Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

This free on-line course highlights fundamental principles of responsible working conditions and expectations of FCA, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Toyota and Daimler and is based on the Automotive Industry Guiding Principles to Enhance Sustainability Performance in the Supply Chain.

The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act goes into effect in 2023. The Act applies to a broad range of human rights risks and environmental risks that can lead to human rights violations. The Act imposes a duty of care for managing and addressing human rights and environmental risks that extends to the entire supply chain. Michael Littenberg and Samantha Elliott from Ropes & Gray LLP will provide an overview of the legal requirements of the Act.

Approx. Run time: 56:58 minutes

Jens Winkler, Associate Director, Supply Chain Consulting at ELEVATE will look at the managerial implications resulting from the law. By focusing on the nine due diligence obligations, he will outline a management framework and provide you with first pragmatic approaches and actions.

Approx. Run time: 54:23 minutes

Publicly traded companies are increasingly inundated with requests to publish environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data. The most influential requests are coming from organizations that directly participate in financial markets. An influential piece of this ESG Ecosystem is the organizations that develop and promote ESG disclosure guidance, frameworks, and/or standards. These organizations are sometimes referenced by the financial markets, governments, stock exchanges, or companies. Insti...

Publicly traded companies are being increasingly inundated with requests to publish environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data. The most influential requests are coming from organizations that directly participate in financial markets. These can include large asset owners (e.g., CalPERS, NY State), asset managers (e.g., BlackRock, State Street) and specialized ESG research firms (e.g., MSCI, Sustainalytics). Institutional customer demand for ESG information is rippling through entire suppl...

Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) reporting is becoming an important part of customer sustainability reporting across the automotive supply chain. Learn PCF fundamentals, cradle-to-gate calculations, and practical methods for using data you already maintain. No prior experience required.