Procurers are increasingly required to juggle the competing agendas of CO2, local suppliers, waste minimisation, equality and overseas labour standards with performance management, cost and quality. On Monday 7 December, Shaun McCarthy (Chair of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012) will be hosting a business breakfast at the City Marketing Suite at Guildhall, where he will share his experiences of balancing these issues. He will also explain how the world's first guidance standard for sustainable procurement - BS 8903 - provides a practical framework to enable procurers to address sustainability and create competitive advantage. By attending the Business Breakfast, delegates will understand:
Who should attend? People responsible for purchasing, procurement or supply chain management within large, City firms. Keynote speaker Shaun McCarthy is a leading advocate of sustainable business. He currently holds a mixed portfolio including the Chair of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012; Director of Action Sustainability; Environmental Advisor for Transport for London; Senior Advisor at the Institute for Sustainability and a Commissioner on the London Sustainable Development Commission. Shaun has over 20 years senior management experience with large companies, mainly Shell and BAA. During his time with BAA, Shaun developed pioneering strategies for carbon management, sustainable construction and procurement, he also developed programmes in the mid-1990s to increase business participation by small, local and ethnic minority businesses. To book your place on this exciting event, please email liz@actionsustainability.com.