Sustainability and Resilience Theatre 26
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03-Dec-2026
- How network decisions influence emissions, resilience and customer service
- Where location, routing and facility strategy can reduce environmental impact
- What a more sustainable footprint looks like in practice
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Networking break
03-Dec-2026
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03-Dec-2026
- How operators navigate competing pressures without losing focus
- What trade-offs are unavoidable and which ones can be solved
- Practical examples of decision-making under real commercial constraints
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03-Dec-2026
- Which pressures will define the next phase of responsible supply chain strategy
- How leaders see the balance shifting between risk, cost and sustainability
- What organisations should do now to stay ahead
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Lunch and networking
03-Dec-2026
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03-Dec-2026
- How cold chain operators can improve sustainability without risking product quality
- The technologies and process improvements reducing loss and energy use
- Where better design can improve resilience as well as efficiency
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03-Dec-2026
- The capabilities teams need to manage responsible supply chains properly
- How to close knowledge gaps across procurement, logistics and operations
- Why governance and accountability matter as much as technology
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03-Dec-2026
- Why sustainability efforts fail when ownership is too narrow
- How to create cross-functional engagement that lasts beyond a campaign
- What leadership behaviours help embed change
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03-Dec-2026
- How digital tools can support smarter sustainability decisions
- Where technology is helping reduce waste, inefficiency and energy use
- What still needs human ownership, discipline and process change
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Networking break
03-Dec-2026
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03-Dec-2026
- Where transport decarbonisation is currently most achievable in the region
- How route planning and modal choice affect cost and emissions together
- What businesses need to know about cleaner fleet pathways
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03-Dec-2026
- How organisations are rethinking supplier concentration and regional exposure
- The balance between resilience, competitiveness and continuity of supply
- What procurement leaders should prioritise in uncertain markets
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03-Dec-2026
- How to focus sustainability programmes on outcomes that can be proven
- Where logistics teams should concentrate effort for the biggest effect
- What separates credible progress from vague ambition statements
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02-Dec-2026
- How to connect strategy with frontline operational decisions
- The role of targets, governance and incentives in sustaining progress
- What practical execution looks like once the reporting is done
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02-Dec-2026
- Why better traceability matters for sustainability, compliance and trust
- How digital tools can improve proof, provenance and audit readiness
- What organisations still need to fix in their data foundations
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02-Dec-2026
- Where materials innovation is supporting both automation and sustainability goals
- How to reduce waste without compromising protection or efficiency
- The packaging changes most likely to scale commercially
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Networking break
02-Dec-2026
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02-Dec-2026
- How climate exposure is affecting logistics, sourcing and infrastructure choices
- What proactive risk planning looks like at network level
- How to prepare for disruption without overbuilding cost
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02-Dec-2026
- How leading organisations are turning responsible supply chain goals into routines
- Where ownership should sit across leadership, procurement and operations teams
- What still prevents good intentions from becoming day-to-day practice
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02-Dec-2026
- Which facility improvements reduce both cost and environmental impact
- How to assess automation, equipment and building upgrades more effectively
- The energy strategies gaining traction in distribution operations
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Lunch and networking
02-Dec-2026
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02-Dec-2026
- How disclosure expectations are changing for regional and global operators
- What finance, operations and procurement teams need to align on now
- Why stronger data assurance is becoming essential
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02-Dec-2026
- How circular supply chain models can work beyond small pilot schemes
- The operational realities of returns, reuse and recovery flows
- Where circularity can create measurable value as well as environmental gain
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02-Dec-2026
- Why responsible sourcing cannot stop at immediate supplier relationships
- How businesses are improving oversight across more complex supply bases
- What robust due diligence looks like in practice
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Networking break
02-Dec-2026
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02-Dec-2026
- Where energy, fleet and facility improvements are delivering practical results
- How to cut emissions while protecting service and operational performance
- Which decarbonisation measures currently have the strongest business case
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02-Dec-2026
- How regional and global volatility is reshaping supply chain priorities
- The trade-offs between cost efficiency, redundancy and responsiveness
- What resilient design means in a real operating environment
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02-Dec-2026
- How to collect emissions data that is credible and decision-useful
- The practical challenges in measuring warehousing and transport impacts
- Turning carbon baselines into action rather than reporting theatre
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02-Dec-2026
- What responsible supply chain practice looks like beyond policy statements
- How to embed accountability into sourcing, logistics and operations
- Why this agenda is becoming commercial as well as reputational
