PODCAST: How to manage supplier ESG Risk

Managing supplier Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk is the focus of a new four-part podcast series by the Art of Procurement Podcast podcast series. 

As PASA reported last month in the forward look for sustainable procurement in 2022, top performing procurement teams were found to assess and audit their suppliers for sustainability compliance. 

When it comes to ESG risk, compliance with regulations, proactive identification of potential risk events and avoidance of negative PR are all essential. 

Listen to the opening ESG podcast, Managing Supplier ESG Risk, produced by Art of Procurement in partnership with Dun & Bradstreet, Host Philip Ideson is joined by Brian Alster, General Manager of Finance and Risk Solutions, and Rochelle March, Head of ESG Product, both at Dun & Bradstreet.

The speakers delve into the emerging imperative for procurement to understand the ESG profiles of their suppliers. You will hear actionable tips and recommendations on how to manage ESG in the context of broader supplier and supply chain risk management.

Listen to part one and hear Rochelle discuss the metrics and data that procurement teams can use to assess suppliers in the context of their ESG objectives.

• Listen to part two: The onboarding of suppliers with both risk and ESG in mind.
• Listen to part three: Supply chain risk monitoring.
• Listen to part four: The impetus for companies to take ESG risk seriously.

How to prepare your organisation for long term success in sustainable procurement.