Leading in Greening: How Microsoft embeds Sustainability into Logistics Supply Chains
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Online
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In a post-pandemic environment, supply chain resilience and sustainability have emerged as key drivers of business success.
Leading in Greening: How Microsoft embeds Sustainability into Logistics Supply Chains
Speaker: Nico De Golia, Director of Cloud Logistics Sustainability, Microsoft
Thursday, October 19, 2023
6:00pm to 7:00pm Pacific Time
Online via Zoom (details below)
About the Topic
The Microsoft Cloud Logistics team has been laser-focused on embedding sustainability practices across the organization to drive down the carbon and lead the market.
During this session, learn about Microsoft Cloud Logistics’ sustainability leadership, and how they are collaborating across the value chain with supply chain partners, providers, peers, and non-profit organizations to build a best-in-class sustainable logistics program that leverages data to quickly identify opportunities for optimization, proactively mitigate risks, and invest in transforming the transportation system for a sustainable future.
About the Speaker
Nico De Golia is globally responsible for logistics and transportation sustainability in Microsoft’s Cloud Supply Chain, where he works toward achieving the sustainability goals including net-negative carbon emissions, zero waste and water positivity by 2030. He is also an advisor to Washington Maritime Blue and the Center for the Blue Economy, where he focuses on maritime decarbonization.
Recommended Reading
- The Evolving Role of Chief Sustainability Officers by Robert G. Eccles and Alison Taylor, Harvard Business Review, July-August 2023.
- YouTube Video: Smart Freight Centre: What is the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) Framework?
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International Airlines Group (IAG) signs agreement with Microsoft for the large-scale global purchase of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), August 14, 2023, IAG website news
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Sustainability victories—Nico’s LinkedIn Posts
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