Sustainable Procurement FastTrack: ESG Compliance, Net-Zero, Value Creation

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Procurement teams face a complex ‘polycrisis’ supply risk landscape, rising ESG due diligence and reporting regulations, and net zero commitments.

Based on insights from the “2024 Sustainable Procurement Barometer” this session explores the obstacles preventing many sustainable procurement programs from securing the budget and investing in the right practices, skills, and tools to escape the risk and cost avoidance orbit. It outlines five actionable recommendations to accelerate your program toward transformation to enduring compliance, resilience and sustainable value creation.

Presenters:

Nicole Sherwin, SVP Executive Customer Advisory and Strategy at EcoVadis

Nicole Sherwin is SVP Executive Customer Advisory & Strategy at EcoVadis. Over the past 13 years she has been consulting on strategy and implementation of sustainable supply chain solutions for Global 500 companies. She sees supply chains as having extraordinary potential to amplify sustainability impacts. With a previous career in film making, she shifted her professional focus after producing documentaries on social & environmental impacts of multinational practices in Central America. She holds an MBA in Sustainable Business from Presidio Graduate School. 

Benjamin Oswin, Managing Director at Accenture Strategy – Global Responsible Procurement Lead  

Ben is a Managing Director in Accenture’s Strategy practice based in the UK. Ben is Accenture's global lead for Responsible Sourcing as well as leading Accenture UKI's Sustainable Value Chain Practice. He has a focus on responsible supply chains, business transformation and growth strategy. He previously led the Supply Chain & Operations Practice for Accenture in the Middle East and Turkey. 

Tara Mikhael, UKI Responsible Procurement Lead at Accenture

Tara is a Sustainable Value Chain leader at Accenture, driving efforts to embed sustainable practices within procurement. Over the past decade, she has been committed to advancing sustainable business practices across businesses of all sizes. Tara focuses on supporting organisations in defining and implementing sustainable procurement strategies. Her expertise centres on utilising technology and data to scale and accelerate the integration of sustainable principles into sourcing and procurement processes. Tara facilitates global innovation labs and entrepreneurship programmes that tackle and solve for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.