The global commodity system that has served society for centuries is no longer fit for purpose; its vulnerability only amplified by the pandemic. Hear how companies are altering sourcing models, simplifying and localising supply chains, and putting purpose and impact at the heart of a resilient, sustainable procurement process.

Speakers include:
- Barry Parkin, Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer, Mars
- Terry Slavin, Editor-in-Chief – Sustainable Business, Reuters Events

Sarah Milner is a senior at Huron High School. She’s passionate about sociology and writing, and plans to study organizational studies in the hopes of becoming a consultant for future business leaders with the goal of helping them increase ethical business practices, diversity, and leadership skills within their companies. When she’s not reading or listening to music, she’s attending meetings for JSA, DECA, and her own club dedicated to the listening and sharing of music. This is her first year speaking at Ann Arbor’s TEDx event. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. | TEDxYouth@AnnArbor

Understanding consumer behavior and attitudes regarding sustainability and health/wellness is an ongoing process. Listen to perspectives from Peter Salmon of Moxie Design in New Zealand, Guy Champniss of Havas Media, and Chris Coulter of Globescan.

Uploaded on Nov 14, 2011

Uploaded on Jan 13, 2010

BSR Conference 2014

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR opening speech addressing transformation affecting business models, markets, products, and the personal including relationships.  Hearts, heads and hands are required. Transparency is a second theme of the conference so how do we turn it into an advantage, an asset? 

Walmart Chairman and Former CEO Michael T. Duke says Walmart looks at more than just corporate profits when it considers sustainability. He speaks at the ECO:comics conference in Santa Barbara, Calif.Published on Apr 3, 2014

Smaller environmental footprint will lead to greater profit in the long run is Mr. Duke's main point in this excerpt of ana interview  Environmental sustainability is a narrow focus of the term ignoring the social - people - and prosperity elements, both of which Walmart plays a big role with a considerable impact on citizens. Walmart and Sam's Club employs roughly 2.2 million people worldwide and is the largest private employer in the United States.

In April, top CEOs and investors, pioneering entrepreneurs, environmental experts and policy makers convene at ECO:nomics, The Wall Street Journal’s conference in Santa Barbara, to discuss and debate the most critical issues facing leaders who are driving change at the intersection of business and the environment. 

We will have large corporations with infrastructures that have a smaller ecological footoprint and institutional self-promotional statements and conferences such as ECO:nomics, but our future will remain unsustainable as the mind-set of what Dr. Chet Bowers refers to as "deep cultural assumptions that support the individualistic/industrial/consumer-dependent culture that is ecologically unsustainable" remains the driving force in our Society and at Walmart.