The Supply Chain Dialogues - Podcast
S02E09 - Planet - Net zero by 2030? Moon shot or piece of moon cake?
Is net zero by 2030 a moon shot or a piece of moon cake?
Last week, I had the privilege of being invited to be part of the Procurement Asia Summit in Shanghai. About 300 top international firms, many with a strong Asian footprint spend three days comparing notes around sourcing.
I gave a keynote speech and was a juror on their prestigious China Procurement Success Award.
This is the updated version of that speech in our usual dialogue format.
Enjoy.
S02E03 GHG - The last business card you ever need
We are lucky to get CEO & co-founder of contactify, Lars Sager, into our studio to talk about transforming a category with a most innovative concept to net zero, maybe even negative zero.
To ease into the overall topic of getting all categories to net zero before 2050, we start with something that most of us use(d), although 80-90% of the category ends in the trash bin one week after being used...business cards.
Ten billion business cards are printed in the USA alone...
Lars will talk us through how easy it is to be innovative (I'd say even cool), improve branding and marketing, achieve stickiness in CRM, and do it carbon-neutral...while even saving money.
Enjoy & why not make it a habit to source categories with a net zero footprint...by taking the first step with...the last business card you'll ever need.
Ep. 03: Diversity and Inclusion (DI) - simply human
In many companies generating revenues in the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, or India, there is awareness of the concept and regulatory requirements of diversity and inclusion (D&I) sourcing. However, except for some clear leaders in this field (and most other fields while at it), over the years I have observed, that many companies make little or no strides to significantly change the status quo regarding D&I unless governmental contracts or public opinions are at stake.
It is, therefore, not surprising how many leaders in corporations underestimate the societal needs and regulatory requirements for D&I sourcing while overestimating the efforts to establish the processes in their own companies.