This webinar explored how to use the EcoVadis questionnaire and platform as a benchmarking tool for developing a corporate sustainability program and management system.
Our panelists were Maryam Bates, Senior Safety and Sustainability Manager from Ring Container Technologies, and Rachel Bukowitz, Manager and approved EcoVadis consultant from 3R Sustainability. The conversation was moderated by Josh Knupp, 3R Senior Manager and approved EcoVadis consultant.
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(7:00) Overview of sustainability management systems and why they are important
(9:15) Significance of management systems for EcoVadis
(10:16) Plan-Do-Check-Act
(12:40) Ring’s EcoVadis journey: Benefits, challenges, and how the management system is enacted
(15:23) Ring’s governance model
(17:46) What are the starting points if you’re beginning EcoVadis?
(20:21) Ring’s challenges they’ve had to overcome
(26:40) Benefits of sustainability management systems
(32:08) Rachel & Maryam’s top pieces of advice
(34:17) Audience Question: Where does my company begin with EcoVadis and a sustainability management system?
(36:50) Audience Question: How do management systems align with things like ISOs?
(41:20) If a larger company gets a lot of customer requests, how can we help our clients streamline?
3R is an EcoVadis Strategic Training Partner and maintains 20+ EcoVadis Approved Consultants on the team. The 3R team brings value to organizations by guiding them through a holistic discovery process and supporting them through the EcoVadis questionnaire. Strategic Training Partners are uniquely positioned to help businesses assess and improve sustainability performance.