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Sustainability in the supply chains – analysis of current work practices and way forward, LCM 2009-09-08, UP1
TOSCATowards sustainable supply chains
through a common approach for company strategic work and daily operations
LCM 2009Ulrika Palme
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The TOSCA project
• Funded by the EU LIFE+ Programme
• Runs 2009-2011
• Co-operation between AkzoNobel, SCA Personal Care and Chalmers University of Technology
Visit www.tosca-life.info or www.dantes.info
Objectives
Facilitate work on:
• Data exchange, communication and co-operation for sustainable development in supply chains
• Development of strategies, communication and application of tools for sustainable development
Approach
• Bottom up: facilitate the integration and communication of sustainability aspects and knowledge in daily operations
• Top down: facilitate development, communication and implementation of sustainability strategies
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ScopeConstruction of a framework for corporate work towards SD- Information from literature, internet, corporate documents and
interviews- Analyzes and recommendations of approach to take- Presentation of the resulting framework at the Tosca internet site
Dissemination and implementation of the framework- Making people within the participating organizations and outside
aware of the project- Seminars, lectures and workshops on the framework
- Implementation of the framework in businesses
More learning…- Documentation and presentation of experiences made in the
implementation phase
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Environmental Systems Analysis
• Division within the Dept of Energy and Environmnet at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Environmental assessment
Technological change
Industrial environmental
practice
ESA in numbers
11 senior academics
12 doctoral students
2 technicians
1 admin
13 dissertations
8 licentiates
2 bachelor level courses
8 advanced courses
20-25 master projects/yr
The participating companies
• AkzoNobel– The world’s largest paints and coatings company and a
major producer of specialty chemicals– About 60 000 employees and € 15 billion in revenue
• SCA – A global consumer goods and paper company that
develops, produces and markets personal care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and solid-wood products
– About 52 000 employees and € 11,5 billion in revenue
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January – August 2009
Inventories and assessments made of
• strategies in the work with sustainable development
• tools and data used to assess and track sustainability aspects
• communication practices concerning sustainability information
Focus on value chain relevance
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SD strategies at AN: the main actors
• Sustainability Council : 11 persons including CEO, business unit managers and others
• Director of Sustainability
• Sustainability focal points (1/BU)
• Sustainability in sourcing team
• HSE-S department
• Sustainability in Communications
• Carbon policy team
• Technology and Engineering SD group
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SD strategies at SCA: the main actors
• SCA group level– The Environmental Committee and the CSR Committee– Environmental networks– CSR networks
• Business group level (SCA Global Hygiene Category and SCA Personal Care Europe) – Cross-functional task force at Personal Care for
development and implementation of environmental strategy
– Environment & Product Safety Department– QRESH (Quality, Risk, Environment, Safety and Health)
are coordinators at the facilities
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Results tools and data
• Management: EMS, indicators– Value chain: Customer audits, Supplier standard –
environmental and social requirements on suppliers
• Assessment: LCA, carbon footprints, EIA, risk and safety assessments– Value chain: Haulier evaluations, Supplier audits and
assessments
• Data management: internal data bases (LCA and safety sheets)– Value chain: Supplier environmental questionnaire,
Societal waste management models and trends
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Results communication: AN
• Internal– Internal website– Newsletters– Meetings
• General external– Brochures– Annual report– Web sites– Press releases– Newsletters and
news magazines
• To customers (Eka BU)– Technical product data– Handbooks– Safety data Sheets– EPD– Eka facts (a parallel
system to the Safety Data Sheet)
• From suppliers– LCA data– Audits, questionnaires
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Results communication: SCA
• Internal– Internal website– Newsletters, fact
sheets– Meetings– Training
• General external– Brochures– Annual report– Web sites– Press releases– Newsletters
• To customers– Case specific
• To consumers– Eco action
• From suppliers– LCA data– Audits,
questionnaires
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Some conclusions
• Strategy first!
• Sustainability should be a driver for innovations
• A limited number of tools
• Expertise within the company
• Internal communication before external communication
• More and better external communication (AN)
• Life cycle thinking to support value chain thinking
• More and better co-operation with suppliers and customers (- how?)
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Recommendation for the framework
• A transparent process aiming at all employees being familiar with the concept SD and with clear communication on contributions and progress
• To be extended throughout the value chain?
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