The Supply Chain Transparency Challenge is a half-day, invitation-only working session on Tuesday, February 6, convening corporate sustainability and supply chain leaders to discuss strategies and best practices in building and communicating sustainable, transparent supply chains. The goal of the challenge is to identify best practices in transparency requirements, the external stakeholders driving those requirements, and what to expect in the future. This working session will bring together brands and their stakeholders, including suppliers, NGOs, industry associations, investors, policy makers, and customers in a facilitated discussion. Participation will be limited to no more than 80 people.

Learn more and request an invitation here.

A growing number of companies are setting science-based targets to reduce their GHG emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals to limit global temperature increase to well-below 2°C. Over 300 have committed to take action through the Science Based Targets initiative. These companies and others wishing to join are expected to set ambitious goals to reduce their scope 3 emissions when significant. According to data collected by CDP, about 40% of the global GHG emissions are driven – or influenced – by companies through their purchases and the products they sell. CDP’s Supply Chain Program offers companies the potential to collect valuable information from suppliers and engage with them using its unique global platform. Come to this workshop to learn about emerging trends in supplier engagement and science-based target setting. This workshop is for companies and other stakeholders interested in setting science-based targets, with an emphasis on collecting data and reducing scope 3 emissions in their supply chain.

GreenBiz 18 In-Depth Tutorials are intensive half-day sessions held prior to the start of the conference. These are designed to offer participants an opportunity to dive deeper into a topic of interest and develop tangible knowledge and skills. In addition, attendees will have a greater opportunity to network with their peers in these interactive sessions. Concurrent tutorials will be held the morning of Tuesday, February 6, and are available only to those who purchase an All Access Pass.

Coke recently announced its achievement of 100% water replenishment for its operations. Now, other beverage companies are following suit. Intel recently announced plans to restore 100% of its water use - the first tech company to do so. This workshop will share learnings from the early movers, helping participants understand how to define water replenishment, establish a program, avoid potential pitfalls, and develop effective criteria for evaluation and success.

The rise of pre-competitive consortiums addressing sustainability challenges by sector, by industry or by topic are helping companies to do more, better. Representatives from initiatives on issues such as land use change or water will be joined by sectorial groups from food, apparel, ICT and more. Join a panel of key change-makers from Quantis, Mars, and Intel to hear first-hand how they are finding common pathways to progress towards a sustainable future.