustainable supply chain management and collaborative planning. It provides background on concepts like the triple bottom line and outlines economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainable supply chains.
2. It then describes a workshop held in Wales that brought together supply chain stakeholders to discuss barriers and identify initiatives to develop more sustainable local supply chains for building materials.
3. The workshop evaluated current supply chains and opportunities for local and sustainable alternatives, with the goal of coordinating efforts through collaboration between industry and government.
This document discusses sustainable supply chain management. It defines a sustainable supply chain as one that considers social and environmental impacts in managing materials and services from suppliers to customers. Key drivers for sustainable supply chain management include government regulations, financial factors, environmental concerns, internal business processes, and customer demands. The document also examines methods for measuring sustainability performance in supply chains, including using key performance indicators, and provides an example of Walmart's sustainability scorecard for suppliers.
This document summarizes a presentation on supply chain sustainability given to the UN Global Compact Advisory Group. It provides an overview of the UN Global Compact, its definition of supply chain sustainability, and the business case. It outlines practical steps companies can take for implementation, including committing to sustainability expectations, assessing scope, defining engagement with suppliers, implementing roles and goals, and measuring and communicating performance. Examples of good practices from companies are presented in areas like supply chain prioritization, human rights, and multi-stakeholder engagement.
The document discusses the evolution of supply chain sustainability from a focus on regulatory compliance to strategic benefits. It outlines how assessing environmental impacts across the entire supply chain can reduce costs and risks. Major companies now require suppliers to measure, report, and improve their sustainability performance. Standards are emerging around metrics, reporting, and verifying sustainability claims. Supply chain sustainability is becoming a key factor in business contracts and a mainstream business activity.
This document discusses sustainability in supply chains. It outlines three phases of sustainability that companies can progress through: getting the basics right, learning to think sustainably, and using auditing and benchmarks to govern sustainable operations. The document advocates establishing sustainability standards and procedures, improving communications, encouraging collaboration, and engaging suppliers and stakeholders. Specific strategies discussed include benchmarking programs from companies like Starbucks, Home Depot, and Walmart. The document argues that measuring sustainability metrics is important to make improvements.
Sustainable Procurement: Meeting Corporate Social Responsibility Objectives t...SAP Ariba
The document discusses sustainable procurement through supply chain management. It begins with an agenda that includes defining sustainability in the market, overviewing product offerings from Ariba Network and SAP Product Stewardship Network, and a round table discussion. It then provides more details on each product's capabilities to help companies meet corporate social responsibility objectives by managing economic, social, and environmental risks and opportunities across the entire value chain.
In this presentation, which I delivered to China's Supply Chain Council's Annual conference, I spoke about how to integrate sustainability across the supply chain.
It was a discussing where we debated "green" vs. "sustainability", and which firms will focus on over the long term
1. The document discusses sustainable supply chain management and collaborative planning. It provides background on concepts like the triple bottom line and outlines economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainable supply chains.
2. It then describes a workshop held in Wales that brought together supply chain stakeholders to discuss barriers and identify initiatives to develop more sustainable local supply chains for building materials.
3. The workshop evaluated current supply chains and opportunities for local and sustainable alternatives, with the goal of coordinating efforts through collaboration between industry and government.
This document discusses sustainable supply chain management. It defines a sustainable supply chain as one that considers social and environmental impacts in managing materials and services from suppliers to customers. Key drivers for sustainable supply chain management include government regulations, financial factors, environmental concerns, internal business processes, and customer demands. The document also examines methods for measuring sustainability performance in supply chains, including using key performance indicators, and provides an example of Walmart's sustainability scorecard for suppliers.
This document summarizes a presentation on supply chain sustainability given to the UN Global Compact Advisory Group. It provides an overview of the UN Global Compact, its definition of supply chain sustainability, and the business case. It outlines practical steps companies can take for implementation, including committing to sustainability expectations, assessing scope, defining engagement with suppliers, implementing roles and goals, and measuring and communicating performance. Examples of good practices from companies are presented in areas like supply chain prioritization, human rights, and multi-stakeholder engagement.
The document discusses the evolution of supply chain sustainability from a focus on regulatory compliance to strategic benefits. It outlines how assessing environmental impacts across the entire supply chain can reduce costs and risks. Major companies now require suppliers to measure, report, and improve their sustainability performance. Standards are emerging around metrics, reporting, and verifying sustainability claims. Supply chain sustainability is becoming a key factor in business contracts and a mainstream business activity.
This document discusses sustainability in supply chains. It outlines three phases of sustainability that companies can progress through: getting the basics right, learning to think sustainably, and using auditing and benchmarks to govern sustainable operations. The document advocates establishing sustainability standards and procedures, improving communications, encouraging collaboration, and engaging suppliers and stakeholders. Specific strategies discussed include benchmarking programs from companies like Starbucks, Home Depot, and Walmart. The document argues that measuring sustainability metrics is important to make improvements.
Sustainable Procurement: Meeting Corporate Social Responsibility Objectives t...SAP Ariba
The document discusses sustainable procurement through supply chain management. It begins with an agenda that includes defining sustainability in the market, overviewing product offerings from Ariba Network and SAP Product Stewardship Network, and a round table discussion. It then provides more details on each product's capabilities to help companies meet corporate social responsibility objectives by managing economic, social, and environmental risks and opportunities across the entire value chain.
In this presentation, which I delivered to China's Supply Chain Council's Annual conference, I spoke about how to integrate sustainability across the supply chain.
It was a discussing where we debated "green" vs. "sustainability", and which firms will focus on over the long term
This presentation provides an introduction to the key concepts of the sustainable supply chain, providing definitions of sustainability, explaining climate change and the ways that supply chains can be expected to change in the future, as a result of the need to "go green".
Green design principles are introduced, including the need to avoid creating a "monstrous hybrid". The limitations of recycling are explained and the need for business models centred upon reuse is made clear. The presentation is designed for use at HE5 and HE6 (UK second year or final year Bachelors degree) but it could also be of interest to companies and individuals.
The slides are downloadable, and the download includes presenter notes – plus a short sustainability game that was used in class.
This document discusses drivers for organizations to adopt green supply chain management practices. It identifies key drivers as government regulations, certification of supplier environmental management systems, collaboration with suppliers and customers, ISO 14001 certification, customer and social pressures, business benefits, and competition. Regulatory and market pressures are the strongest motivators. Internal factors like costs savings and external pressures from regulations, customers, and society all influence organizations' decisions to implement green supply chain initiatives.
The document summarizes the results of a university supply chain workshop. It discusses the major purchases made by the university, the current use of sustainable criteria in procurement, useful tools and current practices, barriers to sustainability, expectations for improvement, guidelines for a purchasing policy, and next steps to focus on key goods and services and incorporate sustainability. Key areas to focus on include developing a hit list of common goods, standards and specifications, a preferred supplier list, identifying control points in the procurement process, and engaging stakeholders.
This document discusses sustainable supply chain management. It begins with an introduction to supply chain sustainability and outlines some drivers and barriers. It then discusses managing carbon footprints through tools like life cycle analysis. Low carbon economy approaches are also examined, including energy efficiency and renewable energy. The document also covers social aspects of sustainable supply chains, including frameworks for supply chain social sustainability. Case studies on Walmart's sustainability metrics and examples of companies achieving low carbon economies through their supply chains are provided.
Green logistics aims to coordinate supply chain activities to fulfill needs at the lowest cost while minimizing environmental harm. It encourages considering the environmental impact of all stakeholders' actions. Carrying out business in environmentally friendly ways can reduce costs and have other benefits. Green logistics techniques include fully utilizing vehicle capacity, choosing appropriate transportation modes, using navigation software to reduce distances traveled, reconsidering packaging materials, adopting alternative fuels, implementing reverse logistics to reuse and recycle goods, locating factories away from populations, and employing newer technologies like solar power. Lucky Cement was awarded for its sustainable operations and logistics network that made sustainability a core strategy.
This document discusses green supply chain management. It begins by defining supply chain management and green supply chain management. It then discusses the benefits of green SCM such as improved operations and agility. It provides examples of companies that have implemented successful green SCM initiatives. It also discusses why green SCM is needed due to issues like global warming, corporate social responsibility, and evolving consumer demand. Finally, it discusses areas that can be targeted for greening the supply chain such as product design, material sourcing, and reverse logistics.
1) By mid-2008, rising oil prices forced manufacturers and logistics providers to address sustainability in their supply chains.
2) The document discusses the challenges manufacturers face in making their supply chains greener due to costs and limited green options from logistics vendors.
3) It provides examples of strategies some companies have used to reduce fuel use and emissions in their operations and supplier networks.
Green supply chain management involves integrating environmental considerations into the management of materials, information and finances as products move through the supply chain. It improves operations by employing environmental solutions, increases adaptability and promotes better alignment between business processes and principles. Key areas to green the supply chain include designing eco-friendly products using less material and computational tools, implementing green purchasing policies, achieving lean and efficient production, using sustainable packaging and optimizing logistics through direct shipping and reverse logistics. Other green initiatives organizations have adopted are eco-labeling, LEED building standards and green sourcing.
Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Driving a Smarter, More Sustainable FutureCoyote Logistics
As climate change continues to impact global supply chains, more and more companies are getting serious in their approach to sustainability. But what exactly does that look like in practice?
Coyote partnered with Martec, a 3rd party research firm to conduct an original study (https://resources.coyote.com/coyote-com-sustainability/supply-chain-sustainability-research-study) to find out how shippers and carriers are approaching the topic today, and where they are planning to go in the future. Watch the on-demand webinar: https://resources.coyote.com/digital-summit/supply-chain-sustainability-webinar
Environmental regulations are becoming more consistent globally, as those passed in one region have knock-on effects on supply chains in other regions. Companies across many sectors, especially those in fast moving consumer goods and food & beverage, are under pressure to publish sustainability reports and enforce environmental standards. This GIA whitepaper outlines sustainable practices in the manufacturing and logistics industries, and the role of sustainability in the Asia-Pacific.
This presentation shows selected slides from a GIA white paper. To download the entire white paper that you are interested in, please visit http://bit.ly/GIAinsightWP
Our Senior Consultant Darina Eades has developed An Introduction to Sustainable Procurement, an insightful guide to help you understand what Sustainable Procurement is, what are the drivers and the business case for it.
1) Maersk Logistics' SupplyChain CarbonCheck consulting service helps customers identify opportunities to reduce carbon emissions and increase efficiency in their supply chains.
2) The service provides a 4-step methodology to map current carbon footprints, simulate alternative scenarios, evaluate reduction potentials, and implement solutions.
3) Implementing recommended solutions helps customers tap into untapped potential for reducing carbon emissions in their global supply chains.
Green supply chain management integrates environmental thinking into supply chain management. It aims to reduce the ecological impact of supply chains through approaches like sustainable product design, environmentally-friendly material sourcing, reducing emissions in manufacturing, and end-of-life product management. Major retailers are implementing green supply chain practices like reducing energy consumption in stores, using sustainable packaging, and reducing waste. While it provides benefits, green supply chain management also presents challenges for retailers around higher costs and complex franchise models.
1. Green supply chain management (GSCM) involves addressing the environmental influence of supply chain activities from procurement to distribution to reverse logistics.
2. Key trends in GSCM include reducing carbon emissions, optimizing supply chain networks, reducing paper usage through automation, and green warehousing practices.
3. Research on GSCM implementation in electronics firms measured practices through manager surveys and found promoting ecodesign, controlling hazardous substances, and expanding product lifespans increased GSCM performance.
This document discusses green logistics. It defines logistics activities and introduces green logistics, which involves reducing environmental impacts through transportation, warehousing, packaging, and inventory management. Traditional distribution includes transporting, warehousing, and packaging, while new backwards distribution focuses on recycling, waste disposal, and product lifecycles. Green logistics provides benefits like reduced emissions and costs, improved supply chain optimization, and better business performance, though it also presents challenges. The document examines green logistics applications at IKEA and DHL, including their use of non-wooden pallets and carbon accounting. In conclusion, authorities are concerned with congestion and degradation, but firms are finding green logistics matches profits with environmental protection.
Review on Green Supply Chain Management as a Strategic Approach for Better Co...YogeshIJTSRD
Development based on sustainability is the key to ensure a firm’s endurance and green supply chain management practices improves performance by considering environmental laws and standards, increasing customer awareness, and reducing adverse environmental effects through products and services. Strategies aligned with the green supply chain helps firms with creation of opportunities for better performance and meet the requirements of sustainability. This review paper aims to gain insights based on management of the green supply chain and its strategic effect on corporate performance through competitiveness. Based on the review, it is confirmed that a greener supply network has various benefits related to it and implementing green supply chain practices in sync with strategic planning can enhance corporate performance of firms in varied aspects. However, it also highlighted a research gap as there are limited studies showcasing the measured effect of greener supply network strategies and initiatives on corporate performance of a firm. Lastly, the paper contributes with avenues for further research with the possibilities of strategic approaches for a greener value chain to elucidate its impact quantitatively. Sanath. N | Shreyas Modak | Dr. Nagesh. S "Review on Green Supply Chain Management as a Strategic Approach for Better Corporate Performance" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd43805.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/industrial-engineering/43805/review-on-green-supply-chain-management-as-a-strategic-approach-for-better-corporate-performance/sanath-n
Green Supply Chain in Automobile Industry
Green SCM v/s Conventional
Life Cycle Thinking
BENEFITS OF GREEN SCM
Pollution Prevention Hierarchy
Green Back-end Supply Chain of Maruti India
Green Procurement Guidelines Tier 1
Barriers to implement GSCM in Indian Automobile industry
Comparison of Lean Manufacturing with GSCM
The document discusses using the GreenSCOR model and balanced scorecard to implement sustainability in supply chain management. It introduces the SCOR model and describes how to add environmental performance indicators to the model. It also identifies potential measures for sustainability that could be used within a balanced scorecard framework. The document outlines benefits of the GreenSCOR approach, such as improved environmental and supply chain performance, but also notes challenges like data collection and cultural changes.
The document discusses the concept of sustainability, providing definitions from the United Nations and others. It discusses the three pillars of sustainability - environmental, social, and economic. It then discusses why sustainability is important for businesses, providing statistics on consumer and business perceptions of sustainability. The benefits and challenges of sustainability for businesses are outlined, along with tips for making a business more sustainable such as recycling, encouraging green commuting, and going digital.
This presentation provides an introduction to the key concepts of the sustainable supply chain, providing definitions of sustainability, explaining climate change and the ways that supply chains can be expected to change in the future, as a result of the need to "go green".
Green design principles are introduced, including the need to avoid creating a "monstrous hybrid". The limitations of recycling are explained and the need for business models centred upon reuse is made clear. The presentation is designed for use at HE5 and HE6 (UK second year or final year Bachelors degree) but it could also be of interest to companies and individuals.
The slides are downloadable, and the download includes presenter notes – plus a short sustainability game that was used in class.
This document discusses drivers for organizations to adopt green supply chain management practices. It identifies key drivers as government regulations, certification of supplier environmental management systems, collaboration with suppliers and customers, ISO 14001 certification, customer and social pressures, business benefits, and competition. Regulatory and market pressures are the strongest motivators. Internal factors like costs savings and external pressures from regulations, customers, and society all influence organizations' decisions to implement green supply chain initiatives.
The document summarizes the results of a university supply chain workshop. It discusses the major purchases made by the university, the current use of sustainable criteria in procurement, useful tools and current practices, barriers to sustainability, expectations for improvement, guidelines for a purchasing policy, and next steps to focus on key goods and services and incorporate sustainability. Key areas to focus on include developing a hit list of common goods, standards and specifications, a preferred supplier list, identifying control points in the procurement process, and engaging stakeholders.
This document discusses sustainable supply chain management. It begins with an introduction to supply chain sustainability and outlines some drivers and barriers. It then discusses managing carbon footprints through tools like life cycle analysis. Low carbon economy approaches are also examined, including energy efficiency and renewable energy. The document also covers social aspects of sustainable supply chains, including frameworks for supply chain social sustainability. Case studies on Walmart's sustainability metrics and examples of companies achieving low carbon economies through their supply chains are provided.
Green logistics aims to coordinate supply chain activities to fulfill needs at the lowest cost while minimizing environmental harm. It encourages considering the environmental impact of all stakeholders' actions. Carrying out business in environmentally friendly ways can reduce costs and have other benefits. Green logistics techniques include fully utilizing vehicle capacity, choosing appropriate transportation modes, using navigation software to reduce distances traveled, reconsidering packaging materials, adopting alternative fuels, implementing reverse logistics to reuse and recycle goods, locating factories away from populations, and employing newer technologies like solar power. Lucky Cement was awarded for its sustainable operations and logistics network that made sustainability a core strategy.
This document discusses green supply chain management. It begins by defining supply chain management and green supply chain management. It then discusses the benefits of green SCM such as improved operations and agility. It provides examples of companies that have implemented successful green SCM initiatives. It also discusses why green SCM is needed due to issues like global warming, corporate social responsibility, and evolving consumer demand. Finally, it discusses areas that can be targeted for greening the supply chain such as product design, material sourcing, and reverse logistics.
1) By mid-2008, rising oil prices forced manufacturers and logistics providers to address sustainability in their supply chains.
2) The document discusses the challenges manufacturers face in making their supply chains greener due to costs and limited green options from logistics vendors.
3) It provides examples of strategies some companies have used to reduce fuel use and emissions in their operations and supplier networks.
Green supply chain management involves integrating environmental considerations into the management of materials, information and finances as products move through the supply chain. It improves operations by employing environmental solutions, increases adaptability and promotes better alignment between business processes and principles. Key areas to green the supply chain include designing eco-friendly products using less material and computational tools, implementing green purchasing policies, achieving lean and efficient production, using sustainable packaging and optimizing logistics through direct shipping and reverse logistics. Other green initiatives organizations have adopted are eco-labeling, LEED building standards and green sourcing.
Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Driving a Smarter, More Sustainable FutureCoyote Logistics
As climate change continues to impact global supply chains, more and more companies are getting serious in their approach to sustainability. But what exactly does that look like in practice?
Coyote partnered with Martec, a 3rd party research firm to conduct an original study (https://resources.coyote.com/coyote-com-sustainability/supply-chain-sustainability-research-study) to find out how shippers and carriers are approaching the topic today, and where they are planning to go in the future. Watch the on-demand webinar: https://resources.coyote.com/digital-summit/supply-chain-sustainability-webinar
Environmental regulations are becoming more consistent globally, as those passed in one region have knock-on effects on supply chains in other regions. Companies across many sectors, especially those in fast moving consumer goods and food & beverage, are under pressure to publish sustainability reports and enforce environmental standards. This GIA whitepaper outlines sustainable practices in the manufacturing and logistics industries, and the role of sustainability in the Asia-Pacific.
This presentation shows selected slides from a GIA white paper. To download the entire white paper that you are interested in, please visit http://bit.ly/GIAinsightWP
Our Senior Consultant Darina Eades has developed An Introduction to Sustainable Procurement, an insightful guide to help you understand what Sustainable Procurement is, what are the drivers and the business case for it.
1) Maersk Logistics' SupplyChain CarbonCheck consulting service helps customers identify opportunities to reduce carbon emissions and increase efficiency in their supply chains.
2) The service provides a 4-step methodology to map current carbon footprints, simulate alternative scenarios, evaluate reduction potentials, and implement solutions.
3) Implementing recommended solutions helps customers tap into untapped potential for reducing carbon emissions in their global supply chains.
Green supply chain management integrates environmental thinking into supply chain management. It aims to reduce the ecological impact of supply chains through approaches like sustainable product design, environmentally-friendly material sourcing, reducing emissions in manufacturing, and end-of-life product management. Major retailers are implementing green supply chain practices like reducing energy consumption in stores, using sustainable packaging, and reducing waste. While it provides benefits, green supply chain management also presents challenges for retailers around higher costs and complex franchise models.
1. Green supply chain management (GSCM) involves addressing the environmental influence of supply chain activities from procurement to distribution to reverse logistics.
2. Key trends in GSCM include reducing carbon emissions, optimizing supply chain networks, reducing paper usage through automation, and green warehousing practices.
3. Research on GSCM implementation in electronics firms measured practices through manager surveys and found promoting ecodesign, controlling hazardous substances, and expanding product lifespans increased GSCM performance.
This document discusses green logistics. It defines logistics activities and introduces green logistics, which involves reducing environmental impacts through transportation, warehousing, packaging, and inventory management. Traditional distribution includes transporting, warehousing, and packaging, while new backwards distribution focuses on recycling, waste disposal, and product lifecycles. Green logistics provides benefits like reduced emissions and costs, improved supply chain optimization, and better business performance, though it also presents challenges. The document examines green logistics applications at IKEA and DHL, including their use of non-wooden pallets and carbon accounting. In conclusion, authorities are concerned with congestion and degradation, but firms are finding green logistics matches profits with environmental protection.
Review on Green Supply Chain Management as a Strategic Approach for Better Co...YogeshIJTSRD
Development based on sustainability is the key to ensure a firm’s endurance and green supply chain management practices improves performance by considering environmental laws and standards, increasing customer awareness, and reducing adverse environmental effects through products and services. Strategies aligned with the green supply chain helps firms with creation of opportunities for better performance and meet the requirements of sustainability. This review paper aims to gain insights based on management of the green supply chain and its strategic effect on corporate performance through competitiveness. Based on the review, it is confirmed that a greener supply network has various benefits related to it and implementing green supply chain practices in sync with strategic planning can enhance corporate performance of firms in varied aspects. However, it also highlighted a research gap as there are limited studies showcasing the measured effect of greener supply network strategies and initiatives on corporate performance of a firm. Lastly, the paper contributes with avenues for further research with the possibilities of strategic approaches for a greener value chain to elucidate its impact quantitatively. Sanath. N | Shreyas Modak | Dr. Nagesh. S "Review on Green Supply Chain Management as a Strategic Approach for Better Corporate Performance" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd43805.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/industrial-engineering/43805/review-on-green-supply-chain-management-as-a-strategic-approach-for-better-corporate-performance/sanath-n
Green Supply Chain in Automobile Industry
Green SCM v/s Conventional
Life Cycle Thinking
BENEFITS OF GREEN SCM
Pollution Prevention Hierarchy
Green Back-end Supply Chain of Maruti India
Green Procurement Guidelines Tier 1
Barriers to implement GSCM in Indian Automobile industry
Comparison of Lean Manufacturing with GSCM
The document discusses using the GreenSCOR model and balanced scorecard to implement sustainability in supply chain management. It introduces the SCOR model and describes how to add environmental performance indicators to the model. It also identifies potential measures for sustainability that could be used within a balanced scorecard framework. The document outlines benefits of the GreenSCOR approach, such as improved environmental and supply chain performance, but also notes challenges like data collection and cultural changes.
The document discusses the concept of sustainability, providing definitions from the United Nations and others. It discusses the three pillars of sustainability - environmental, social, and economic. It then discusses why sustainability is important for businesses, providing statistics on consumer and business perceptions of sustainability. The benefits and challenges of sustainability for businesses are outlined, along with tips for making a business more sustainable such as recycling, encouraging green commuting, and going digital.
The document outlines the business case for companies to transition to a green economy. It provides numerous examples showing that sustainability strategies can generate positive returns on investment by improving financial metrics. A green economy benefits businesses through more resilient supply chains, new opportunities, increased consumer demand, sales growth, job creation, and reduced resource dependency. However, significant barriers remain such as short-term thinking. The transition requires new skills and innovation. An action plan is provided to help companies anticipate and capitalize on opportunities in the green economy.
Business strategies for sustainable developmentrynbouc
The document discusses strategies for businesses to adopt sustainable development practices. It defines sustainable development as meeting the needs of a business and its stakeholders today while also protecting resources for future generations. The document outlines steps businesses can take to integrate sustainable development into their management systems, including performing a stakeholder analysis, setting policies and objectives, and enhancing reporting and decision-making processes. The overall message is that sustainable business practices make good business sense and will provide competitive advantages by earning community support and adapting to environmental and social trends.
Ten Key Elements to Sustainable Business Practices in SMEs. This tool combines together case studies and lessons learned from small businesses across Canada, the US and the UK.
WEF White Peper on Business Sustainability, 2014Silvia Cardona
This white paper discusses business sustainability from the perspectives of seven Global Agenda Councils. It defines sustainability as involving the environment, economic development, human rights, and other factors. Businesses are increasingly adopting sustainable practices that benefit communities, the environment, and profits. An integrated understanding of sustainability across multiple stakeholders is important for guiding future business policies and practices.
M1 CSR - Introduction to SME Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).pptxcaniceconsulting
This document provides an introduction to a module on corporate social responsibility (CSR) for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It discusses how SMEs are central to Europe's economy and sustainability. CSR can help SMEs implement sustainability measures and benefit their bottom line through improved reputation, employee contribution, brand, customer loyalty, and access to capital. The document outlines the four pillars of CSR - marketplace, workplace, environment, and community. It provides examples of CSR benefits like cost savings, customer and employee satisfaction. Overall, the document promotes CSR adoption among SMEs and its associated economic, social, and environmental advantages.
Importance of sustainable development in businesses.pdfTerrasustain
Business sustainability is the practice of conducting business without adversely affecting the environment.
A green business provides high-quality interest to the local and globalized world, which means it helps the community and economy that depends on a healthy earth.
M1 CSR - Introduction to SME Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 04.07.202...caniceconsulting
This document provides an introduction to a module on corporate social responsibility (CSR) for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It discusses how SMEs are central to Europe's economy and sustainability, employing around 100 million people and accounting for over 50% of Europe's GDP. Implementing CSR strategies can benefit SMEs through improved financial performance, customer and employee satisfaction, and reputation. The module will explore how aligning CSR with the UN Sustainable Development Goals can further unlock opportunities and impact.
This document discusses business strategies for sustainable development. It defines sustainable development as adopting business strategies that meet current needs while protecting resources for future generations. This requires integrating sustainability into business planning and metrics. The document also notes that while sustainability is important for businesses and society, it is a complex concept without simple or universal definitions. Overall businesses are increasingly recognizing sustainability issues as important opportunities and challenges to consider in their strategies.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) involves businesses identifying stakeholder groups and incorporating their needs into strategic and operational decision making. CSR encompasses economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities to society. Implementing CSR requires top management commitment, appointing a CSR officer, developing stakeholder relationships, auditing CSR policies, and linking compensation to CSR policies to reinforce them.
The document discusses 7 best practices for sustainability that have helped organizations stay at the leading edge. These practices include: 1) setting sustainability goals and measuring success, 2) stakeholder engagement, 3) sustainability issues mapping, 4) sustainability management systems, 5) product life cycle assessment and design, 6) sustainability reporting, and 7) integrating sustainability into brands. It argues that while sustainability can generate revenue and reduce costs, most organizations are not taking full advantage of these tools and should prioritize implementing as many of these practices as possible to improve.
The document discusses corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its importance for businesses. It defines CSR as a company being responsible for its social, ethical and environmental actions. The document outlines the scope of CSR, including responsibilities to shareholders, employees, customers and the community. It discusses how CSR can boost brand image, customer loyalty and employee satisfaction. The document also discusses corporate governance, its principles of sustainability, accountability and transparency, and why governance is important for trust, strategic thinking and risk management.
Sustainable Tomorrow - Driving Opportunity While Discharging ResponsibilityInfosys
In a world that is increasingly connected, well informed and socially active, enterprises have to operate amidst rising concerns around resource depletion, distribution inequities and environmental degradation. This is a scenario where the sustainability of business hinges not just on profitability but also on social and environmental responsibility. While this poses an onerous responsibility, it also presents an immense opportunity for enterprises to differentiate, innovate and build trust
Read More: http://www.infosys.com/building-tomorrows-enterprise/sustainable-tomorrow/Pages/index.aspx
This document provides lecture notes on green business management. It discusses key concepts like the definition of green business, corporate sustainability strategies, and challenges and opportunities of implementing sustainable business practices. Some highlights include:
1. A green business aims to have minimal negative environmental or social impacts while striving for profit. It incorporates sustainability into decisions and supplies eco-friendly products.
2. Corporate sustainability strategies can include innovation, collaboration, process improvement, and sustainability reporting. Goals are incorporated into missions to take advantage of opportunities while mitigating risks.
3. Implementing sustainability comes with challenges like transitioning business models but also opportunities like attracting talent and customers who demand green products. Leading green businesses are taking advantage of
Sustainability_Challenge or Opportunity for the Food IndustryKarin Hansen
The document discusses sustainability as both a challenge and opportunity for the food manufacturing sector. It provides background on the history and evolving definitions of sustainability. Sustainability relates to social responsibility, environmental protection, and economic viability ("People, Planet, Profit"). Many food companies already address these areas through existing functions like HR, quality, and procurement. Taking a systematic approach can help companies better understand interactions across the organization and supply chain to strengthen sustainability.
The document discusses how environmental sustainability has become a critical business strategy and megatrend. It outlines four key forces driving sustainability - consumers, government, supply chains, and green technologies - and recommends five steps for companies to develop effective sustainability programs: 1) assess their current sustainability approach, 2) understand stakeholder expectations, 3) identify opportunities, 4) build trust with credible programs, and 5) engage stakeholders through real-time conversations, communities, content, and commitments. The document emphasizes that sustainability requires long-term engagement to manage reputations and create value for both business and society.
The Key to Digital Success_ A Comprehensive Guide to Continuous Testing Integ...kalichargn70th171
In today's business landscape, digital integration is ubiquitous, demanding swift innovation as a necessity rather than a luxury. In a fiercely competitive market with heightened customer expectations, the timely launch of flawless digital products is crucial for both acquisition and retention—any delay risks ceding market share to competitors.
14 th Edition of International conference on computer visionShulagnaSarkar2
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Measures in SQL (SIGMOD 2024, Santiago, Chile)Julian Hyde
SQL has attained widespread adoption, but Business Intelligence tools still use their own higher level languages based upon a multidimensional paradigm. Composable calculations are what is missing from SQL, and we propose a new kind of column, called a measure, that attaches a calculation to a table. Like regular tables, tables with measures are composable and closed when used in queries.
SQL-with-measures has the power, conciseness and reusability of multidimensional languages but retains SQL semantics. Measure invocations can be expanded in place to simple, clear SQL.
To define the evaluation semantics for measures, we introduce context-sensitive expressions (a way to evaluate multidimensional expressions that is consistent with existing SQL semantics), a concept called evaluation context, and several operations for setting and modifying the evaluation context.
A talk at SIGMOD, June 9–15, 2024, Santiago, Chile
Authors: Julian Hyde (Google) and John Fremlin (Google)
https://doi.org/10.1145/3626246.3653374
UI5con 2024 - Keynote: Latest News about UI5 and it’s EcosystemPeter Muessig
Learn about the latest innovations in and around OpenUI5/SAPUI5: UI5 Tooling, UI5 linter, UI5 Web Components, Web Components Integration, UI5 2.x, UI5 GenAI.
Recording:
https://www.youtube.com/live/MSdGLG2zLy8?si=INxBHTqkwHhxV5Ta&t=0
Most important New features of Oracle 23c for DBAs and Developers. You can get more idea from my youtube channel video from https://youtu.be/XvL5WtaC20A
Mobile App Development Company In Noida | Drona InfotechDrona Infotech
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How Can Hiring A Mobile App Development Company Help Your Business Grow?ToXSL Technologies
ToXSL Technologies is an award-winning Mobile App Development Company in Dubai that helps businesses reshape their digital possibilities with custom app services. As a top app development company in Dubai, we offer highly engaging iOS & Android app solutions. https://rb.gy/necdnt
Consistent toolbox talks are critical for maintaining workplace safety, as they provide regular opportunities to address specific hazards and reinforce safe practices.
These brief, focused sessions ensure that safety is a continual conversation rather than a one-time event, which helps keep safety protocols fresh in employees' minds. Studies have shown that shorter, more frequent training sessions are more effective for retention and behavior change compared to longer, infrequent sessions.
Engaging workers regularly, toolbox talks promote a culture of safety, empower employees to voice concerns, and ultimately reduce the likelihood of accidents and injuries on site.
The traditional method of conducting safety talks with paper documents and lengthy meetings is not only time-consuming but also less effective. Manual tracking of attendance and compliance is prone to errors and inconsistencies, leading to gaps in safety communication and potential non-compliance with OSHA regulations. Switching to a digital solution like Safelyio offers significant advantages.
Safelyio automates the delivery and documentation of safety talks, ensuring consistency and accessibility. The microlearning approach breaks down complex safety protocols into manageable, bite-sized pieces, making it easier for employees to absorb and retain information.
This method minimizes disruptions to work schedules, eliminates the hassle of paperwork, and ensures that all safety communications are tracked and recorded accurately. Ultimately, using a digital platform like Safelyio enhances engagement, compliance, and overall safety performance on site. https://safelyio.com/
Microservice Teams - How the cloud changes the way we workSven Peters
A lot of technical challenges and complexity come with building a cloud-native and distributed architecture. The way we develop backend software has fundamentally changed in the last ten years. Managing a microservices architecture demands a lot of us to ensure observability and operational resiliency. But did you also change the way you run your development teams?
Sven will talk about Atlassian’s journey from a monolith to a multi-tenanted architecture and how it affected the way the engineering teams work. You will learn how we shifted to service ownership, moved to more autonomous teams (and its challenges), and established platform and enablement teams.
Preparing Non - Technical Founders for Engaging a Tech AgencyISH Technologies
Preparing non-technical founders before engaging a tech agency is crucial for the success of their projects. It starts with clearly defining their vision and goals, conducting thorough market research, and gaining a basic understanding of relevant technologies. Setting realistic expectations and preparing a detailed project brief are essential steps. Founders should select a tech agency with a proven track record and establish clear communication channels. Additionally, addressing legal and contractual considerations and planning for post-launch support are vital to ensure a smooth and successful collaboration. This preparation empowers non-technical founders to effectively communicate their needs and work seamlessly with their chosen tech agency.Visit our site to get more details about this. Contact us today www.ishtechnologies.com.au
UI5con 2024 - Boost Your Development Experience with UI5 Tooling ExtensionsPeter Muessig
The UI5 tooling is the development and build tooling of UI5. It is built in a modular and extensible way so that it can be easily extended by your needs. This session will showcase various tooling extensions which can boost your development experience by far so that you can really work offline, transpile your code in your project to use even newer versions of EcmaScript (than 2022 which is supported right now by the UI5 tooling), consume any npm package of your choice in your project, using different kind of proxies, and even stitching UI5 projects during development together to mimic your target environment.
UI5con 2024 - Boost Your Development Experience with UI5 Tooling Extensions
Is your Supply Chain sustainable?
1. Diogo Pereira, Marketing & Communication
11 Apr 2019, 3 minutes read time
Is your Supply Chain Sustainable?
In the past decade, businesses have been responding to United
Nations (UN) and global environmental agencies’ demands for them
to accommodate sustainability. For years, the public’s
understanding of sustainability was stuck to the imagery of
environmental protection measures. But today’s definition of
sustainability goes far beyond this. It needs to consider both the
planet and human race long term survival. So, what is sustainability
and how can your business contribute?
What is sustainability and sustainable development?
In 1987, the UN defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to
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2. meet their own needs.” Later on, this concept was updated to the
current understanding of global justice “founded on respect for
nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of
peace.” In practical terms sustainability means re-examination of
organizations policies on 1) environmental protection, 2) social
responsibility and 3) economic practice.
In 2015, the UN created the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
aiming to see considerable improvements by 2030. These 17 goals
translate into actionable measures to achieve a sustainable future.
People – Planet – Profit: triple bottom line balance
Doing business is no longer just about maximizing profit. Now,
corporates and organizations increasingly develop their Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) policies to conjugate the economic,
social and environmental impact of their business. Simplifying, this
triple bottom line system often means looking in depth into the
three pillars. It should also involve all stakeholders raging from
employees, customers, suppliers, local residents, government
agencies, to creditors.
Businesses - as intersections of several economic, financial and
industry sectors - have a special responsibility to place themselves
as sustainability advocates. Businesses can start by ensuring all
links of their supply chain respect sustainable economic, social and
environmental business standards. Companies can never be too
small or too big to have an impact.
3. The benefits of a sustainable Supply Chain
Assessing and improving a supply chain can be costly, but the
benefits are always greater, especially in the long term. The most
obvious is securing a sustainable future in line with UN Sustainable
Development Goals. Some other benefits are visible in the shorter
term:
1. Reduce supply chain risks: We already saw that a supply chain
can have unknown risks like unfair labour conditions or heavy
climate impact. Reducing these risks means reducing your liability
on eventual negative aspects of the process and avoiding
unnecessary costs resulting from that.
2. Save costs: There are saving impacts all across your supply
chain. From more energy efficient buildings to cutting down on the
costs of hazardous waste management for e.g., if you run a
business there are ways for you to improve resource efficiency and
save.
3. Improve your brand image: If your company is contributing to a
sustainable development, don’t hesitate to spread the news. The
trend shows that consumers, investors and competitors will take
notice of your good practices. You might even inspire more
businesses to take action and join the sustainability movement.
4. Attract and retain talent: Like consumers, talent cares about
company values and policies. Highly qualified talent, especially
millennials, are more likely to choose to work and stay in a company
with positive social and sustainable practices. This purpose-led
choice can save your company a lot of money and time in
recruitment processes and training.
5. Achieve operational efficiency: Limit the waste of natural
resources and improve business growth by optimizing all your
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processes. This will result in significant savings. Most businesses
can find ways to implement lean processes. Take the example of
the logistics industry, where often delivery and pick-up routes are
not optimized and result in unnecessary fuel spending – this can
be easily avoided by using a delivery management platform like
Urbantz.
How sustainable is your business? Download our assessment guide
and find out for yourself!
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