Emily Rakowski, Chief Marketing Officer at EcoVadis, opens day two of Sustain 2024, reflecting on the previous day's impactful sessions. She highlights some key takeaways, including the importance of redefining our abilities, balancing a long-term perspective with immediate action plans and adopting a "take-no-excuses" approach to climate action.
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2:43Sustain 2024 brought together 600+ in-person attendees and 3,800+ virtual participants to exchange knowledge, ideas and inspiration on supply chain sustainability. Here are the highlights.
1:19This award recognizes ongoing achievement and innovations that drive continued program expansion and maturity, even beyond the scope of the Sustainable Procurement program.
1:06This award recognizes one individual with outstanding contribution to driving a sustainable procurement initiative forward within their company.
1:14This award acknowledges best-in-class examples in rolling out global sustainable procurement programs, enabling internal and external stakeholders, and building the foundation for future development.
AstraZeneca, Innio and A2A Recognized for Excellence in Sustainability
EcoVadis is excited to announce the winners of the 8th Sustainability Leadership Awards, recognizing companies leading the charge in sustainability performance around the globe.
Our annual Sustain conference brings together sustainability pioneers, thought leaders, executives and practitioners from across the business world – here are six key takeaways from this year’s event.
9:41Listen to EcoVadis Co-CEOs, Pierre-François Thaler and Frédéric Trinel, open Sustain 2024. They set the stage for some of the sustainability megatrends explored throughout the conference.
1:55Watch the opening video for Sustain 2024. It explores this year's theme of "Plus Ability" – helping companies develop the abilities they need to thrive while also protecting our planet and society.
21:26Andrew Winston, best-selling author and sustainability thought leader, explores global gigatrends and how businesses can drive positive change in an increasingly uncertain world.
19:24In this session, Virginie Courtin of Clarins and Wytse Kaastra of Accenture discuss how to drive sustainability strategy and implementation at the executive level.
32:58This session brings together leading chief procurement officers from very different industries to explore the shared and unique challenges they face on their value chain decarbonization journeys.
19:30Dexter Galvin from CDP and Anke Hampel from ABB dive into the state of the climate crisis, the shifting carbon regulatory landscape and the progress companies are making.
24:56In an inspiring session, Karen Darke shares how she has overcome and embraced challenges on her way to becoming a Paralympic Gold Medalist, adventurer and author.
31:13This session brings together sustainability reporting leaders, including from EFRAG, to discuss how companies can navigate the complex and rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
22:37Co-CEOs Pierre-François Thaler and Frédéric Trinel present the latest updates from EcoVadis and discuss upcoming developments in 2024.
12:11Annabelle Roberts and Richard Eyram, EcoVadis' Chief Customer Officer, present the EcoVadis Awards.
15:37John Elkington explores the threats that hyper-politicization and a "democracy recession" pose to global sustainability. He looks ahead at key trends and highlights how to be a part of the solution.
8:49This session explores how integrating sustainability into enterprise resource planning processes can help your company unlock value. It covers strategies for embedding ESG principles into core busines
