CONFERENCE DAY ONE
7:40 am Coffee & Check In
8:40 am Welcome Remarks from Organizer
8:50 am Chair’s Welcome, Opening Remarks & Connection Before Content
Demonstrate Your Company’s Commitment to Socially & Ethically Responsible Business Practice
9:00 am Discover: Aligning Social Impact Strategies with Your Core Business
Synopsis
• How can manufacturers foster mutually beneficial social impact partnerships based on their core product offerings?
• How best to promote your company’s philanthropic efforts to raise awareness around your commitment to social responsibility and community values
• How Shaw Industries’ partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital aligns their employees’ passions with a non-profit that resonates with consumers to bring brand differentiation
9:20 am Discover: Unpacking the Crossover Between Ethics & Sustainability in Manufacturing
Synopsis
• How can manufacturers better recognize the alignment between ethics and sustainability and their importance when building a CSR strategy?
• Uncover sustainability initiatives aimed at addressing people-related issues and aligning corporate actions with your manufacturing firm’s core values
• Discover Oshkosh’s integrated approach to sustainability and ethics encompassing people-centric practice which has led it to be recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for nine consecutive years
9:40 am Develop: What More Can We Learn About Social & Ethical Strategy in Manufacturing?
Synopsis
Q&A Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:00 am Action: What Changes Can You Make to Evolve Your Social & Ethical Strategy?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:20 am Speed Networking Break
Embrace an Eco-Friendly Way of Business: Sustainability Strategies to Minimize Your Manufacturing Firm’s Environmental Footprint
11:00 am Discover: Beyond Carbon: How to Create a Comprehensive Environmental Stewardship Strategy for Your Manufacturing Firm
Synopsis
• How can manufacturers mitigate risk by reducing their reliance on nature and depletion of natural resources?
• Learn how to utilize leading frameworks to evaluate your company’s impact on climate, water, land use and biodiversity
• Uncover Tetra Tech’s holistic approach to assessing environmental impacts and guidance on setting realistic targets for impact reductions
11:20 am Discover: Achieve Circularity as a Responsible Manufacturing Firm
Synopsis
• How to bake sustainability into the production journey by using recycled and renewable materials and sustainable design
• Demystifying circularity in often complex supply chains in manufacturing
• Discover how Trane Technologies are leading the way with their circularity strategy, by incorporating it into every stage of the product lifecycle
11:40 am Discover: Incorporating Circularity as a Conscientious Manufacturing Business
Synopsis
- Understand how to master sustainable production by creating a circular economy within your manufacturing firm
- How can manufacturers best design for recyclability?
- Uncover the story behind Resource Label Group’s initiative which uses waste and recycled materials to produce and sell products, contributing to a circular economy
12:00 pm Develop: What Else Can We Learn About Biodiversity & Circularity?
Synopsis
Q&A Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:20 pm Action: What Can You Change to Reduce Your Firm’s Impact on the Environment?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:30 pm Networking Lunch
Mastering Supply Chain Circularity
1:40 pm Discover: Performing a materiality assessment – the process of understanding what matters for your business
Synopsis
- The importance of building a solid foundation for your ESG strategy.
- Identifying key stakeholders and collect unbiased data for internal and external parties.
- Narrowing your focus and navigating the challenges of conflicting priorities.
- Realize when to seek external expertise and learn how Moss Adams can help provide guidance, insight and an impartial perspective through the materiality process.
2:00 pm Discover: Closing the Supply Chain Circularity Gap with a Digital-First Mindset
Synopsis
- How can manufacturers achieve sustainability through digitalization of the supply chain
- Deep-dive into the digital measures you can take to improve efficiency and sustainability of your manufacturing firm’s supply chain
- Uncover how Bosch’s ‘supply chain control tower’ has led it to significantly improve sustainability firmwide
2:20 pm Develop: What Else Can We Learn About ESG Reporting Water in Manufacturing?
Synopsis
Q&A Session Facilitated by the Chair
2:40 pm Action: How Can You Improve Your ESG Reporting Strategy?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
3:00 pm Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break
Sustainability Partnerships & Decarbonization Projects
3:20 pm Discover: Advancing Sustainability Through Partnerships & Decarbonization Initiatives
Synopsis
- Uncover best-in-class decarbonization programs for manufacturers
- Lessons from an established manufacturing organization to strengthen your ESG function
- How Kraft-Heinz are working towards net-zero, including its journey with the Department of Energy
3:40 pm Discover: Building a Network of Circular Champions
Synopsis
- Learn to identify a strategic network of internal and external champions.
- Acquire methods that foster the mindset needed to build strong networks.
- Gain an understanding of how to operate circular networks efficiently and profitably.
- Predict the future of green and technology's intersection.
4:00 pm Develop: What More Can We Learn About Sustainable Partnerships?
Synopsis
Q&A Session Facilitated by the Chair
4:20 pm Action: What Are the Key Takeaways to Consider to Ensure Your Organization is Ready for Change?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair