Implementing a Sustainable Supply Chain that Builds Communities

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Channel: Columbia Business School · 2012 · Nonprofits & Activism

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In this session at the 2012 Social Enterprise Conference, Professor Garrett Van Ryzin, Paul M. Montrone Professor of Private Enterprise, Chair of Decision, Risk, and Operations at Columbia Business School moderated a panel consisting of Kythzia Barrera, the Director of Innovando Tradicion; Anita Househam, Policy & Legal Adviser of UN Global Compact on Supply Chain Sustainability; Scott A. Vitters, General Manager, of PlantBottle Packaging at Coca-Cola; and Deji Akinyanju, the CEO of Food Concepts. The panel discussed the necessary changes needed for today's supply chains to remain sustainable, what incentives exist for businesses and governments to make these changes, and finally, what are the business opportunities that may be involved with this change.

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