Supply Chain Webinar Report
On 29th May 2020, Sustainable Inclusive Business (SIB-Kenya) in partnership with Supply, Systems and People (SSP) held a webinar dubbed “Effect of Covid-19 on Procurement”. Approximately 27 people participants in the 1hr 30 minutes’ session, which aimed at exploring the impact of the Corona Virus pandemic on businesses’ procurement behaviours, the underlying opportunities and how to shift to sustainable procurement models post Covi-19. The webinar had an open discussion model, moderated by SIB’s Program Manager Ebenezer Amadi, with Kwoba David, the Founder and CEO of SSP being the guest speaker. Kwoba is a Chartered Procurement professional with membership in several global supply chain bodies with international experience on sourcing of high risk, high-value products. In commerce, supply chain management is management of the flow of goods and services; that involves the movement and storage of raw materials, of work-in-process inventory, and of finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. Stakeholder pressure from customers, shareholders and investors to push sustainability into supply chain has significantly increased over the years. The recently launched Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Guidelines also require an increased focus on sustainability throughout the supply chain. By running and boosting environmental, social and economic performance throughout supply chains, businesses can conserve natural resources, optimize processes by making best use of what is available, uncovering product innovations, saving costs, increasing productivity and promoting corporate values.
