Talent Talks Live: Dec 2021 with 4C Associates’ Allison Ford-Langstaff, Inmarsat’s Tim Snow, and Sainsbury’s Jo Ennion #47

“From a recruitment perspective, it's one of the first questions candidates ask us now: What is that business's sustainability agenda?”With the well-publicised COP26 bringing sustainability ever closer to the front of consumers’ minds, there’s a renewed focus on supply chains to become greener at every stage.For such a current and pressing topic, it was a delight to host a panel discussion at Talent Talks Live in December with Jo Ennion, Tim Snow, and Allison Ford-Langstaff. Our guests on this week’s live episode of the podcast share their open, honest experiences with the sustainability journey each of them is currently on, and answer audience questions on the impact of AI & automation, ways to upskill your team in sustainably practices, and how to incite sustainable change from the board.This episode of Talent Talks covers:Recent research indicating how well procurement is fulfilling the sustainability agendaHow to upskill your teams in environmentally conscious practicesThe role of diversity & inclusion in developing innovative, sustainable impactWays to bring sustainability issues to the board’s attention and ensure they’re acted uponThis episode of Talent Talks is sponsored by 4C Associates - a leading European procurement and supply chain consultancy, who work collaboratively with forward-thinking clients to deliver real business value across a wide range of transformation and cost optimisation service offerings. Visit https://www.4cassociates.com/ for more information.Links and references at: https://talentdrive.co.uk/

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The Talent Talks Podcast provides regular insights and guidance to procurement and supply chain professionals. Host, Martin Smith interviews CPO's within large corporations and brands in the UK such as John Lewis, Mars, Babcock International, Managing Directors of procurement specialist companies including as Procurement Excellence and Embedded IT as well as thought-leaders and authors from the sector. Martin Smith, founder of Talent Drive is a specialist procurement and supply chain recruiter. He uses his network and expertise to provide insightful, thought provoking discussions, as well as providing tips on building your own career in the industry. The podcast is just one area of #projectprocurement; Martin's network of like-minded procurement professionals including webinars, content and events. Register your email to find out about our next meet-up and get involved: https://bit.ly/talenttalksmailinglist We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, and do please reach out if you'd like to be a guest; [email protected]. All links and references at https://talentdrive.co.uk/