3.8 Engaging in Sustainable Sector InitiativesLearning plan

How can companies in a given industry pool their sustainability commitment in order to benefit jointly from synergy effects for their supply chain? Learn what makes good initiatives stand out and what you should keep in mind when working together.

The module covers the following content:

Stakeholders‘ expectations

Diverse Expectations need adequate answers: Governments, financial markets, business partners, consumers, NGOs and civil society
From control to «Shared Values"
Advantages of sectoral approaches

Sustainability initiatives

Sustainability initiatives – ranked against transparency and ownership / stakeholder involvement (indicative)
and ranked against business case orientation and comimitment / engagement

How to identify, evaluate and compare labels, certificates and sustainability initiatives

How to identify, evaluate and compare labels, certificates and sustainability initiatives – Standards Map of ITC: Overview Segregation in Environment, Social and Management
Example: Evaluation of standards - textile
First steps towards a new business initiative: Analyze, Exchange, Make a start
Roadmap towards sustainable supply chains – potential roles for business associations
Best Practice

Course languages: German, English with optional Mandarin subtitles
课程语言：德语、 英语、 英语发音中文字幕

General

Course type	Seminar
Learning Duration	41 Minutes
Price	160.50 EUR (incl. 7% VAT rate)

Target Group

This module is aimed at:

CPOs and Purchasing Managers
CSR Professionals
Suppliers of Goods and Services
Strategic Buyers and Category Managers
Tactical Purchasers and Supplier Managers

Learning Objectives

After having accomplished this training, the participant will:

Understand the opportunities and challenges related to pre-competitive sustainability initiatives and can allocate fitting measures depending on aspired degree of cooperation
Be able to evaluate the rigour and credibility of existing sectoral sustainability initiatives
Know the first steps necessary to create a sectoral initiative or to choose the right business initiative for own purposes