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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.

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November 2017

There are strands of sustainability and corporate responsibility through much of this month’s issue. James T. Prokopanko, the former CEO and president of The Mosaic Company, details how corporate responsibility became his compass for leader ship when he took over the reins of the company back in 2007. Similarly, Joseph Ludorf, the executive director of supply chain for Cipla Medpro, details how revamping the planning process enables the South African pharmaceutical company to prof- itably supply drugs to underserved populations on the continent as part of its corporate mission. We round out the issue with five tips for intelli- gent risk taking in…
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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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November 2017

There are strands of sustainability and corporate responsibility through much of this month’s issue. James T. Prokopanko, the former CEO and president of The Mosaic Company, details how corporate responsibility…
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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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