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Operation Supply Chain: Assessing Material Risks and Opportunities Related to Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

June 22, 2010 (click here to register)
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm (central)
Renaissance Blackstone Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

Co-Presented by: UPCOMING PROGRAMS ACCO Webinar Series: Climate Change and NEPA Under NEPA and its State Counterparts Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (eastern) Click here for more information. Don’t miss the North American Climate Policy Forum … June 23, 2010 Chicago, Illinois Join industry, government, academic and NGO leaders in Chicago on June 23rd for The Registry’s Annual North American Policy Forum. The Forum will feature a series of engaging panels and speakers who will focus on the rapidly evolving climate policy landscape and provide practical and innovative ways to prepare for – and thrive – in the low carbon world. Registrants to ACCO’s Operation Supply Chain workshop will be offered a $100 discount off registration to this full-day program. For more information on the program or to register,  please click here.

Changes taking place in the regulatory and economic business landscapes require companies to understand and take action on GHG emissions. Physical shifts in the climate are driving increased adaptation measures, and regulation is mounting on
all levels. According to a 2008 McKinsey study, as much as 80% of a company’s climate-related risk and opportunity resides in the supply chain. Leading companies and governmental organizations are collecting and acting on this information to prepare for competition in a low-carbon economy.

ACCO and The Climate Registry invite you to series of case studies and discussions on developing a sound operational approach to assessing risk and opportunity throughout the value chain. This half-day workshop is being hosted in conjunction with the North America Climate Policy Forum at the Renaissance Blackstone Hotel Chicago.

Program Highlights

• Case studies on developing metrics related to the supply
  chain, establishing supply chain management systems,
  achieving returns on investment, engaging vendors and
  modernizing evaluation criteria.
• Examination of trends and identification of best
  practices in the retail, food/beverage, appliance and
  electronics, and transportation sectors.
• Exploration of opportunities for cross-sector working
  groups focused on developing best practices related to
  procurement, facilities management, education and
  training.

Speakers and Agenda

• Ahmad Soltani - Chief Procurement Officer,
  Bayer Corporation
• Bill Olson - Director, Office of Sustainability & Stewardship,
  Motorola
• Rick Love - Manager of Environmental Programs, United Technologies
• Just Added: Jill Gravender - Director, Western Region Climate Change Services, SAIC
• Just Added: Rob Meyer - Group Manager, Environmental Sustainability and Resource Conservation, PepsiCo
• Just Added: David Shepps - Logistics Value Engineering Supervisor, Ford

Stay tuned for the announcement of additional speakers to the program.

Topics Addressed

• What investments are being made into supply chain
  programs? How should returns be quantified?
• What are some of the sweet spots or low hanging fruit
  industry is seeing and what are the more significant
  challenges?
• How does a company educate and train internal and
  external stakeholders to incorporate modernized
  principles and approaches related to procurement?
• Is your existing infrastructure (organizational
  structures, information technology systems, etc.)
  equipped to handle this shift? If not, how should it be
  revamped?

Registration Fees

• Full fee: $295
• CCEA Member discount $225
  
• Discounted fee for members of ACCO and the Climate
  Registry: $195
• Discount packages available for registrants attending the Climate Registry’s Annual North America Climate Policy Forum

Eligible registrants paying the full fee will be offered a 25% discount off individual membership in ACCO for the first year of membership.

Venue, Lodging and Other Logistical Information

• The workshop will be hosted at the Renaissance
  Blackstone Hotel Chicago, 636 South Michigan Avenue,
  Chicago, Illinois, 60605
• A preferred rate of $139 per night will be arranged for
  overnight guests at the Renaissance Blackstone Hotel (click
  here or call 312-447-0955 and ask for “The Climate
  Registry” room block — discount code “tcrtcra“)

Interested in attending?

Click here to Register

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