AIM-PROGRESS with sponsors, Givaudan and The Hershey Company, held a supplier forum in Singapore on 7 November to promote responsible sourcing standards in the FMCG supply chain. Over 100 representatives from over 60 food and beverage suppliers and manufactures came together to share best practices and to agree on common evaluation methods to improve performance, showing that responsible sourcing continues to gain traction in the Asian market.
Suppliers heard from speakers representing member brands including Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company and Mondelez International as well as other organisations working to improve standards in the supply chain.
Documents relating to the event are available to download (right).
November 2012 SIngapore supplier event - Discussion on implementing a responsible sourcing process, topics November 2012 Singapore supplier event - Overview of AIM-PROGRESS November 2012 Singapore supplier event - Overview of Sedex November 2012 Singapore supplier event - Understanding the pillars of responsible sourcing slide deck November 2012 SIngapore supplier event - Welcome and address main slide deck November 2012 Singapore supplier event - News release