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

“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 beforeAligning supply chains with the common goal of sustainable procurementThe far-reaching impact of sustainability both for businesses and for teamsWhat can be done to improve supply chains that are behind the timesHow the sustainable agenda is affecting value-based business decisionsThis 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.Links and references at: https://talentdrive.co.uk/