Supply Chain

October 2011 Activities

Join us this month as we explore the future of supplier sustainability scorecards. Well also learn about how to improve water efficiency in the agricultural supply chain, discuss food waste management infrastructure and understand more about product life cycle assessment. Do you have ideas for future 2degrees activities? Contact me.

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Trends in Supply Chain Scorecards and Sustainability Data Reporting

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4
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Ecodesk is a sustainability knowledge system for business, measuring carbon, energy, waste, and water data. This webinar will highlight how Ecodesk profiles organizations and their suppliers to benchmark sustainability performance. Ecodesk believes this approach will be key in the future of supplier sustainability assessments. Speaker: Robert Clarke, Founder of Ecodesk Also see: Supplier Environmental Sustainability Scorecards: P&G's story so far, Full Product Transparency - Avoiding greenwash with the 'Just the Facts' approach

3:00 P.M. (BST) / 10:00 A.M. (EDT)

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Sustainable Economy in 2040: A Roadmap for Capital Markets

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5
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This webinar will reveal findings of a Forum for the Future report aimed institutional investors, showing how they can help create a resilient, stable and sustainable economy by investing wisely and using their power to shape the development of capital markets. Speaker: Alice Chapple, Director, Sustainable Financial Markets at Forum for the Future Also see: Carbon Disclosure Project Carbon Action Investor Initiative, World Economic Forum: Accelerating the Transition towards Sustainable Investing

3:00 P.M. (BST) / 10:00 A.M. (EDT)

Sustainability on Tap: Making Agricultural Water Resources Last

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12
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Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition will discuss how the Agricultural Water Management Council aims to improve water sustainability and efficiency in agriculture by working with agricultural water suppliers, environmental groups, government agencies and other interest groups to establish a credible, verifiable endorsement process for efficient agricultural water suppliers. Speaker: Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition Also see: Water in Agriculture: Nestl identifies the real opportunities for saving water, Climate Change, Water, and Food Security: FAO Report

5:00 P.M. (BST) / 12:00 P.M. (EDT)

Improving Food Waste Management Infrastructure: Trends and opportunities

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH 3:00 P.M. (BST) / 10:00 A.M. (EDT)

Food waste management remains a key challenge for many businesses. This webinar will discuss the treatment options and analyze these options sustainability in terms of CO2 emissions and cost effectiveness. It will also look at the opportunities for developing new waste infrastructure projects for food and organic waste. Speaker: Dominic Hogg, Founder, Eunomia Also see: Kitchen Food Waste: The Options and Their Consequences, What are the opportunities and implications of anaerobic digestion?

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Making Waste Beautiful: Improving design, changing public perceptions

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18
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How can waste management companies transform the image of the industry? This webinar will highlight successful examples of how the innovative designs of infrastructure developments have changed the public perceptions of waste management facilities from Not In My Back Yard to Please In My Back Yard. It will highlight why we need to match innovative process engineering with striking architecture. Speaker: Andy King, Energy & Waste Sector Leader at Morgan Sindall Also see: Rubbish to Resource: Financing New Waste Infrastructure, How will the localism agenda impact the waste management sector in the UK?

3:00 P.M. (BST) / 10:00 A.M. (EDT)

LCAs: Dont put a square peg in a round hole

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH
3:30 P.M. (BST) / 10:30 A.M. (EDT)

Panelists will explore how your company can match its sustainability objectives to its motivations. The session will go on to review legislation and standards associated with product sustainability. Join the session to find out what you need to know, and how to ensure your organization is compliant. The panelists will then discuss how LCA tools are not created equally. Learn how to select to right tool for your company. Speakers: Sara Pax, President, Bluehorse Associates. Other panelists tbc. Also see: Life Cycle Assessment: A Guide for Sustainability and Strategy Executives, Ensuring life cycle assessment becomes life cycle management

Packaging Sustainability: Definition, Trends and Innovations

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH 3:00 P.M. (BST) / 10:00 A.M. (EDT)

This webinar explores the meaning of packaging sustainability, considering commonly accepted definitions in North America, Europe and Australia. It continues with a look at current and emerging trends in packaging sustainability, providing insight on where companies are focusing their efforts as well as a glimpse of what's on the horizon. It will wrap up with examples of some innovations in packaging sustainability ranging from material optimization to complete packaging redesigns. Speaker: Katherine O'Dea, Sustainable Packaging Coalition at GreenBlue Also see: Sustainable Packaging: Greening the Supply Chain blog post, Sustainability in Packaging Video Interview with Thomas Venegas, Clif Bar Company

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Coming next month:

In November, be on the lookout for the following activities: o o o o Carbon footprinting with suppliers: global developments and future trends Sustainable timber: From compliance to meaningful change in the timber industry Sustainable palm oil: where next? Sustainable fashion: Sustainable water management; Leading case studies on sustainable and ethical fashion.