Stacy Glass on Sparking Sustainability Across Supply Chain
Sustainability is an escalating priority for consumers and organizations alike as carbon emissions continue contributing to extreme weather events and damage to our planet. The climate change debate is over—it’s real and it’s here—we need solutions in supply chain now. Business leaders understand recognizing and prioritizing sustainable supply chain solutions is a strategic move to fuel business resilience, profitability, and agility.
The shift to circular supply chains is critical to generating new business opportunities while limiting the company’s carbon footprint and resulting environmental impact. Organizations like IKEA have already implemented sourcing materials from recycled or renewable sources and initiated product repairs to eliminate risk.
There’s also a global move to goal setting for carbon neutrality. An evolving low-carbon economy is fast emerging as a business and government priority. And that’s where tech and innovation come into play. Adopting the right technologies will help organizations limit waste and streamline execution.
But sustainable approaches can’t be cultivated in a silo. Partnerships will be key for collaboration across governments, suppliers, corporations, NGOs, and other stakeholders.
Meeting the moment and the future demands of ongoing environmental impacts requires a powerful, diverse, and talented workforce. Our Let’s Talk Supply Chain Women In Supply Chain™ program, blog, and podcast series share the positive impact of growing gender representation with women and their nonbinary peers. We hope our Women In Supply Chain™ blog series inspires you to challenge traditional gender roles in the workplace and beyond.
We are proud to kick off a new year, by celebrating Stacy Glass. She is the Co-founder and Executive Director of ChemFORWARD, where she drives strategic growth, impact, and scale. Stacy builds powerful partnerships, collaborations, and stakeholder engagement that empower ChemFORWARD’s mission to broaden access to chemical hazard data and pinpoint safer alternatives in partnership with industry. Stacy works to end toxic chemical exposure and advance human and environmental equity. She boasts Beyond Duke Service and Leadership and Women in Sustainability Leadership (WSLA) awards.
Meet Our Sponsors
Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Women In Supply Chain™ award, sponsored by Let’s Talk Supply Chain podcast and Blended Pledge project, honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship, and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network.
About the Author
Naomi Sylvian is a content marketing leader with more than 17 years of experience, and the editor of Let’s Talk Supply Chain™’s Women In Supply Chain™ series. Her works have appeared on Forbes, Mashable, Business Insider, The Muse, and Yahoo, and have been mentioned by The New York Times Online. Naomi mentors at-risk teens to fight recidivism and contribute on a local level, working with the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections. Subscribe to her LinkedIn newsletter, The Chain Explained, for all things Supply Chain broken down with as many pop-culture references as possible, or view her marketing portfolio online.
