Date and Time
Wednesday November 21, 2018
8:30 am-11:30 am
GMT
Location
London
BSR and Bank of America Merrill Lynch will host this exclusive half-day convening, where we will explore new levers for building the supply chains of the future. Join senior leaders from leading global companies and experts from financial institutions, NGOs, and new tech entrepreneurs to hear the latest in how applying supply chain finance and new technologies—like mobile, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and blockchain—can help achieve business and sustainability goals by rewarding and incentivizing sustainable behaviors in global supply chains.
This workshop is part of a series of global “Redefining Sustainable Business” events that BSR is hosting to generate insights that will help reshape the sustainable business agenda.
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