1. Value of transparency in the
Supply Chain?
Rob E. Sinclair
Dec 16, 2013
@ConsciousBrands
2. Who are we
Purpose:!
‣ Activating Sustainability!
Mission:!
‣ To help support the transition of 1,000 brands from the old
economy to the new economy by 2020.!
Guiding Principles:!
‣ "How you do anything is how you do everything." and !
‣ "If you want to go fast go alone - if you want to go further go
together”
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3. Collaborative Learning: !
Spiral Table™Initiative, Big ‘F’
facilitation. !
Strategic Action: !
Sustainability Sherpa, New economy
strategies and strategic planning, B-
Corp Certification!
Our Services
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4. This is about the evolution of capitalism
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6. It’s about building a new sector of the
economy
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The community of B Corps is
building a global movement that
will create a more inclusive and
sustainable economy.
875 B Corporations
60 Industries
29 Countries
1 Unifying Goal
10. B Corporations - Public Policy - Impact Investing
‣ Energy is infinite and cheap!
‣ There will always be enough room to dispose of all our
waste,!
‣ Humans are the primary species on earth; others are less
important, and many are irrelevant!
‣ Basic resources such as water and topsoil are unlimited.
If limits or problems are encountered, markets and new
technologies will re-allocate financial resource so we can
continue with our current ways of living and working.!
‣ Productivity and standardization are keys to economic
progress,!
‣ Economic growth and rising GDP are the best way to ‘lift
all boats’ and reduce social impact
Our Old Thoughts
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26. B Corporations - Public Policy - Impact Investing
‣ Surf the flux. Live within our energy income by relying
on forms of energy that come from renewable sources
such as solar, wind, tidal, and bio-based inputs!
‣ Zero to landfill. Everything from cars and iPods to office
buildings and machines, is 100% recyclable,
remanufacturable or compostable.!
‣ We are borrowing the future from our children; we
have to pay it back. Our first responsibility is to leave a
healthy global biosphere for our children - their children’s
children...!
‣ In a global village, there is only one boat, and a hole
sinks us all.
New paradigm
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31. Rob E. Sinclair
ph: 403.697.9314
e: rob@consciousbrands.com
t: @ConsciousBrands
Leaving thoughts
!31
To conspire means to
breath together
We Live in a world of
participation, not
consumption
32. It is always useful to find out what participants felt they
learnt from a session. Here!
is one method which could be used at the end of each
session.!
Ask the participants to think about or write down one thing
that:!
■ they learnt from the session (Head)!
■ they felt from the session (Heart)!
■ they will do as a result of the session (Hand)!
Encourage them to share their responses with the other
participants and yourself, and to take any written notes
home as a reminder to themselves.
How you do anything...
33. The Future - What consumers can do
Which are the key countries that produce garments?!
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What does the label in your T-shirt tell you about where the product
was made?!
!
What does it mean in relation to the whole supply chain?!
!
What are the different processes involved in producing a T-shirt, from
growing cotton, to getting the T-shirt to a store?!
!
What is a supply chain?!
!
What is supply chain traceability?!
!
How are companies trying to get supply chain traceability? What are
the challenges?
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35. B Corporations - Public Policy - Impact Investing
Governance
Accountability
Transparency
!
Workers
Job Growth
Compensation & Benefits
Work Environment
Employee Ownership
!
Community
Suppliers
Local
Diversity
Charity/Volunteerism
Environment
Energy Use
Facilities
Supply Chain
Manufacturing
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+ Social Enterprise Business Models
Beneficial Products/Services
Targeting Underserved Communities
Beneficial Supply Chain
!!
What is measured?
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