Episode 18 - Sustainable Supply Chains and Events with Leor Rotchild

Host Bryndis Whitson welcomes consultant and author Leor Rotchild to the show to talk about sustainability in supply chains and his book “How We Gather Matters: Sustainable Event Planning for Purpose and Impact”. Leor’s experience planning large-scale events like the Calgary Stampede with a focus on sustainability gives him a great insight into what is being done throughout supply chains and in companies, and what we still need to get done.

Sustainability starts with procurement and supply chains, where things are sourced and how they’re transported. Leor shares information about corporate net-zero goals, climate targets, and the need for clearer, simpler rules to regulate industry going forward. He and Bryndis discuss how sustainability can be supported at an individual level through consumer choice and the difficulties faced by small companies reliant on large services such as Amazon when sustainability comes into play. Leor’s insightful stories from the events he’s planned and the knowledge he wrote into his book are valuable additions to the sustainability conversation, a conversation which should involve us all.