The Sustainable Procurement Pledge + Making Circular Supply Chains Real with Thomas Udesen, CPO of Bayer and Co-Founder of SPP.Earth

We all have a role to play in the decade of our lives to reach
the 2030 SDG vision. Procurement professionals though have a
unique opportunity controlling about $8.3T of world trade in
materials flow and services annually.


In one of the most inspiring episodes to date, Thomas Udeson,
Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer and Co-Founder of the
Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP.Earth) chats with Sheri
Hinish (SupplyChainQueen) about his journey, the power of uniting
under the SDGs for climate action and sustainability, and how
procurement professionals are uniquely positioned to make this
happen.


For Thomas, it started with a global curiosity hearing his father
talk about shipments. He eloquently describes that "supply chains
are the pulse of our society and humanity. Supply chains make
things happen and what makes the world the great place it can
become. And if you work in a supply chain you naturally get
exposed to the beauty of people and diversity."


The Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP) was born out of the
climate strikes in late 2019. Thomas fundamentally believes that
we have everything to make a meaningful impact and change. The
SPP builds on commitments at the individual level. 


The Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP) is a
pro-bono community of those committed to embedding sustainability
in to their procurement practices - and sharing knowledge and
tools of how to do so.


To take the pledge and learn how to get started in embedding
sustainability in your organization, visit spp.earth.


To connect with Thomas and SPP on LinkedIn, visit
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainable-procurement-pledge/


Please join the Ambassador LinkedIn Group
on www.linkedin.com/groups/8845732/ !


To learn more about the podcast, visit supplychainqueen.com