The webinar on “Corporate Sustainability in Global Supply Chains: Professional and Academic Insights” was sponsored by Center for Pop-up Markets at Northeastern University. The webinar was held in conjunction with a Special Issue initiative at Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) (link to the invitation to printsmall). This event explored the opportunities and challenges associated with the diffusion of sustainability practices in global supply chains through the lens of four distinguished speakers from the academic, private and non-profit sectors:
- Robert KlassenProfessor of Operations Management & Sustainability, Ivey Business School, Western University, CA
- Juliane ReineckeProfessor of International Management & Sustainability, King's College, UK
- Bambi SemrocVice President Sustainable Markets and Strategy, Conservation International
- Dave StangisFounder & CEO, 21C Impact, LLC
This event was coordinated by Jonathan Doch (Associate Dean of Research and Global Engagement and Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business at Villanova University).
This webinar was co-hosted by JIBS Special issue editors: Sjoerd Beugelsdijk (University of Groningen, NL), Jonathan Doch (Villanova University, USA), Tatiana Kostova (University of South Carolina, USA), Valentina Marano (Northeastern University, USA), and Miriam Wilhelm (University of Groningen, NL).
About the speakers
Robert Klassen
Robert Klassen is Professor of Business Administration at the Ivey Business School. Robert's research interests focus on investigating the links between operations and sustainability with a particular focus on supply chain management. This research emphasized, first, characterizing management practices and organizational capabilities and, second, understanding both the antecedents and performance outcomes of these practices and capabilities. His research has been published in Management Science, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Managementand International Journal of Operations & Production Management, including. He currently serves as co-editor for International Journal of Operations & Production Management, and as co-editor of the department for Production and Operations Management. In addition to teaching the first year operations management course in the MBA and EMBA programs, Robert has recently introduced a new course in Managing for Sustainable Development. He has also taught electives in Technology Development and Management, Service Management and Business Strategy. He continues to actively develop new teaching materials, including over 20 cases and exercises in business strategy, process analysis, quality management and environmental management.
Juliane Reinecke
Juliane Reinecke joined King's Business School in 2017 as Professor of International Management & Sustainability and Associate Dean (Impact & Innovation). Previously, she was a lecturer at Warwick Business School. Juliane is also a visiting professor in sustainability at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
She is a Research Fellow at Cambridge Judge Business School, where she earned her BA and PhD, and a Fellow at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, both at the University of Cambridge. Juliane has studied Philosophy and Economics in Germany, USA and France and has worked in strategy consulting.
Juliane's research draws on insights from agency theory, political philosophy and process studies to broadly explore how institutions of transnational governance emerge and evolve as a result of multi-stakeholder interactions to promote more equitable and sustainable forms of governance. globalization in global supply chains. but also organizations in general.
Her work has won many awards including Journal of Management Studies (JMS) Best Paper Award, Best International paper award & Best Environmental and Social Practices paper award, Academy of Management (OMT Division).
Bambi Semroc
Bambi Semroc is interim vice president of the Center for Sustainable Lands and Waters at Conservation International. The Center brings together key elements of sustainable production, water, incentives and sustainability in priority landscapes and seascapes. It is spearheading the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, an industry-wide effort to make coffee the world's first sustainable agricultural product. Ms. Semroc has been with Conservation International for over 15 years, always focusing on sustainable agriculture. It engages leading retailers and consumer goods companies in sustainable agriculture programs designed to conserve critical natural capital, mitigate climate change and increase farmers' resilience to shocks while maintaining productivity. Semroc is working to ensure that these companies have the information and tools needed to integrate natural capital and ecosystem services into their decision-making processes. Throughout this time, he has worked in partnership with companies such as Starbucks Coffee Company, Walmart, McDonald's, Nestle and The Coca-Cola Company. Prior to Conservation International, Ms. Semroc worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in northern Togo. He holds a master's degree in International Development from American University and a bachelor's degree in English and French from Indiana University.
Dave Stangis
Dave Stangis most recently served as Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Corporate Responsibility/Public Affairs at Campbell Soup Company, where he reported to Campbell's President and CEO. Dave currently advises leading companies on ESG, technology and reputation and resilience strategies.
Over 20 years, Dave led two very different Fortune 500 companies, Intel and Campbell, from a standing start-up to clear and consistent world-class leadership in ESG, sustainability and social responsibility. He guided both companies to multi-year appearances on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list, the Most Admired Companies in the US, the World's Most Sustainable Companies and recognition among the World's Most Ethical Companies.
At Campbell, he created and led the Company's strategies and external engagement related to Strategic CSR, Responsible Sourcing, Sustainable Agriculture and Business Sustainability. He served as an IT and biotechnology expert.
Dave has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations and two Public Benefit Corporations (Plum Organics and The Soulfull Project). As Chairman of the Board of Net Impact, a global community of 100,000 emerging leaders, he led a successful CEO search and transition.
As the creator and leader of Intel's Global Corporate Responsibility function, Dave established corporate governance processes, operationalized citizenship and sustainability, and managed activist campaigns.
Dave was named one of the 100 Most Influential in Business Ethics by Ethisphere Magazine in 2008 and 2013, and a Top 100 Thought Leader in Trusted Business Conduct by Trust Across America each year from 2011 to 2014. He is a Babason College Business in Resid , Executive Advisor for the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College and mentor of the AgFunder Network. Dave serves as Magnomer and Stojo's advisor. and is the co-author of two books on strategic corporate citizenship. Sept. 2018.
Dave earned a BA (Chemistry/Biology) from the University of Detroit, an MS in Occupational and Environmental Health from Wayne State University, and an MBA (Finance/General Management) from the University of Michigan.
