Beyond ESG: Why Impact Fails Without Procurement Integration
Track
Shaping Capital Systems
Format
The Collaborative Forum ((Up to 3 Facilitators/Speakers))
Speakers
- NameIzabela Ersahin
- TitleStrategic Lead
- OrganizationSERA Foundation
- NameAlp Aksoy
- TitleVice President, Hospitality, Africa, ME and Turkey / Global Corporate Accounts
- OrganizationDiversey
- NameSibel Aksu Altun
- TitleMarketing Director
- OrganizationDiversey
Description
Sustainability and social impact have become central to business narratives, yet most efforts remain disconnected from how supply chains operate.
Framed as ESG or CSR, they rarely influence procurement decisions—where value is actually allocated.
This session opens a critical conversation: why does impact remain at the margins, and what would it take to embed it into core business systems?
Drawing from real-world implementation, including Linens for Life, the session brings together corporate and field perspectives to explore procurement as a lever for circularity, inclusion, and measurable impact.
Participants will engage in dialogue to identify barriers and surface practical pathways forward.
