CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development has organized the first Virtual Conference on Supply Chain Sustainability: Resurgence Post COVID-19 on 22 May 2020. This the virtual conference was organized in partnership with Sedex, International Justice Mission (IJM), Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, Supply Chain & Logistics Group (SCGL). The conference was focused on the current situation of supply chains, the impact of COVID-19 on their geographical spread, how businesses are evolving from the global pandemic, and the contingency plans for business continuity. The conference also touched upon social responsibilities of government & businesses during these testing times, and way forward towards low carbon supply chains in the automobile sector. There were 2 global and 15 national speakers. The diversity of speakers include think tanks, experts, senior management from companies representing sectors like retail, consumer goods, mining, & automobiles, and institutions like Sedex, China Europe International Business School, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, International Justice Mission, International Justice Mission, Shakti Foundation and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
Read lessCII-CESD, with the support of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF) undertook a project, with an objective to develop and implement a capacity building program for MSME auto component suppliers to improve greenhouse gas accounting and reporting practices, and facilitate GHG emissions reduction in the supply chain of Indian automobile OEMs. This session will briefly cover the findings of this project, recommendations made based on the outcomes, case studies & best practices and the way forward towards low carbon supply chains in the automobile sector.
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CII- ITC Centre for Excellence for Sustainable Development to banajyotsna.baruah@cii.in, sustainability@cii.in