Managing Environmental Risk in the Supply Chain

Host: East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicester)

Cost: Free

The news on ESG/ Sustainability is often dominated by a focus on carbon emissions (net zero) and legislation on carbon reporting and disclosure.

However, increasing legislation around biodiversity, deforestation and chemicals will impact on cost, availability and present significant risk to business if they do not plan ahead. We remain in a period of unprecedented supply chain disruption and increasing competition for ‘green’ materials and supply chains will ensure this continues.

This webinar is delivered by James Butcher, a Nottingham-based supplier engagement and sustainable transformation expert, and delivered on MS Teams.

Overview:

So, what are some of the emergent risks in terms of materials and chemicals. What will be the risks to the products and services you source and supply; where do you start?

We will cover some of the risks from new deforestation regulations to some of the “largest ever chemical legislation” which will include packaging, timber, leather, food, fire-retardants and non-slip coatings and therefore cover practical and pragmatic steps and risk reduction and adaptation frameworks to avoid economic loss (and capitalise on new opportunities).

Relevant across most manufacturing sectors (from automotive and aerospace to construction) with the opportunity for Q&A.

One major risk is the increasing demand of B2B customers to know ‘what are you doing?’ There is another session on the 18th March "Building a sustainability plan: What to say to your B2B customers" which you may want to sign up for too. The link for this is included in "Addtional Information" below.

Eligibility:

Workshops are open to start-up and established small to medium sized enterprises located in the following local authority areas taking part in the East Midlands Chamber's Accelerator project:

Amber Valley; Ashfield; Bassetlaw; Broxtowe; Chesterfield; Derby; Derbyshire Dales; Erewash; Gedling; High Peak; Leicester City; Mansfield; Newark & Sherwood; North East Derbyshire; Nottingham; Rushcliffe; South Derbyshire.

(Please note: Businesses based in districts not participating in the Accelerator project (i.e. Bolsover; Leicestershire) may attend providing they are members of East Midlands Chamber. In such instances, please contact Emily Gascoyne on 07741904395 who will approve your booking.)

The Accelerator project delivers online webinars and full-day workshops. The webinars are designed as one-hour taster sessions and the workshops as full-day training sessions which are designed to provide delegates with an actionable plan and strategy.

This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and is delivered by East Midlands Chamber.