Engaging SME Suppliers on Climate Action: Practical Tools and Strategies (Americas/Europe)

BSR Members Only

Webinar

October 27, 2026

5 - 6 pm CET

Registration

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in decarbonizing corporate value chains. However, many SMEs lack the time, capacity, and resources needed to translate climate action into practical implementation. The SME Climate Hub, a We Mean Business Coalition initiative, provides a free platform for SMEs to navigate shifting market conditions and decarbonize their businesses.

This workshop will demonstrate how companies can leverage the SME Climate Hub to engage and support SME suppliers in identifying and reducing climate-related risks. Experts from AXA Group will share how they equip their suppliers to estimate carbon footprints, identify emissions reduction opportunities, and set climate targets.

The workshop will include breakout discussions, in which participants will assess how these tools might be applied and tailored to meet their business objectives. We will explore the business case for supplier participation, potential barriers to uptake, internal capabilities required to implement an effective supplier engagement program, and how BSR and the SME Climate Hub can support practical next steps.

Scheduled Speakers

Julie Dugard, Associate Director, Climate and Nature, BSR

Associate Director, Climate and Nature, BSR

Paris

Julie serves as Manager of BSR’s Climate team, where she brings over 10 years of experience in corporate sustainability and climate action and supports BSR members with their climate strategies.

After joining BSR in 2021, Julie worked on multiple projects helping companies implementing TCFD recommendations, conducting climate scenario analysis (for the tech, financial and insurance industry), accelerating Net Zero transition, implementing just transition approaches (extractive industry) and scope 3 strategies (consumer goods sector). Since 2023, Julie manages BSR grant-funded work dedicated to Climate Transition Plans.

Julie is also co-developing BSR’s work on alternative business models addressing the tension between business growth and sustainability targets.

Prior to joining BSR, Julie worked in Mazars’s sustainability services and risk practice, where she audited and advised companies on their ESG data and internal audit, control and risk approaches. During her time within Mazars, Julie also spent six months at the Mexico City office.

Julie holds a master’s degree in business from Kedge Business School and spent one semester at the University of Nottingham and another one at the University of Technology of Sydney. She speaks French, English, and Spanish.