397: Setting the Stage for Sustained Sustainability w/ Pierre-Francois Thaler

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As digital transformation progresses, corporate leadership teams are increasing their focus on the quality and availability of data. Spend analysis is just one internal data resource in a sea of data ecosystems, but it has the potential to serve as the foundational connection point for all procurement analytics.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For this special series, Art of Procurement partnered with Sievo and Buyers Meeting Point to take a deep dive into procurement data ecosystems. We will explore how procurement leaders can meet their analytical requirements while also exploiting the full cross-functional value of data - data that enables corporate growth and competitive advantage. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Kelly Barner and Pierre-Francois Thaler, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of EcoVadis, discuss the different scopes, organizational models, and ways of tracking, certifying, and reporting on investments in sustainability.</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The current state of sustainability initiatives and what large enterprises can do to scale their impact</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How procurement can use metrics and scorecards to ensure that investments in sustainability are recognized from the end consumer to the boardroom</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether risk mitigation is a natural outcome of sustainability programs and how technology can carry these efforts successfully forward into the future</span></li> </ul>