— ESG in value chains

ESG in Value Chains

A one-day intensive course named “ESG in value chains” is aimed for all professionals who deal with supply chain or procurement.

A one-day intensive course named “ESG in value chains” is aimed for all professionals who deal with supply chain or procurement. It will provide an understanding of ESG criteria when selecting, onboarding and managing supplier relationships. The participants will be able to decide how to include these in the ESG strategy and how it fits with the overall business strategy and what policies and documentation need to be revised in order to achieve and maintain a long-term and prosperous buyer-supplier relationship.

Gained Competencies

Understanding how ESG topics are managed within value chains.

Selecting KPIs, targets and metrics for sustainable supply chain management.

Aligning supply chain management with ESG strategy.

Learning how to manage supply chains incorporating ESG criteria.

Evaluating and monitoring ESG performance within supply chains.

Recommended (target) audience

Course format and logistics

Participants are invited to study the recommended literature before the on-site workshop.

After the course, each participant will have to create a project proposal with the objective of incorporating ESG criteria in the management of a selected supplier and demonstrate how these will be enforced.

Course outline

11 June 2025 (Wednesday), 9:00-16:00, room NB 474

ESG reporting – reporting standards (certifications), reporting on value chains examples (focus on value chain)

Value chain management – network theory, internal rules and policies (SLA, Supplier code of conduct), methods to manage value chains, selection criteria before/after ESG implementation, methods to evaluate supply chains / suppliers before/after ESG implementation, onboarding/exit

ESG topics in value chains – impacts, risks and opportunities in value chains, partnerships, communication, leadership for change, business model innovation, how to make value chains more resilient and agile, how to set up criteria for monitoring/selection

ESG reporting in value chains – how to determine “material” suppliers, what data to monitor, what KPIs to set up

Price and Course Enrollment

Course lecturer​

Ing. Mgr. Petr Procházka, Ph.D.

After 9 years within international logistics in various positions (Czechia, Spain, Belgium), he serves as Country Representative and ESG Specialist at Gosselin (BE). He also participates in sector-specific European sustainability reporting standards creation for road transportation at EFRAG (BE). Apart from Prague University of Economics and Business, he studied at the University of Sheffield (UK), Universidad de Sevilla (ES) and is currently a visiting researcher at Rotterdam School of Management (NL).

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