CDP Supply Chain European Launch Event

Monday, 29 January 2018 | 9:00am – 12.30pm | London
Hosted by Barclays and CDP.


Attendance at this event is free of charge, but places are limited. To apply to attend, please email [email protected] with your name, company and position.

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Join 150+ sustainability, supply chain & procurement professionals and investors from the UK and Europe, to discuss the latest trends in supply chain sustainability and the key findings of the CDP Supply Chain Report 2018, to be released that day. Christiana Figueres, former Exec Secretary of UNFCCC & Convener, Mission 2020, will be delivering the keynote address. Additional speakers include representatives from Barclays, Carbon Trust, CDP, Coller Capital, McKinsey & Co, Norges Bank Investment Management and Phillips Lighting.

Event details

Attendance at this event is free of charge, but places are limited. To apply to attend, please email [email protected] with your name, company and position. We will respond to let you know if your application has been successful and share the location of the event.

Full agenda

09:00 Registration & networking

09:30 Welcome
Al Williams, Chief Procurement Officer, Barclays

09:35 Keynote address
Christiana Figueres, former Exec Secretary of UNFCCC & Convener, Mission 2020

09:45 Introduction to CDP & Supply Chain Program
Paul Simpson, Chief Executive Officer, CDP

09:50 Launch of the 2017/18 Global Supply Chain Report, including global and regional report findings
Including global and regional report findings, and CDP Supply Chain Member case studies.

  • Dexter Galvin, Global Director Corporates & Supply Chains, CDP
  • Tom Delay, Chief Executive, Carbon Trust
  • Steven Schwarz, Partner, McKinsey & Co

10:15 Break

10:35 Investor Panel
During this session the panellists will discuss why and how they engage with their investee companies on environmental risk and opportunity in the supply chain, the challenges they face and the key advice they can offer to others.

Moderated by Rick Stathers, Head of Investor Initiatives, CDP

  • Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas, Chair Barclays Green Council, Barclays
  • Adam Black, Head of ESG & Sustainability, Coller Capital

Wilhelm Mohn, Head of Sustainability Initiatives, Ownership Strategies, Norges Bank Investment Management

11:20 Procurement Panel
During the session the panelists will share their current approaches to supplier engagement, integration of environmental sustainability into procurement functions, challenges faced in approaches and future trends in this space.

  • Moderated by Steven Schwarz, Partner, McKinsey & Co
  • Al Williams, Chief Procurement Officer, Barclays
  • Anna Spinelli, Senior Vice President Procurement, Philips Lighting
  • Christina Vasili, Head of Procurement, KPMG

12:05 Barclays Supplier Awards

  • Most Improved Supplier
  • Best Collaborative Proposal

Presented by Al Williams, Chief Procurement Officer, Barclays

12:15 Closing Remarks
Dexter Galvin, Global Director Corporates & Supply Chains, CDP