Sustainable Procurement in Action - Programme
Further Speakers and content will be added shortly
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Time
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Session
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Speaker
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7.45-9.00am
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Registration & coffee
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9.00 – 9.05
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Official welcome and MC
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Allan Leibowitz,
Editor,
Procurement Professional
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9.05-9.50am
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Leadership and the Sustainable Procurement Agenda
· What do we mean by sustainable procurement?
· Driving cultural change within organisations
· Working to educate your supply chain
· How to gain maximum buy in from management and staff
· Current trends and thought leadership
· New guidelines and tools
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Anne-Maree Huxley,
CEO,
Moss
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9.50-10.30am
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Making the business case for adopting sustainable procurement practises.
· What are the benefits in adopting Sustainable Procurement Strategies? (Cost savings, enhanced public and business image, sustainable business, regulatory environment)
· What are the risks in not adopting? (Public and business image, waste – the enemy of business, unsustainable business, regulatory environment)
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Trevor Barrows,
Ecoview
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10.30-11.00am
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Refreshment break
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11.00-11.40am
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ANZ Sustainable Sourcing Programme - A framework is only the first step
ANZ has successfully embedded a framework into its sourcing processes to consider the environmental and social impacts of its procurement activities.
The difficult next step is helping ANZ Global Category Managers build strategic alignment between business KPI's and sustainability.
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Peter Sharpe,
Manager - Sustainable Sourcing,
Environmental Sustainability,
ANZ
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11.40– 12.20pm
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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing
· What are they and how do you avoid them?
· How do you verify the credentials of your suppliers
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Hugh Wareham,
CEO,
EcoBuy
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12.20 – 1.20pm
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Lunch
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1.20 – 2.00pm
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Driving value through tenders and key performance indicators - a sustainability perspective
· Value for money -the sustainability connection
· A strategic approach to sustainability specifications and evaluation criteria
· KPIs that count; measuring benefits of sustainable procurement
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Vivienne Buss,
Manager Sustainable Procurement,
Queensland Government Chief Procurement Office
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2.00-2.40pm
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Managing Your Supply Chain
· Your role in the corporation’s “Buy Cycle”
· Turning your supply chain into a supply cycle
· Reducing waste through ‘take back’ and remanufacturing
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Suzanne Little,
Board Member of Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority.
Board Director of Good Environmental Choice Australia.
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2.40-3.10pm
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Refreshment break
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3.10-3.40pm
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Supplier diversity – an effective model for building company value and supporting Indigenous-owned business
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Natalie Walker, Chief Executive, Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council |
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3.40-4.15pm
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Identifying and Managing CSR Risks in your Supply Chain
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Janet Pursehouse,
National Merchandising Manager,
Corporate Express Australia Limited |
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4.15 – 4.55pm
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Interactive Q & A Session
· Measuring and Selling the Benefits of adopting Sustainable procurement practises.
· Balancing sustainability with other business requirements/needs.
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Panel Session
Facilitated by Allan Leibowitz,
Editor,
Procurement Professional
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4.55 – 5.00pm
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Closing remarks
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5.00-6.00pm
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Drinks & networking reception
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