Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Make Their Mark
Sustainability and the broader umbrella of corporate responsibility (CR) mean many things today. In some quarters, it’s a marketing message. In others, it’s a cost of doing business driven by a firm’s customers. In others still, they are embraced as a competitive advantage and a compass for business leadership.
To learn more about how some of today’s leading companies are approaching sustainability and CR, Supply Chain Management Review brought together executives from four members of the Supply and Value Chain Center (SVCC) at Loyola University Chicago for a roundtable discussion. From fast food restaurants to motion control systems, they represent a diversity of industries. They were: Bill Abington, president of operations for Medline; Craig Espevik, vice president of operations for Yaskawa America, Inc.; Keith Kenny, vice president of sustainability for McDonald’s; and Betsey Nohe, vice president of supply chain for Morton Salt.
The discussion was moderated by Harry Haney, associate director of the SVCC.
Loyola: Let’s start with a broad question for Bill and Betsey. Over the years, sustainability and corporate responsibility have evolved and there is no one model as to where it resides. In your organizations, are sustainability and CR integrated or are they separate?
Abington: At Medline, our corporate responsibility effort is an umbrella that incorporates both sustainability and corporate responsibility.
Nohe: Morton takes a little different approach because we are heavily focused on manufacturing and logistics. Sustainability reports to our operations leader and corporate responsibility reports to our corporate communications function. But the two leaders work hand in hand.
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To learn more about how some of today’s leading companies are approaching sustainability and CR, Supply Chain Management Review brought together executives from four members of the Supply and Value Chain Center (SVCC) at Loyola University Chicago for a roundtable discussion. From fast food restaurants to motion control systems, they represent a diversity of industries. They were: Bill Abington, president of operations for Medline; Craig Espevik, vice president of operations for Yaskawa America, Inc.; Keith Kenny, vice president of sustainability for McDonald’s; and Betsey Nohe, vice president of supply chain for Morton Salt.
The discussion was moderated by Harry Haney, associate director of the SVCC.
Loyola: Let’s start with a broad question for Bill and Betsey. Over the years, sustainability and corporate responsibility have evolved and there is no one model as to where it resides. In your organizations, are sustainability and CR integrated or are they separate?
Abington: At Medline, our corporate responsibility effort is an umbrella that incorporates both sustainability and corporate responsibility.
Nohe: Morton takes a little different approach because we are heavily focused on manufacturing and logistics. Sustainability reports to our operations leader and corporate responsibility reports to our corporate communications function. But the two leaders work hand in hand.
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