About the Programme
It is becoming evident that if we are to make sustainable development a reality, we will need to manage environmental, social and governance risks and challenges not only in our own operations but across the value chain. Increasingly, businesses are realising that there is opportunity and reward in managing sustainability in the supply chain, where many companies have their most significant impacts on the environment and society.
Dexter Galvin, Global Head of Supply Chain at CDP, will talk about sustainability in supply chains and give an introduction to CDP’s supply chain programme. We invite sustainability and procurement professionals and companies interested in gathering environmental information from their suppliers relating to climate change and/or water to join this informal session. Participants will learn how CDP’s supply chain programme could help them to better understand risks and to reduce emissions and/or promote corporate water stewardship within their supply chain.
Mr. Ronnie Tham, Director of Global Sourcing at Walmart will share his experience in responsible sourcing and his leadership in other social and environmental compliance programs at Walmart.
Speakers
Mr. Dexter Galvin, Global Head of Supply Chain, CDP
Based in London, Dexter is the Global Head of Supply Chain at CDP. Dedicated to harmonizing sustainability reporting, Dexter has worked on partnerships with other sustainability reporting organisations such as the DJSI to reduce duplication. Dexter recently launched a powerful initiative called Action Exchange that will help suppliers around the world to rapidly reduce emissions, and has also expanded CDP’s supply chain programme, into other environmental areas like water and deforestation.
Dexter‘s supply chain experience is extensive providing tailored logistics solutions to automotive and aerospace manufacturers such as Toyota, Audi, Bosch & Honeywell.
Mr. Ronnie Tham, Director – Global Sourcing, Walmart
Ronnie is the Director responsible to lead Sustainability at Walmart's Global Sourcing. He directs Walmart Global Sourcing's corporate initiatives around factory energy efficiency, environmental sustainability and women economic empowerment. He leads the sustainability initiatives that support the goal of selling products that sustain the people and the environment. Since joining Walmart in 2009, Ronnie also held other leadership roles in strategy, responsible sourcing, as well as social and environmental compliance programmes.
Prior to Walmart, Ronnie worked as a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he helped companies across the region in strategy development, corporate planning, organisational transformation and change management. He graduated with an MBA (High honors) from Waseda University in Tokyo as a Monbukagakusho Scholar and read accounting and finance at University of Warwick, UK.
Highlights
- Introduction to supply chain sustainability
- Introduction to CDP
- Overview of how CDP’s supply chain programme works, and the annual cycle it operates on
- Insight into why supply chain member companies ask their suppliers to respond, and how they use their suppliers’ response data
- Question and answer session
Who Should Attend
Sustainability and procurement professionals that receive the CDP supply chain questionnaire, and companies interested in gathering information from their suppliers relating to climate change and/or water.
Registration
| Date | 30 March 2015 (Monday), 9:30 am – 11:30 am |
| Fee | HKD 150 (BEC members); HKD 300 (non-BEC members) |
| Venue | Room 202B, 2/F, Business Environment Council, 77 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong |
| Format | Sharing sessions followed by a Q&A session at the end of the programme |
| Language | English |
Please download and fill in the REGISTRATION FORM (Registration Closed) to reserve your seat(s). Successful registrations will be notified separately. For registration, please contact Ms. Joey Hui (T 2784 3958 | E joey@bec.org.hk). For more information about the programme, please contact Mr. Samuel Lee (T 2784 3933 | E samuel@bec.org.hk).
