3rd - 4th June 2025
Agenda
DAY 1
08:00 – 08:50
REGISTRATION
08:55 – 09:00
CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS
09:00 - 09:30
Steel accelerating green transition – case Outokumpu
- Steel accounts to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions – yet it has a pivotal role in accelerating the green transition and growth in clean industries
- Green steel demand across the value chain is driving forward the transition – what is the role of long-term, predictable climate regulation?
- Value of sustainability data – how to demonstrate the value all the way to the end-users?
Dr. Maximilian Wulfmeier, Head of Sustainable Solutions and Products Stainless Europe , Outokumpu
09:30 - 10:00
Opportunities to do more whilst using less: examples from industrial water & energy solutions by Grundfos
- Grundfos’ sustainability strategy and approved Net Zero commitment
- Examples and actions of the Grundfos Net Zero roadmap
- What sustainable impact for Grundfos’ customers looks like and why this matters
- Challenges and opportunities for driving the sustainability agenda forward
Therese Noorlander, Sustainability Director Grundfos Industry, Grundfos
10:00 - 10:30
We thought we were sustainable: How Traceability Secures Sustainability
- Sustainability is essential due to increasing regulations and consumer demands
- This session presents a real-world case study demonstrating how traceability enabled compliance and provided a competitive advantage
- Learn how a company improved supply chain visibility, reduced carbon emissions, and lowered costs through enhanced transparency
Florent Bouguin, Executive Vice-President, Chief Technology Officer, OPTEL Group
10:35 - 11:25
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 - 12:00
The Innovative New Approaches to Reducing Energy Usage, Designing for Circularity and How to Transition to Science Based Targets
- How to begin the transition to science-based targets including reviewing and setting a greenhouse gas target
- Energy Reduction strategy for industrial plants
- Case Studies
12:00 - 12:30
Sustainable Operational Excellence: The Milliken Way
- Milliken & Performance Solutions by Milliken history and approach to sustainability
- Sustaining Peak performance whilst respecting environmental and social responsibilities
- The Pillars of Sustainability
- Integration of Sustainability with Operational Excellence & Key Performance Indicators
- Challenges, roadblocks and client case study
- Questions & Answers
Darren O’Connor, Director of Business Development, Performance Solutions by Milliken
12:30 - 13:00
Beyond Compliance: Unlocking the True Power of Oil-Free Air
- The Critical Role of Oil-Free Air in Modern Industry
- Challenges Companies Face in Transitioning to Oil-Free Systems
- Strategic Advantages Beyond Compliance
- Building a Future-Proof Air Strategy
Brecht Vanlee, Chief Commercial Officer, Tamturbo
PLANNED INVESTMENT AREAS
- Energy Efficient Facilities
- Sustainable and Circular Materials
- Materials Procurement
- Compressed Air Innovations
- Climate Risk Assessment & Reporting
- Energy & Infrastructure Insurance Solutions
- PPA & VPPA
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Carbon Capture
- Data Governance
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Storage Solutions
- Carbon Offsetting Solutions
- Process Quality Control
- Environmental Commodities
- Environmental Management Solutions
- Water Management Software
- Plastic/Waste Recycling
- Resource Management Software
- Air Emissions Management
- Factory-as-a-Service
- Sustainability & ESG Software
- Machine & Deep Learning
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Circular Economy Strategies
- ESG Strategy Solutions
- Sustainable Materials Management (SMM)
13:05 - 13:55
LUNCH
14:00 - 14:30
Catena-X: Standardised data exchange to reduce Product Carbon Footprint Emissions in the value chain
- Catena-X: Data Ecosystem for the Automotive Supply Chain
- Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Use case
- Introduction Ford PCF Pilot
- Challenges & Opportunities
André Kremer, Sustainability Manager & Global Lead Catena-X, Ford Werke GmbH (subsidiary of Ford Motor Company)
14:30 – 15:00
From Global Vision to Local Action: Activating Sustainability in Market Operations
- What’s driving the disconnect: understanding the barriers
- You can’t manage what you can’t measure: the road to better data and analytics
- Ensuring relevance and impact: get on the leadership agenda
- Driving local & visible impact: upskilling and engagement
Danielle Byrne, Head of Sustainability – Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Reckitt
15:00 – 15:30
The road to Net Zero for an industrial coatings supply chain
- Beckers has made an exciting journey over the last two years to evaluate our total carbon footprint for all scopes and prepare our near term and net zero company roadmap
- We committed to SBTi and are in the process of validation with them
- We identified our two emission hot spots during this work, which are the raw material portfolio (scope 3 upstream) and the application of our coating at our direct customer (scope 3 downstream)
- We have identified the key activities and levers needed to tackle these hot spots, which are all outside our own organisation
- This requires intensive supply chain projects with suppliers, customers, downstream users of our products and industry organisations
- Obviously we target a major transformation of the total value chain and report on the status and findings so far
Thomas Lueder, Global Director Sustainability Partnerships, Beckers Group
15:35 - 16:25
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 17:00
Value creating and no regret moves in sustainability
- Gaining efficiency with positive sustainability effects
- Added value by sustainability leadership
- Untapping sustainability value pools
- Support decision making and implementation roadmaps
Martin Neuhold, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH WPG
17:00 - 17:30
Navigating the Evolution of Sustainability Reporting and Compliance: Trends, Standards, and Regulations
- Keep abreast on the recent updates in international sustainability standards that might impact your sustainability strategy
- Understand the significant developments related to mandatory requirements in sustainability reporting, with a particular emphasis on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
- Get an overview of the latest trends in jurisdiction-specific sustainability regulations and implications for global business
- Understand the main developments in regulations applicable to environmental, social, and governance and the risks they pose to your company
PLANNED INVESTMENT AREAS
- Energy Efficient Facilities
- Sustainable and Circular Materials
- Materials Procurement
- Compressed Air Innovations
- Climate Risk Assessment & Reporting
- Energy & Infrastructure Insurance Solutions
- PPA & VPPA
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Carbon Capture
- Data Governance
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Storage Solutions
- Carbon Offsetting Solutions
- Process Quality Control
- Environmental Commodities
- Environmental Management Solutions
- Water Management Software
- Plastic/Waste Recycling
- Resource Management Software
- Air Emissions Management
- Factory-as-a-Service
- Sustainability & ESG Software
- Machine & Deep Learning
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Circular Economy Strategies
- ESG Strategy Solutions
- Sustainable Materials Management (SMM)
17:30 - 18:00
Preparing Your Organization for CSRD and Global Sustainability Regulations
This session will cover the essentials of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and other key regulations, providing practical steps and strategies for compliance and sustainability enhancement.
- The significance of CSRD and its impact
- Aligning with global sustainability regulations
- Enhancing sustainability reporting and performance
Stefan Kürbis, VP Sustainability, Novanta
18:00 – 19:00
DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2
08:55 – 09:00
CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS
09:00 – 09:30
How to drive engagement across the organization
- Why you need to involve your organization in the Sustainability journey: the cost of inaction
- Change Management as a key element in driving Sustainability strategy
- Different tools to engage, across the various organizational levels
Francesca Bellucci, VP Strategy & Sustainability, Sidel
09:30 – 10:00
Improving Circularity to Save Natural Resources & Protect Competitiveness in a Fast-Paced Environment
- The soda ash business has a big challenges regarding valorization and circular economy in order to protect our site long term license to operate, improve our competitiveness and save natural resources:
• Transform mineral co-product, by-products and wastes to reuse them as raw or finished materials for several industries with 2 key open questions: - Create more values for partners
- Use right internal and external leverages
- Case studies will be presented
Olivier Bodson, Head of Valorization & Circularity Program SA&D, Solvay
10:00 - 10:30
Improving Supply Chain Sustainability and Management to Ensure You Are on Track to Reach Sciences Based Targets
- Enhancing the tracking of all ESG related data with a cross-company database and revealing the lessons learned from an entire ESG reporting cycle
- Improving supplier engagement and building their capabilities in emissions, admissions tracking and management space
- Improving supply chain engagement to better map progress and setting up for meaningful emissions reductions in category 1 in both the short and long term to reach our 2050 net zero goal
10:35 - 11:25
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 12:00
Leveraging your supply chain to boost sustainability
- Supply chain as key lever for sustainability
- Navigating and fulfilling key supply chain due diligence requirements (CSDDD, LkSG, VSoTr, NTA, etc.)
- Achieving climate objectives through tech-driven supply chain decarbonization
- Reporting according to recognized sustainability standards like CBAM, CSRD/ESRS and GRI
12:00 – 12:30
Corporate sustainability in 2025: delivering value and impact in uncertain times
- How manufacturing companies are shifting their sustainability priorities in an uncertain macro-economic and regulatory environment
- Three areas of sustainability initiatives that continue to remain critical for value creation and resilience
- Case studies of manufacturing companies connecting sustainability to business priorities in strategy, risk management and communication
- Delivering commercial value by connecting sustainability and sales
Sytze Dijkstra, Netherlands Country Manager, Simply Sustainable
12:30 – 13:00
Sustainable Compressed Air – an Oxymoron?
- How to build a strong foundation of sustainable solutions for compressed air treatment
- Start with where and how to visualise improvements. Keep it simple. Keep it smart
- Avoid costly compressed air losses with state-of-the-art measurement technology
- Ensure environmentally smart solutions for economical, ecological, and efficient processes
- Monitor your compressed air system 24/7 to ensure optimal performance at all times
Sara Deckers, Focus Industry Manager, BEKO Technologies B.V.
PLANNED INVESTMENT AREAS
- Energy Efficient Facilities
- Sustainable and Circular Materials
- Materials Procurement
- Compressed Air Innovations
- Climate Risk Assessment & Reporting
- Energy & Infrastructure Insurance Solutions
- PPA & VPPA
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Carbon Capture
- Data Governance
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Storage Solutions
- Carbon Offsetting Solutions
- Process Quality Control
- Environmental Commodities
- Environmental Management Solutions
- Water Management Software
- Plastic/Waste Recycling
- Resource Management Software
- Air Emissions Management
- Factory-as-a-Service
- Sustainability & ESG Software
- Machine & Deep Learning
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Circular Economy Strategies
- ESG Strategy Solutions
- Sustainable Materials Management (SMM)
13:05 - 13:55
LUNCH
14:00 – 14:30
Sustainability reporting obligation; a burden or a business driver?
- Sustainability data reporting requires a lot of effort to collect the complex data over numerous systems
- The challenges that were experienced were numerous
- How to avoid the pitfall to use the data only for reporting?
- Canon Production Printing approach to embed Sustainability in our business model
- The next step in execution; how to make our business future proof by using Sustainability data management?
Dr. Frank Scheepers, Director Quality & Sustainability, Canon Production Printing
14:30 - 15:00
A methodology to build a CO2 reduction roadmap
- The “Why” behind the roadmap
- The study our your activities to define the priorities
- From roadmap to programs with timeline and resources
- Extend your view : it is not only about CO2
Clémentine Lannes, Group Environmental Manager, BMI Group