Former Microsoft exec: Sustainability is ‘everybody’s job’. How key tactics can help

Sustainability goals take more than will - they take culture change and block and tackle approaches. Microsoft announced a host of big commitments in 2020 for the decade ahead, including a goal to be carbon negative and another to reduce emissions by 55%. Procurement played a key role in these goals and former supply chain exec Donna Warton shares the moves that have helped get leader buy-in, drive proactive thinking and help make sustainability a business imperative and not just a ‘one-off’ project. She’ll also explain the role an internal carbon tax has played in driving incentives, the challenge AI brings in staying on track for emissions goals, and what’s been effective to to force the right conversations in product design and at the supplier level to reduce waste and tackle emissions.