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Unilever's Chief Procurement Officer Marc Engel has set a goal of 100% sustainably sourced agricultural raw materials by 2020.

 

Partnerships and looking beyond just environmental sustainability are key, says Engel.

 

Are you sustainably sourcing your inputs?  How are you working with your supply chain to develop this capacity?

 

WHAT'S NEW
EARTH DAY CUSTOMIZED TRAINING: Wrigley Canada
Questions SCOs Should Ask
ON-LINE PROGRAM: Sustainable Procurement 101.
FEATURED COURSE: Building Global Sustainable Supply Chains
Accelerate Conference: Collaborating for Sustainability, Guelph, June 10 & 11, 2013.
FEATURED VIDEO: What are the benefits of a carbon price?
LUNCH & LEARN: Your Company's Environmental Footprint
FEATURED REPORT: Realising Nature's (business) Value
LUNCH & LEARN: The Nature of Business with Author Giles Hutchins
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Sustainable Procurement 101. ON-Line Course.  Starts April 17th.  4 - 1.5 hour sessions.  Recorded so you don't miss a session. 

Measuring, Reporting and Reducing your Environmental Footprint (Lunch & Learn), April 18, 2013.

 

2013 London FIRST Sustainability Conference - Featuring "Embedding Sustainability Toolkit". April 24, 2013.  London, Ontario.

 

The Nature of Business: Redesign for Resilience - featuring Author Giles Hutchins, Lunch & Learn, April 25, 2013.  12 noon.

 

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It's a bold objective - 100% sustainably sourced agricultural products by 2020.  Unilever's Chief Procurement Offi

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Unilever forges ahead with bold objective for sustainable sourcing.

cer is challenging the company's value chain and it is paying dividends.   

 

This week Unilever announced that more than

a third of agricultural raw materials are now sourced sustainably. A significant milestone on a journey toward a target of 100 percent by 2020.  

 

How have they done it? 

  • They looked beyond environmental sustainability and recognized the interconnectivity between social, environmental and economic issues.
  • They moved from avoiding environmental "negatives" to actively enabling positive social impact. 
  • They looked for partners throughout their supply chain - industry associations, NGOs, government and others.   

 

Engel notes that the challenge is huge, and Unilever can't solve these issues alone. To create large-scale change they need everyone involved to be part of the solution. So, where is your company on the sustainable supply chain continuum?  Learn more on Sustainable Procurement and Building Sustainable Supply Chains. 

 

Kathryn 

 

Kathryn Cooper 

Sustainability Learning Centre

kathyncooper@sustainabilitylearningcentre.com

Green Supply Chain
Learn how to build global sustainable supply chains.

Questions Supply Chain Operations (SCO) should ask:

 

* Is SCO integrated into climate change and sustainability strategic planning?

* Does the organization fully grasp the strategic implications of climate change risk to the supply chain? Are these risks incorporated into the company's risk register and internal audit plan?

* Does the SCO team have the necessary skills and people to evaluate these risks?

* What risks from SCO can be turned into new business opportunities?

* Is SCO a team member when researching, developing and designing new products?

* Does SCO collaborate with stakeholders across the product and service lifecycle to capture opportunities outside the company's own "four walls"?

 

Sustainable Procurement 101

A Procurement Approach to Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
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Join EcoVox, Cenovus Energy, University of Caifornia and others in this Sustainable Procurement Program.

 

This online workshop series provides participants with the know-how for building a Sustainable

Procurement Program.

 

WHEN: April 17, 24, May 1 & May 16, 2013 (All Sessions Recorded so you Never Miss a Session) 

 

WHERE: ON-Line using WEBEX and ON-Line Community of Practice


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Building Global Sustainable Supply Chains

When: May 3 & 4th, 2013

Where: Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto

 

Sponsored by:

intertek

Network for Business Sustainability 

 

 

 

 

 Membership Discounts for: Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series, Partners in Project Green, Job Seekers & Student. For More Informaton.

 

Based on the best practice research: Managing Sustainable Global Supply Chains: A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge, conducted by researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Bath, synthesizing data from 194 studies. 

 

Receive the Global Supply Chain Toolkit:

  

Receive a Global Sustainable Supply Chain Toolkit with templates, checklists, frameworks and a step by step process for Sustainable Supply Chain plan development, including:

 

* Statement of Philosophy Template
* Code of Conduct Template
* Gap/Risk Assessment Checklist
* KPI Template
* Supplier Checklist
* Supplier Development Steps Checklist
* Selecting your Best Auditing Options (External or In house) Checklist
* Continuous Improvement Plan Template
* Resource Kit for Different Industry Codes (eg. Frank Dodds)

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER

 

This program is sponsored by the Network for Business Sustainability, Intertek and the Sustainability Learning Centre.

Accelerate: Collaborating for Sustainability" Conference (Guelph, ON), June 10 & 11, 2013.
  
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We know it's not moving fast enough! Join over 200 leaders and decision makers from large and small businesses, corporations, higher education, government, non-profits, social enterprises, social venture capital firms, and more in exploring how we can effectively collaborate to create a sustainable future.

 

Featuring: G�ran Carstedt 

 

G�ran Carstedt, Ph.D is the former head of IKEA Retail Europe and member of the IKEA Group Management Board 1990-1997. He was also engaged in the formation of the The Society for Organizational Learning Global Network. He has been chairman of The Natural Step International and senior director, Clinton Climate Initiative.

 

Sustainability Learning Centre subscribers are eligible for a 10% discount on registration for the Accelerate: Collaborating for SustainabilityConference 

 

To register, select the appropriate organization category "with coupon code" and enter coupon ID "SLC10"Register   today to take advantage of the early bird rates ending April 30th![*10% will be discounted from the early bird rate before April 30th after which it will apply to the regular rate until June 7th.  This discount cannot be combined with other discounts or promotional offers.] 

 

FEATURED VIDEO: What are the benefits of a carbon price?

 

Alberta in the lead - there is increasing talk in Canada about a carbon price.   Here is how the Australian perspective. 

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What are the benefits of a carbon price?
envfootMeasuring, Reporting and Reducing yourlast chance   Environmental Footprint (Lunch & Learn) 

 

WHEN: April 18, 2013.  12 - 1 pm EST

WHERE:ON-Line Lunch & Learn

REGISTRATION: $ 10 for SLC Members, $ 25 for Anyone 

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What is your company's environmental footprint?

 

In this 1 hour Lunch & Learn session you will:

 

1. Define Environmental Footprint and understand how it is measured.

  

2. Examine the 5 Steps to your Environmental Footprint Sustainability Assessment.

 

3. Learn from case studies of companies that have done environmental footprint and how it has been used.

 

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Sponsored by:   Enviro-Stewards

 

Net Proceeds Donated to Enviro-Stewards Sustainability Credit to help create Safe Drinking Water in South Sudan. 

FEATURED REPORT: Realising nature's value:

The Final Report of the Ecosystem

Markets Task Force

March, 2013
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This new report states the business case - why nature matters.

 

On 5th March 2013, the Ecosystem Markets Task Force in the UK published its Final Report.

 

The report states the business case for why nature matters.

 

It makes practical recommendations for both Government and business where interventions would assist in the creation and development of new markets, enhancing opportunities for growth that also benefit the environment.

 

The report affirms that business is often unaware of its true reliance on nature,and that a new approach is needed to maximise opportunities and manage future risks.

 

Five Report Highlights 

 

The Report highlights 5 'headline' or priority recommendations, as follows:

 

1) Biodiversity Offsetting: securing net gain for nature from planning and development

2) Closing the loop: anaerobic digestion and bioenergy on farms

3) Local woodfuel supply chains: active sustainable management supporting local economies

4) Nature-based certification and labelling: connecting consumers with nature

5) Water cycle catchment management: integrating nature into water, waste water and flood management.

 

For each recommendation the Report highlights the size of the opportunity, both in terms of its economic value and its potential benefits to nature.

 

For More Information & to Read the Report  also see the Lunch & Learn Webinar: Nature of Business - redesign for resilience, April 25, 2013. 

The Nature of Business: Redesign for Resilience - featuring Author Giles Hutchins

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Lunch & Learn

 

When: April 25, 2013

Where: ON-Line

 

Nature has already shown us the way to solve many human problems, from deciphering simple engineering puzzles to unlocking the mysteries of flight. In The Nature of Business, Giles Hutchins makes a compelling case for applying the same principles of biomimicry to the development of a new business paradigm.  

 

The Nature of Business - Check out Giles Lunch & Learn Webinar, April 25 at 12 noon EDT
The Nature of Business - Check out Giles' Lunch & Learn Webinar, April 25 at 12 noon EDT

 

He demonstrates clearly how behaviours and organizations found in nature can be applied to help companies flourish in chaotic and uncertain times.

 

For More Information or to Register  

 

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Kathryn Cooper, President
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