“ It ’ s awe-inspiring to wake up and know that there are so many others out there like me who want to design and build a better world , and are using supply chains to make it happen ”, Sheri R . Hinish , The Supply Chain Queen , SPP Ambassador
“ The Sustainable Procurement Pledge has been playing a fundamental role in driving conversation over the past year and has provided thought leadership in a domain which is developing and changing at a rapid pace .
“ Whilst no one company or individual has all the answers , as a community we ’ ve already seen over 5000 people collaborating , sharing insights , wisdom , pragmatism and most importantly , case studies . These case studies and examples of projects that have gone well ( or not ) provide a huge advantage to those who need to figure out how to improve the status of sustainability in procurement
Tasked with the job of procuring goods and services , procurement professionals hold a unique power to change the world . However , as the brilliant Spiderman once said , with great power comes great responsibility . SPP is taking that responsibility to heart .
The Sustainable Procurement Pledge aims to unite the efforts of procurement leaders in reaching The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG ). By establishing frameworks and best practices , SPP looks to remove the friction between procurement professionals and more sustainable supply chains .
This is the opposite of greenwashing . It ' s grassroots , guerrilla warfare against climate change . And I ' m there for it , literally having
Oliver Hurrey , Chair of The SPP teams ,” - Seb Butt , SPP Ambassador and European General Manager , Craft . co
“ It ' s very much about helping individuals collectively ”
OLIVER HURREY , CHAIR , THE SPP
attended their last Zoom meeting . I then set up a call with the Chair of The SPP , Oliver Hurrey to find out how they got here and where exactly they think they ' re going .
When I jump on the call , at first , all I see is his picture , and then suddenly , it looks like he ' s filming an HGTV reality show . He ' s standing out front of his house , which seems to be going through some major renovations .
Over the noise , Oliver filled me in . " A little over a year and a half ago , during the time of climate strikes , Thomas Udesen , CPO at Bayer and Bertrand Conquéret , [ President of Henkel ' s Global Supply Chain B . V . and Global CPO of Henkel AG & Co . KGaA .] got together and felt that they , and procurement as a whole , could do more to help beat the sustainability and
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