The Programme

The session will begin at 6pm for registration, refreshments, and networking and will finish at approximately 8.30pm.

Our Speakers.

Our speakers for this series are Karen Chalmers and Simon Barnes, co-authors of the new module on sustainable supply chains in the IGD Postgraduate Certificate in Food and Grocery Industry Management. Find out more here.

As a Senior Business Analyst in the Supply Chain team, Karen is responsible for managing ECR UK Workgroups on Sustainable Distribution and On-Shelf Availability as well as running ECR’s bi-monthly On-Shelf Availability Survey.

Broadening IGD’s knowledge base on sustainable supply chains, Karen authored the ‘Sustainable Distribution' report and developed the ECR UK Sustainable Distribution Toolkit, which provides practical guidance on transport collaboration, the use of consolidation and how to capture and record savings. Karen also contributes to training and collaborative based programmes involving participants from across the food industry, in addition to tutoring on IGD’s Post Graduate Certificate in Food and Grocery Industry Management.

Prior to joining IGD, Karen gained 13 years experience in operations, demand planning and supply chain development with RS Components, InBev UK and Coca-Cola Enterprises. Karen has a BSc (Hons) in Operations Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Logistics Management

Simon joined IGD in the summer of 2008 as Senior Sustainability Analyst and his main area of focus is sustainable development, including carbon, packaging, water, ethics and development.

Simon now has over fifteen years experience working in the environmental and sustainability business sector. Simon worked for nine years within the paper products and recycling industry, five years working with all the major global car and truck manufacturers.

Simon’s work has included report writing, presentations, chairing steering groups and engaging with UK and European governments and NGOs. He has also worked in FMCG for the brewer InBev.

Simon has a BSc (Tech.) from Cardiff University in International Transport. In 2005 Simon gained a Diploma in Sustainable Business from Cambridge University.

IGD

We are a team of experts, dedicated to the development of the food and grocery industry and committed to the needs of its consumers. 

We are proud to occupy this uniquely collaborative position, and believe that our ability to engage across the supply chain and out, into the wider public domain, gives us an unrivalled level of understanding and insight.

Everyone at IGD is working to share insight. From leading research on international business issues to listening to consumer opinion, our goal is always to inspire positive action through information.

IGD’s food and grocery understanding allows us to deliver training and education programmes that set the industry standard. When you are developing your career, we can give you what you need to grow and progress – and when you succeed, we’re sure to meet again as you take your place within the influential industry we work with. IGD is a registered charity and does not lobby. More on IGD...

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