{"id":134,"date":"2009-03-03T11:01:42","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T15:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=134"},"modified":"2009-03-03T11:01:42","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T15:01:42","slug":"improving-the-bottom-line-and-the-environment-green-supply-chain-forum-proves-both-are-sustainable-business-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2009\/03\/improving-the-bottom-line-and-the-environment-green-supply-chain-forum-proves-both-are-sustainable-business-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving the bottom line and the environment: Green Supply Chain Forum proves both are sustainable business goals."},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s companies face the challenge of implementing environmentally sound operational practices while balancing growth and opportunity in what is clearly the most demanding business climate in decades.<\/p>\n

The urgency of these issues sat top of mind among the attendees at the Green Supply Chain Forum held February 19-20, 2009, and hosted by the College of Business Administration and the college\u2019s Ryder Center for Supply Chain Management.<\/p>\n

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According to Walfried Lassar<\/strong>, Ryder Professor and director of the Ryder Center, the forum drew more than 120 participants from the southeast, southwest, and northeast regions of the United States. Coming from Fortune 500 companies, smaller entrepreneurial companies, and government agencies, the attendees represented a wide range of industries with roles and responsibilities cutting across all aspects of supply chain management\u2014including consulting, procurement, inventory, and logistics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s Green Supply Chain Forum proved successful on multiple fronts,\u201d Lassar said. \u201cFor one thing, our agenda resonated well with the forum participants. Also, amid this time of corporate budget and travel cutbacks, it was encouraging to see so many attendees able to join the event. I think that underscores the relevance of our topic. What\u2019s more, the forum gave us an opportunity to expand the college\u2019s national footprint while showcasing our world-class conference facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Walfried Lassar, Ryder Professor and director of the Ryder Center; Michael Pontrelli and Paul Ligon from Waste Management; and Rick Basseda, Bacardi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Keynote address outlines vision for green supply chain sustainability version 2.0.<\/em><\/p>\n

When it comes to green supply chain sustainability, the rehearsal has ended. It\u2019s time to get down to business. This was a key tenet of the keynote address that Stephen Stokes<\/strong>, consultant with AMR Research, delivered on day one of the Green Supply Chain Forum.<\/p>\n

Stokes also discussed the need to decouple dirty energy from growth and profitability, emphasizing how sustainability can be achieved through green energy, and highlighting the importance of having the right benchmarks and metrics in place to demonstrate bottom-line benefits.<\/p>\n

Workshops offer hands-on deep dive into real-world scenarios.<\/em><\/p>\n

The second day of the forum featured three workshops open to both registered attendees and interested supply chain management students. Topics ranged from building a sustainable supply chain management strategy, to creating a green supplier verification program, to carbon footprint modeling and calculation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe received tremendously positive feedback from workshop participants,\u201d Lassar said. \u201cThey learned best practices from consultants from leading companies such as AT Kearney, KPMG, Nike Corporation, and Stonyfield Farm, and left with practical tools they can use within their own organizations. Our plan is to increase the depth of these workshops for next year\u2019s forum.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Participants from across the country and across the supply chain got timely insights into turning their supply chain green.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s companies face the challenge of implementing environmentally sound operational practices while balancing growth and opportunity in what is clearly the most demanding business climate in decades. The urgency of these issues sat top of mind among the attendees at the Green Supply Chain Forum held February 19-20, 2009, and hosted by the College of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10,14],"tags":[1049,2345,2486,2520,2656],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}