Responsible Supply Chain

Challenge

The complexity of the environmental and social challenges facing humanity commands the contribution of all private, public and plural sector organizations. However, any single organization’s participation in solving these challenges will always be limited to the capacity of the system in which it operates.

 

Systemic challenges relating, for example, to greenhouse gas emissions, work conditions, waste generation, water consumption and deforestation must be tackled based on a close collaboration between several business partners. Organizations that belong to the same supply chain must work together to mitigate the external economic, social and environmental effects of their operations. It is by collaborating in a systemic and transparent manner while sharing common social and environmental values that organizations will contribute to solving the complex challenges of our times and generate business opportunities that are conducive to their sustainability.

Objective

There are more and more sectoral partnerships and collaborations to jointly address the global issues we all face while seeing to the emergence of new business models.

 

Leaders who have adopted responsible procurement approaches today boast the advantage of having developed new distinctive competencies by reason of continuous sustainability efforts deployed with actors within their supply chain. For example, by using their purchasing power, these organizations have created business opportunities for their partners and suppliers who share similar values and a similar vision. It is by analyzing the social and environmental hotspots where the supply chain’s operations generate negative external effects that these organizations have been able to find solutions such as reducing GHG emissions, reducing or substituting certain chemicals as well as reducing and reusing waste. These solutions resulting from collaboration between supply chain actors thus contribute to generating shared value for their operating system’s internal and external stakeholders.

Brundtland Minds Solutions

Our experts will:

  • Analyze the data from your value and supply chains to identify economic, social and environmental hotspots that present business opportunities;
  • Develop jointly with your procurement team a responsible procurement approach to be implemented over a reasonable period to ensure your partners and suppliers evolve as you evolve;
  • Prepare training sessions for the internal and external actors of your value chain in line with your responsible procurement approach; and
  • Organize and facilitate collaborative workshops with your partners and suppliers to spur their engagement.

Benefits

  • Improved quality and traceability of the products and services that you purchase;
  • Potential reduction of your operating costs and risks throughout your supply chain;
  • Increased resilience and value creation potential among your partners and suppliers;
  • Improved image and reputation of your organization with its target clientele sharing these values;
  • Improved attraction, retention, engagement and performance levels among your employees, partners and suppliers sharing the same values;
  • Improvement of your performance as perceived by potential investors, with respect namely to governance and risk management;
  • Engine for innovation to meet clients’ expectations; and
  • Possibility of influencing and shaping the future of your industry sector.

Our Services

Rather than using a vertical organizational structure, Brundtland Minds operates a network of specialized independent consultants who work together and thereby maximize the expertise made available to clients at highly competitive rates. At Brundtland Minds, consultants are free to choose the projects for which they possess substantial experience and know that they will be able to make a fundamental difference. In addition, the human and authentic approach put forward by Brundtland Minds facilitates the establishment of a relationship and a sound climate of cooperation in which our experts can achieve excellent results in close collaboration with your work teams.

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Brundtland Minds acts as a catalyst for value creation by implementing collaboration and research platforms between the actors of a single industry or supply chain, thereby enabling you to take advantage of new business opportunities to strengthen your organization’s existence while contributing to the collective resolution of global systemic issues.

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All of our consultants have been selected for their ability to communicate in simple terms the often complex and systemic notions regarding the concept of sustainable development. For all types of audiences, our experts have the know-how to develop the knowledge and skill levels of your internal and external stakeholders by rendering such notions tangible and actionable.

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