Session 2: Operations
Speakers:
11:20 – 12:50 Lean sustainable business: exploiting the commercial benefits of sustainability through-out business operations
11:20 – 11:25 Welcome address from session sponsor
11:25 – 12:30 This conversation between Operations Directors, Heads of Supply Chain and Logistics and leaders of industry will open with a 5 minute statement from each of the panelists on the commercial imperatives for following sustainability principles in the business operations followed by a discussion of the following:
There are numerous examples of the commercial advantage delivered through more environmentally sustainable processes – from effective supply chain management and energy efficiency to waste management. As companies profit by treating sustainability as a strategic issue the question we need to ask for each area of business operations has become – What should our business strategy be in the light of sustainability?
- Getting your CRC response right
- Effectively building energy efficiency into production and operations
- Exploiting a sustainable supply chain post credit crunch when costs are cut
- Shifting the focus from business risk to opportunity
- Greening transport and logistics
- Assessing the role of sustainable technologies in reducing CO2e impacts
- The role of collaboration – what you should be doing now
Speakers:
- Bryan Dobson, President Global Operations, Croda International
- Keith Kenny, Senior Director Supply Chain Europe, McDonald´s
- Simon Ashby, Vice President, IS & Logistics, Sony Europe
- Graeme Carter, European Logistics Director, Proctor & Gamble
12:30 – 12:45 Over to you, this is your opportunity to question the panel members
12:45 – 12:50 Closing address from the session sponsor
12:50 – 13:50 Lunch
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