The Sustainable Supply Chain Finance Opportunity

New York

Date and Time

Thursday June 21, 2018
8:30 am-12:30 pm EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)

Location

New York

Topics

#Financial Services, #Supply Chain

Join BSR for a half-day convening to learn how embedding environmental, labor, and human rights considerations into supply chain finance mechanisms can help achieve business and sustainability goals by rewarding and incentivizing sustainable behaviors in global supply chains. Sustainable supply chain finance offers benefits to suppliers, global buyers, and finance providers and has the potential to transform supply chains.

The event will bring together global buyers, trade finance providers, and other relevant actors to demystify supply chain finance mechanisms, explore sustainable supply chain finance solutions, and catalyze action. BSR will present the outcomes of our upcoming research report, Win-Win-Win: The Sustainable Supply Chain Finance Opportunity. The report and event are supported by Humanity United.

Who Should Join

Treasurers, procurement professionals, and sustainability professionals of global buyers
Trade and supply chain finance teams at banks and other finance providers
Providers of IT solutions and supply chain sustainability data

Agenda

8:30-9 a.m.: Welcome
9-9:30 a.m.: Why Sustainable Supply Chain Finance (findings from the report)
9:30-10:30 a.m.: Panel Discussion: Sustainable Supply Chain Finance in Practice
10:30-10:45 a.m.: Networking Break
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Moderated Breakout Sessions on Key Themes
12:15-12:30 p.m.: Meeting close

Speakers

Nevin Turk, Principal Investment Officer, IFC

Dan Viederman, Managing Director, Humanity United

Suresh Subramanian, Head of Trade and Treasury Americas, BNP Paribas

Mark Kaplan, Co-Founder and Partner, Eachmile

Charlotte Bancilhon, Manager, BSR

Tara Norton, Managing Director, BSR

Blog

Procurement in 2019: Shared Objectives, Shared Challenges

Tara Norton, Managing Director, BSR

In 2019 procurement executives can help advance their objectives by aligning with their colleagues in trade finance and the sustainability department.

Stora Enso: Human Rights Commitment through Prioritization

BSR Staff

For four years, BSR has worked with Stora Enso, a leading forest products company based in Finland, to support the company’s human rights journey.

Supply Chains Give Us the Opportunity to Measure and Fight Violence against Women

Lauren Shields, Manager, BSR; Dominic Kotas, Communications Associate, Collaborative Initiatives, BSR

Leading global brands and their suppliers are putting their weight behind efforts to address violence against women through workplace-based interventions.

Making Supply Chains Work for Women

Magali Barraja, Manager, BSR; Dominic Kotas, Communications Associate, Collaborative Initiatives, BSR

This is why and how companies should drive gender equality in global supply chains.

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About Us

BSR™ is a global nonprofit organization that works with its network of more than 250 member companies and other partners to build a just and sustainable world. From its offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR™ develops sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration. Learn more about BSR’s 25 years of leadership in sustainability.