Talent Talks Podcast

Sustainability: Procurement’s #1 Agenda Item with former CPO EMEA JLL and current SPP Ambassador, Rob Alexander #45

September 21, 2021 Martin Smith, Rob Alexander Episode 45
Talent Talks Podcast
Sustainability: Procurement’s #1 Agenda Item with former CPO EMEA JLL and current SPP Ambassador, Rob Alexander #45
Show Notes

“We need to be hot on our game to ensure that suppliers are meeting ethical standards, and that we're operating in an ethical and compliant way ourselves.”

Procurement is bestowed with a power to join supply chains in a way that nobody else can, so we need to be hot on our game when it comes to sustainable procurement.

Sustainability is not just about carbon emissions - former CPO EMEA JLL and current SPP Ambassador Rob Alexander also holds a much-needed focus on key issues around child labour and modern slavery, all activities which procurement possesses a power to prevent.

Rob joins Martin Smith this week to consider the importance of aligning corporate goals with the common goal of sustainability, and how to educate senior directors that a move towards sustainable supply chains is as much about commercial value as it is about ethical practice...

This episode of Talent Talks covers:

  • Why sustainability is more present in today’s agenda than ever before
  • Aligning supply chains with the common goal of sustainable procurement
  • The far-reaching impact of sustainability both for businesses and for teams
  • What can be done to improve supply chains that are behind the times
  • How the sustainable agenda is affecting value-based business decisions

This episode of Talent Talks is sponsored by 4C Associates - a leading European procurement and supply chain consultancy, who work collaboratively with forward-thinking clients to deliver real business value across a wide range of transformation and cost optimisation service offerings. Visit https://www.4cassociates.com/ for more information.

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