Masterclass Sustainability
On 10 December 2007 the first masterclass ‘Een duurzame supply chain. Hoe doe je dat?’ (A sustainable supply chain. How to do it?) took place.
a continuation on MasterClass about sustainability
The 4th of February 2008
On 10 December 2007 the first masterclass ‘Een duurzame supply chain. Hoe doe je dat?’ (A sustainable supply chain. How to do it?) took place. This MasterClass was organized by ACTP in collaboration with intelligence for business., Deltalinqs Energy Forum, Erasmus University Rotterdam and TU Delft.
During the MasterClass the subjects CO2-emissions, and the origination and the re-use of waste were brought up. Participants of the MasterClass were managers of companies in and around de port of Rotterdam, considering to become (more) active within their company in the field of sustainability.
After presentations of prof.dr.ir. Jo van Nunen: ‘Afval bestaat niet in sustainable supply chains’ (‘Waste does not exist in sustainable supply chains’) and dr.ing. Marc Zegveld: ‘CO2 ketenfootprint: Duurzaamheid meten in de supply chain’ (CO2 chain footprint: measuring Sustainability in the supply chain), in two groups the participants had discussions with each other about what sustainability means for their own company and how to look at the chain perspective of Sustainability and CO2 emissions. Problems in the area of innovation, enterpreneuring and sustainability were analyzed and practical solution directions were looked at.
As a result of the MasterClass, initiators work at this moment on concrete solutions that will help companies in realizing a sustainable supply chain. The intention is to make CO2 chain footprints for companies, in order that parties in the chain can colloborate in reducing CO2-emissions.
Intelligence for business offers companies the opportunity to get an insight in the CO2 emissions in their whole value chain. Together with the company i4b works on gathering and analyzing the needed data needed for making a footprint. But first i4b will describe the chain as a whole, the scope and the focus of the chain will be defined in consultation with the company. The result is a reliable footprint of the CO2 emission, direct and indirect, emitted during all consecutive phases in the production chain. With this result companies are able to look at the developments of their chain emissions, but especially to establish in which area the first action can be taken to reduce CO2. This is an appealing approach, because in practise can be seen that this sort of actions go hand in hand with chain optimisation and cost savings.
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