Why Use Your ESG Budget For Supplier Diversity & Inclusion Efforts? – fips consulting 1-Minute Readings

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HOW ARE YOUR SUPPLIER DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTS SUPPORTING YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE TARGETS


Environmental

Up to 90% of a companies CO2 footprint is coming from the supply chain – diverse-owned suppliers are often local and smaller, which leads to less CO2 EMISSIONS IN TRANSPORT

Diverse-owned businesses are usually more RESILIENT & ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY by being innovative, flexible, and efficient

Social

Supplier Diversity & Inclusion efforts attract MORE DIVERSE TALENTS

Diverse suppliers TEND TO HIRE AND INVEST LOCALLY, which leads to supporting SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Governance

Supplier Diversity & Inclusion can contribute to a MORE DIVERSE MANAGEMENT BOARD by promoting diversity and inclusion in the supply chain

Supplier Diversity & Inclusion can help REDUCE CORRUPTION by increasing transparency and competition in the supply chain


HOW TO START? ASK YOURSELF FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

Do we know our supply chain ESG impact?

Do we have ESG / UNSDG teams that we can work with?

Do we have ESG / UNSDG targets?

What is it that we want to achieve?

WHAT DOES fips consulting DO?

fips consulting’s core competencies

If you want to make your supply chain more inclusive; contact@fipsconsulting.com

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Sources: https://diversityplus.com/web/Article?id=Linking-Supplier-Diversity-And-Sustainability-To-Boost-Performance-6066&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
https://hbr.org/2023/04/why-business-leaders-must-resist-the-anti-esg-movement

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Andrea Fimian is a dedicated Inclusive Sourcing Leader based in Zurich, Switzerland. She is the owner and founder of fips consulting, a Supply Chain consulting firm with core competencies in Supplier Diversity /Inclusive and Responsible Sourcing. Andrea spent over a decade in supply chain at IBM where she also led and developed the Supplier Diversity & Inclusion 1st Tier program for EMEA and the Global 2nd Tier program for several years.

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