We are happy to report that the webinar "From Awareness to Action: Crafting Sustainability Expertise", attracted a number of professionals and academicians. They were primarily interested in some of the innovations around designing and executing programs that will help craft the necessary expertise needed in organizations to run effective sustainability interventions in supply chains. Led by Dr Kaushik Ghatak, the panelists shared specific insights into: whether the push for sustainable supply chains is here to stay or not, the key challenges faced in running initiatives that prove to be eventually effective on the sustainability front while also not being a burden on the company's bottom line, the need to understand the system as a whole - including the tradeoffs and the alignment issues as complex supply chain systems add sustainability goals into the mix, the expertise gaps that we are currently facing especially in relation to the line managers responsible for decisions that affect the sustainability metrics for the supply chain, and,modern and effective approaches to bridge these gaps, including experiential learning, learning about system dynamics and effective goal setting. The participants had a lot of incisive questions that made the discussion a fairly interactive one. One of the key challenges highlighted was the need to get more information for Scope3 reporting and how to propagate the importance and need for that into the supplier networks of large companies. How can sustainability initiatives pay for themselves, and not be a burden they often are considered to be? How can sustainable supply chains reduce the cost of capital of operations or attract capital available to invest in sustainable companies? We believe that the key takeaways from the webinar were how experiential learning pedagogies can help busy professionals quickly ramp up their learning, integrate, and apply their learnings onto their jobs. Also, that when one considers adding sustainability as a key performance driver for the supply chain (in addition to capacity, efficiency, cost, resilience, agility, and similar traditional drivers), it is all the more important that professionals understand system interactions across functions, trade-offs, and make data driven decisions based on analysis that shows the impact of these trade-offs. Timely communication, collaboration, and transparency are critical, and traditional supply chains need to learn to adapt to these changes and win in the market place. We thank all the panelists who provided perspectives from Europe, Singapore and India, as well as the participants who joined in amidst their busy schedules. We look forward to hosting many such interesting and thoughtful webinars. See you in our next webinar!
As sustainability continues to shape the landscape of modern business, it's imperative to bridge the gap between vision and execution within your organization's supply chain. Join us for an insightful webinar where we understand the key challenges around awareness and skill-gaps that are acting as barriers for organizations in adopting sustainability initiatives. Our webinar will focus on how these challenges can be addressed by using leading-edge learning methodologies such as experiential learning using simulation games to help bridge the gaps. Date: 9th May 2024 Time: 1.30pm IST / 4pm SGT Duration: 1 Hour Registration Link - bit.ly/4aPBCsG #businesssustainability #sustainability #webinar #supplychain