Pre-Conference
Workshops October 15th 2008 |
| 4 practical
workshops brought to you by world-renowned experts. Come prepared
with questions - these are thoroughly interactive sessions,
where you can be sure to make your voice heard. |
WORKSHOP
1
2.00pm
- 2.45pm |
How
to turn green packaging to gold
In 2006, Wal-Mart eliminated excessive
packaging from a single, private label product. The results
were dramatic:
- Shipping costs cut by $2.4 million
- 3,800 trees were spared
- One million barrels of oil were saved
Wal-Mart’s
greening projects also help improve the company’s reputation
and increase sales – because the carbon footprint of
consumer packaged good is now a major concern for consumers.
This intense workshop will teach you how make your own green
initiatives pay off:
- Discover how carbon footprint measurement and carbon
labeling can be used to capitalize on consumer demand for
low-carbon products
- Find out how to measure the carbon footprint of products
and packaging, and make cost-effective adjustments based
on your green goals
- Learn about multi-dimensional carbon footprinting: how
to collect the carbon data you need for multiple uses, and
how to select the most appropriate measurement tools
- Approximation vs. precision in carbon footprinting and
labeling: when to invest in precise information, and when
to approximate – and get the best ROI for your efforts
Aaron Dallek CTO &
Co Founder EcoSynergy |
WORKSHOP
2
2.45pm -
3.30pm |
Integrating
your corporate sustainability and environmental reporting
strategies – to increase the power of both
It’s more than just a report! Your green message is
the communication vehicle for the corporate sustainability
strategy that underlies it – and one is only as good
as the other. In this focused session you’ll learn what
it takes to develop a comprehensive corporate sustainability
policy and report it accurately and strategically to your
customers and stakeholders.
- How to demonstrate leadership through a strong strategy
that’s allied to a powerful message
- How to ensure your sustainability reports are independent,
professional and credible
- When to bring in report auditors, and how to manage environmental
reporting risk
- How to sell green initiatives internally, collect report
data, and avoid green washing
Stephen
J. Brown National Consumer Packaged Goods Segment
Leader Deloitte |
Coffee
break
3.30pm -
4.00pm |
WORKSHOP
3
4.00pm -
4.45pm |
Carbon
101: Demystifying carbon management and emissions trading
What are carbon credits? And when are they worth buying? Is
it better to reduce your carbon output, buy carbon credits
– or combine both options? This dynamic workshop will
get you up-to-speed with the business of carbon trading for
supply chain carbon footprint management.
- Carbon neutral and carbon negative: is there a consensus
definition – and what should you strive for?
- Master the art of carbon markets: Learn their current
status and likely evolution
- Find out about the main market participants – and
why they trade
- Uncover the challenges and opportunities for your business,
and understand how to source the credits that are the best
fit for your organization
Valerie
Chort Leader of the Corporate Responsibility &
Sustainability Practice Deloitte |
WORKSHOP
4
4.45pm -5.30pm |
Practical
ways to rank your carbon reduction strategies and base them
on dollar savings
How
can CoolClimate – Berkeley Institute of the Environment’s
online carbon-tracking calculator – benefit your organization?
Attend this Workshop and you’ll be also one of the first
to find out about a newly-developed business version of this
renowned calculator, designed to help measure the relative
and cumulative impact of everyday activities on climate change.
CoolClimate gives a summary of all the greenhouse gases people
produce – your household's carbon footprint –
and compares it with the global and US averages, along with
emission offsetting options.
Come
and see how these benchmarking tools have been adapted to
enable you to compare yourselves to similar companies. And
find out about the scenario-building tools that rank carbon
reduction strategies, based on dollar and carbon savings.
Chris
Jones Staff Research Associate
Berkeley Institute of the Environment University of
California |
Day
1 | Day 2 | Workshops |
| Conference
Day 1 • October 16th 2008 |
Chairman's
Address
8.30am -
8.40am
Martha Turner
Principal Booz & Company |
KEYNOTE
ADDRESS
8.40am -
9.10am |
How
to develop a green purchasing implementation plan that empowers
your company to achieve its targets: The GlaxoSmithKline experience
This
Keynote Address delivers an overview of the many environmentally
friendly actions that are being taken by GlaxoSmithKline purchasing
team.
Gregg
Brandyberry will discuss projects that are helping GSK to
meet its green targets in areas such as energy use reduction
from operations and related activities – where the goals
are 20% per unit sales by 2010 and by 45% by 2015 based on
levels in 2006. He will also outline key best practices of
global companies that are striving to lead the way in the
evolution of sustainable/green purchasing, including use of
technology, material development, manufacturing efficiencies
and other innovative strategies.
You’ll
also learn how you can personally accelerate your company’s
progress in achieving better – and faster – green
goals.
Gregg
Brandyberry has been with GlaxoSmithKline since 1993 and he
is responsible for Supplier Diversity, Procurement Compliance
and the Electronic Bidding & Negotiation of over $4 billion
in spend through a best practice sourcing organization –
the Global eSourcing Team.
R. Gregg
Brandyberry VP Procurement Global Systems and Operations
GlaxoSmithKline |
KEYNOTE
ADDRESS
9.10am -
9.40am |
Corporate
social responsibility across your entire global purchasing
supply chain
In this Keynote
Address you will learn how to:
- Incorporate CSR into your strategic procurement agenda
to ensure sustainable growth
- Establish suitable guidelines for CSR in your supply
chain –and ensure effective follow up processes
- Work with your suppliers to create an open dialogue and
increased transparency
Uwe Schulte
has worked with Unilever since 1980, with responsibilities
in Product Development, Process Development and Quality Assurance.
He has in-depth experience of supply chains and has been Vice
President for Global Supply Management since 2005.
Uwe Schulte VP Global
Supply Management Unilever |
KEYNOTE
ADDRESS
9.40am -
10.10am |
Find
your shade of green: Exactly how green do you
want your purchasing to become – and how can you get
there without spending the earth?
Office
Depot’s environmental program covers all aspects of
environmental performance – from Forest Stewardship
Council chain of custody certification and sourcing of forest
products, to ISO14001 implementation, and providing customers
with full reports on their environmental purchasing.
In this presentation, you’ll evaluate useful ways to
improve the environmental performance of your purchasing team,
and gain a fuller understanding of environmental issues and
opportunities for your suppliers, customers, and associates.
Yalmaz
Siddiqui is Office Depot's Environmental Strategy Advisor,
and he is responsible for the development and integration
of a wide range of environmental programs into the global
organization. He also oversees Office Depot's five-year, $2.2
million Forest & Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, which
develops critical information, standards and tools for global
forest and biodiversity conservation.
Yalmaz
Siddiqui Environmental Strategy Advisor Office
Depot |
Coffee
break, networking, exhibition
10.10am
- 10.40am
|
KEYNOTE
PANEL SESSION
10.40 am
- 11.25am |
Your
chance to pick the brains of world class green procurement
experts: First-hand advice about cost reductions and other
advantages of green purchasing
Now it’s your
turn to put questions to our three Keynote Speakers. We guarantee
their up-to-the-moment, hands-on experience – and combined
wisdom – in green procurement is in a league of its
own! This is your chance to profit from a series of authoritative,
forthright insights, along with honest discussion of common
pain points, success stories and lessons learned.
R. Gregg
Brandyberry VP Procurement, Global Systems and Operations
GlaxoSmithKline
Uwe Schulte VP Global Supply Management Unilever
Yalmaz Siddiqui Environmental Strategy Advisor
Office Depot
Moderator:
Martha Turner Principal Booz
& Company |
IBM
CASE STUDY
11.25am
- 11.55am |
Learn
from early adopter of green purchasing
In
2004, IBM put together a cross-functional team to create its
Supplier Conduct Principles and the associated guidelines
that set terms for doing business with companies in 12 emerging
market countries. The Principles are a blend of internal policies,
internationally recognized standards, and industry best practices.
IBM
also played an early role in the creation of the Electronics
Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), which was formed to
create and implement a standard Code of Conduct for supply
chains in the electronics sector. Currently, IBM serves as
the Chairman of the Board of the EICC, which has grown to
over 40 members, representing four-tiers of the electronics
supply chain.
This
presentation shows you the highlights of the IBM supply chain
initiative, its structure, supplier audit results, and participation
in the EICC.
Louis
R. Ferretti Director, Environmental Compliance &
Supply Chain Social Responsibility IBM |
BOEING
CASE STUDY
11.55am
- 12.25pm |
How
to succesfuly communicate environmental initiatives to your
suppliers
Moves are being
made across the airline industry to become more environmentally
friendly – for example, eliminating paper tickets, and
slowing down to save millions on fuel consumption and reduce
CO2 emissions.
In terms of success,
Boeing’s 2008 Environment Report says a combination
of environmental performance improvements and technology advancements,
has reduced airplane CO2 emissions by 70% over the last 40
years. Moreover, the hazardous waste of its manufacturing
operations dropped 30% between 2002 and 2007. Boeing also
reports a target of 15% fuel efficiency improvement in each
new generation of commercial airplanes, while the new 787
Dreamliner is expected to use 20% less fuel per passenger
than similarlysized aircraft, produce fewer carbon emissions,
and have quieter take-offs and landings.
In this presentation
you will find out how Boeing manufactures its new environmentally
friendly planes, what metrics and major tactics it uses, and
what role Design for Environment and procurement operations
have in the implementation of the program.
- How research and choose materials and processes that
will have minimum impact on the environment: toxin-free
products, reduced health exposures, recycled content, ease
of recycling, energy efficiency
- Encouraging suppliers to change to environmentally friendly
materials
- Effective ways to communicate environmental initiatives
to your suppliers: websites, questionnaires, onsite visits
- Creating an ordering system that is more efficient, less
wasteful and less expensive
Doug Perry Director
of Site Services Procurement Boeing |
Lunch,
networking, exhibition
12.25pm
- 1.25pm |
TOM’S
OF MAINE CASE STUDY
1.25pm -
1.55pm |
Green
supply chain initiatives that reduce your total costs
Two
years ago Colgate-Palmolive acquired Tom's of Maine, maker
of all-natural toothpaste, deodorant, and other consumer healthcare
products. Very few suppliers meet Tom’s of Maine’s
strict supplier evaluation criteria, which includes all-natural
product certification, minimal processing and suppliers’
positive environmental and product stewardship practices.
In
this presentation you will find out how to find sufficientlygreen
suppliers for your materials and services and – importantly
– how to ensure their prices don’t increase your
costs. You will also get an overview of green supply initiatives
that can reduce your own costs while also being beneficial
to your suppliers.
Bill
Hetzel Supply Chain Logistics Leader Tom's
of Maine |
PANEL
SESSION
1.55pm -
2.40pm |
How
to successfully grow a green procurement plan: What are YOUR
steps to success?
- Writing your green purchasing strategy and policies:
What you must absolutely not forget about to include
in your program
- Setting your green purchasing goals:
How best to choose your priorities and targets
- Products and services: How to identify
the ones that are most suitable for applying green procurement
principles
- Before you buy: The multiple environmental
attributes you must take into account first: post-consumer
recycledcontent, recyclability, durability and reusability,
reduced packaging, decreased use of toxic chemicals in manufacturing
– and more
- Supplier involvement: How to enlist
supplier help and cooperation and the easiest way to screen
their environmental performance
- Results: Effective ways of tracking
your results and communicating all the benefits you have
achieved to your corporate management
Rick
Lawlor VP Retail Marketing Microsoft
Susan S. Cheng Executive Director Strategic
Sourcing & Procurement
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Doug Perry Director of Site Services Procurement
Boeing
Moderator:
Martha Turner Principal Booz
& Company |
PRESENTATION
2.40pm
- 3.10pm |
How
to analyze the recyclable content of the materials and services
you purchase – and pinpoint the most environmentally
friendly solutions
Warner Bros. Studio’s
green purchasing operations started 15 years ago and include
purchasing corporate stationery with 100% post-consumer recycled
waste and non-chlorine bleach, purchasing paper with a minimum
of 30% post-consumer waste, and using lumber made from recycled
plastics, recycled toner cartridges and non-toxic cleaning
supplies.
This presentation
will give you real-life examples of how to find cost-conscious
alternatives and creative ways to reuse and reclaim goods.
Susan Cheng
leads the North America sourcing and procurement operations
team atWarner Bros. Studios and is in charge of over $2 billion
of annual spend across production, post production, marketing,
supply chain, facilities, and general goods.
Susan S. Cheng Executive
Director Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Warner Bros. Entertainment |
Coffee
break, networking, exhibition
3.10pm -
3.40pm |
INTERACTIVE
SESSIONS |
PICK
AND MIX THE AFTERNOON SESSIONS
10 HOT TOPIC ROUNDTABLES OR A PRACTICAL WORKSHOP
FIRST
SESSION: 3.40pm - 4.30pm
SECOND
SESSION: 4.30pm - 5.20pm
Get
yourself up-to-speed on the topics and issues that are business-critical
to you right now. Each Roundtable discussion is led by influential
industry experts… people who really know their stuff!
Ask questions, benchmark, and exchange views and experiences
with your peers.
- Trends that are forcing the procurement function to go
green: Are they getting stronger, or might it all be a flash
in the pan?
- The road to proactive procurement: How to get involved
in Six Sigma and Design for Environment
- How to access your suppliers’ environmental performance:
Metrics overview
- Can you improve your green procurement by outsourcing?
- How to develop a list of chemicals to avoid – and
build a list of approved products
- An overview of Buy Recycled Programs
- An overview of Energy and Water-Efficiency Programs
- Paying the right price for green products: When is it
wise to pay a premium? And when should you absolutely not?
- Is the entire company committed to green procurement
yet? Learn how to get corporate management buy-in and demonstrate
the benefits of green procurement to everyone within your
organization
- The best way to communicate with environmental managers
to
|
WORKSHOP
3.40pm
- 5.20pm |
Your
Advantage: Smart green procurement tactics for volatile economic
times
In the present global
economic era of volatility and rapidly rising prices, green
procurement strategies are more relevant than ever –
particularly because of their inherent dual strengths in risk
management and innovation. A carbon-heavy supply chain is
a major competitive disadvantage for companies, and reducing
risk and exposure to the soaring prices of crude oil-derived
goods and services can deliver increased supply price stability
– and significant savings. In this workshop, the “smart”
methods presented will help you achieve better organizational
financial performance and savings, reduce risk exposure to
price volatility, and accelerate your firm towards its CSR
goals.
Jordan Sampietro CEO
Sustainable Procurement Strategies |
NETWORKING
PARTY
5.20pm
- 6.30pm
|
Catch up
with colleagues and old friends, meet fellow delegates and
speakers – and make valuable new business contacts.
Come and enjoy drinks and canapés plus light entertainment
to help make the experience casual and enjoyable. |
Day
1 | Day 2 | Workshops |
| Conference
Day 2 • October 17th 2008 |
Chairman's
Address
8.50am -
9.00am
Martha Turner
Principal Booz & Company
|
KEYNOTE
ADDRESS
9.00am -
9.30am |
The
Staples experience: ‘Greening our supply chain adds
over $1,5 million to the bottom line – year after year!’
Sustainable purchasing
is about more than just being green — it also includes
product lifecycles from design to disposal. That’s why
Staples’ sustainable initiatives are focused in four
key areas: offering eco-friendly products; making it easy
to recycle; energy efficiency and renewable power; and environmental
education for customers.
In this presentation
you will learn what actions Staples has taken to green its
supply chain – and how they managed to save more than
500,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year, which adds roughly
$1.5 million to their bottom line each year. You’ll
also learn about the power of the ‘Triple bottom line
concept’ and its environmental, social and financial
benefits. Moreover, you will:
- Gain an understanding of how to make green purchasing
decisions that make strategic business sense for you
- Find out how to engage your suppliers to achieve green
purchasing goals and mitigate risk
- Learn how to effectively achieve senior executive and
organizational buy-in for your green programs
- Understand how to initiate a culture shift that leads
your organization towards a “lean and green”
mindset
Mark Buckley VP of
Environmental Affairs Staples |
PRESENTATION
9.30am -
10.00am |
How
Purchasing Green Electronics can save you money
Companies of all
sizes are looking to improve their environmental footprint,
and IT is no exception. For example, Sun Microsystems aims
to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2012 through
a range of practices, from using cooler, energy-saving technology
in its computer chips to allowing thousands of its 34,400
employees to work at home.
This session will
highlight specific tools and approaches for greening the procurement
and use of IT equipment, and spell out the emerging issues
in green electronics procurement.
John Katz is
a Pollution Prevention Coordinator with the US EPA Pacific
Southwest Office in San Francisco. He has worked extensively
on collaborative partnerships to foster green electronics,
environmentally preferable purchasing, design for the environment,
and business sustainability.
John Katz Pollution
Prevention Coordinator US Environmental Protection
Agency |
MICROSOFT
CASE STUDY
10.00am
- 10.30am |
Practical
tips on greening your purchasing
Discover how Microsoft
sources and procures green/ environmentally friendly components
to build their products. You’ll learn about the company’s
plans to work more closely with independent software developers
to help build applications that don’t draw unnecessary
CPU cycles. Plus other carbon footprint reduction initiatives.
And how sustainable procurement processes are used to meet
Microsoft’s need for products, services and utilities
not on a cost-benefit analysis, but with a view to maximizing
net benefits for the company and worldwide. In this presentation
you will find out:
- How environmental, economic and social criteria are factored
into strategic sourcing (planning, decisions, competitive
bids, vendor selection, implementation, etc.)
- What are the prime green procurement challenges? Methods,
techniques, and approaches used to overcome challenges and
optimize for future benefits
- What are the key internal metrics and initiatives used
to drive and support green”sourcing initiatives
- What’s the outlook for procurement relative to
green and sustainable sourcing?
Rick Lawlor VP Retail
Marketing Microsoft |
Coffee
break, networking, exhibition
10.30am
-11.00am |
PANEL
SESSION
11.00am
- 11.45am |
How
to overcome the challenges of green procurement and make the
green purchasing change in your company happen
- The price obstacle: Do you really have
to pay a premium for environmental products or services?
What steps can you take to get the most from your green
purchases and reduce your total costs?
- Your suppliers: Which techniques work
best when it comes to overcoming your suppliers’ lack
of environmental awareness? And how to control the greenness
of your low-cost country suppliers?
- Getting the right products and services:
How do you overcome the frustrations of limited availability
– and where are you best advised to source green commodities?
- Knowledge gap: Is there insufficient
knowledge in your organization? What’s the fastest,
easiest way to educate your team – and yourself –in
major green purchasing concepts, vocabulary and terms?
Bill Hetzel
Supply Chain Logistics Leader Tom’s of Maine
Moderator:
Martha Turner Principal Booz
& Company
|
PRESENTATION
11.45am
- 12.15pm |
Everything
you need to know about Whole Food’s Zero Waste Initiative
and Responsible Packaging
Whole Foods began
in 1980 in Austin, Texas, with just 19 people. It now employs
more than 43,000 with 197 stores in North America and Europe,
with sales of $5.6 billion in 2006. Sustainable business practices
drive and guide the Green Mission project at Whole Foods and
in this presentation you will learn about the zero waste initiative
and responsible packaging – and its impact on suppliers.
Tom Wright Project
Manager, Sustainable Business Practices Whole Foods |
Lunch,
networking, exhibition
12.15pm
- 1.15pm |
PANEL
SESSION
1.15pm -
2.00pm |
Green
procurement benefits: How to improve your procurement operations
– and your company’s bottom line
- Savings: How green purchasing can help
cut direct and indirect costs: hazardous management, operational,
disposal, repair and replacement
- Suppliers: Secrets of greening your
suppliers in a way that guarantees you improve your overall
procurement performance
- Stakeholders: How green procurement
reflects your company’s broader corporate social responsibility
principles and responds to growing customer demand for environmentally
friendly products
- Impact: Simple ways to measure your
green procurement benefits – cost savings and environmental
advantages
John Katz Pollution
Prevention Coordinator US Environmental Protection
Agency
Louis R. Ferretti Director, Environmental
Compliance & Supply Chain Social Responsibility IBM |
PRESENTATION
2.00pm -
2.30pm
|
How
to work with environmental NGO’s to develop and implement
leadership procurement practices
So you want to help
your company be an environmental leader and minimize the risks
associated with inadvertently buying wood and paper products
from endangered wildlife habitat and other controversial sources.
But where exactly do you start? Partnering with a conservation
organization that has true expertise in natural resource and
community issues can be a valuable part of developing and
implementing your supply chain policies, and demonstrating
their credibility. Get the perspective of a leading market-oriented
environmental NGO, along with examples of cutting-edge procurement
policies and other tools, and an update on pending procurement
challenges.
Founded in 1994,
ForestEthics is a nonprofit environmental organization with
staff in North and South America, with a mission to protect
endangered forests. Companies like Staples, Home Depot, Estee
Lauder and many more find that by working with ForestEthics,
it’s possible to create and implement financially sound,
environmentally uncompromising practices regarding Endangered
Forests.
Daniel A. Hall Coordinator,
Corporate Action Program ForestEthics |
PRESENTATION
2.30pm -
3.00pm |
Using
lean techniques to effectively drive the greening of your
procurement operations and supply chain
Come and learn from
the experiences of the Green Suppliers Network and understand
the best way to expand your lean and green opportunities.
GSN is managed
jointly by US Environmental Protection Agency and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, leveraging a national
network of manufacturing technical assistance resources to
blast through institutional roadblocks that could prevent
greening the supply chain. GM, Eaton, Baxter Healthcare and
Pfizer are just a few of the major manufacturers who belong
to GSN, and are working to improve both environmental and
economic performance at all levels of the manufacturing supply
chain. GSN offers a number of programs including Lean and
Clean in which companies secure process efficiencies via a
technical review that includes value stream mapping and combines
environmental considerations and lean improvement techniques.
- Learn about the lean initiatives that address environmental
waste and enable you to eliminate raw material loss and
disposal costs
- Discover how to conduct a technical review through value
stream mapping – and prioritize key improvement areas
- Understand the best way to deploy lean metrics to measure
the results of your green supply chain and procurement performance
Kristin Pierre Manager
Green Suppliers Network US Environmental Protection
Agency |
WRAP-UP SESSION
3.00pm -
3.30pm |
Greening
your supply chain: The Ten Commandments you must follow for
success
Discover how your
organization can achieve HUGE savings:
- 6% energy cost savings
- 2% supply cost savings
- 2% facilities/operations cost savings
- 2% logistics and transportation cost savings
It’s no lie!
These tangible money-savers really are within the grasp of
most North American businesses. And during this ultimate guide
to transforming sustainability strategy into viable action,
there’s a pragmatic emphasis on operational aspects,
decision support and guidelines for measuring your progress
towards greater profit.
You will:
- Gain an increased understanding of your company’s
spend, the supply chain and its consumption patterns
- Learn how to set realistic objectives and metrics for
your green supply chain plan
- Work out how to become empowered to effect the changes
you’ve identified as key to major cost savings
- Understand the best ways to communicate your progress
Beth Beloff
is Founder and President of BRIDGES to Sustainability, a non-profit
organization whose mission is to foster the implementation
of sustainable development through a variety of powerful approaches,
methods and tools supporting management decision-making. She
has written over 30 publications on sustainability, including
the widely acclaimed Transforming Sustainability Strategy
into Action: the Chemical Industry.
Beth Beloff President
BRIDGES to Sustainability |