How are SMEs approaching increasing demands from their customers, while ensuring their own supply chains support their sustainability goals?

SMEs are increasingly asked for information on their climate targets, emissions, reduction activities, and more from a multitude of sources. Consequently, these requests for information necessitate SMEs securing the same information from their own suppliers, further increasing the workload. However, with limited time, resources, and influence to facilitate these processes or push back against customer demands, this can be an immense challenge for SMEs that are more susceptible to impacts from wider economic conditions.

To assist SMEs that are currently feeling the burden of this, the session will explore how leading SMEs are approaching these difficult and repetitive tasks, particularly in the context of conflicting priorities. The panellists will share insight into how they are balancing supply chain requests, sustainability initiatives, and reporting, alongside the everyday challenges of doing business.