Together for Sustainability (TfS) News
TfS Community gathers @TfS Annual Workshop Grow&Deliver
The TfS Annual Workshop celebrates the dedication and commitment of the TfS member companies to making chemical supply chains more sustainable and contribute to a better world. On 30 September 2020, nearly 130 working members gathered at the 2020 TfS…
Highlights from #TfSChina supplier training & sustainable supply chain forum @CPCIF2020
What are the challenges and requirements related to implementing sustainability to the chemical supply chain? To offer deeper insights into this question, TfS organised a featured supplier training to Chinese petrochemical companies at the 2020 China Petroleum and Chemical International…
TfSLATAM will present at Supplier Management & Sustainable Initiatives webinar
TfSLATAM is invited to present the TfS initiative during the Supplier Management and Sustainable Initiatives webinar, organized by the Cooperation for Sustainable Development Department of the AHK Deutsch-Brasilianische Industrie- and Handelskammer. The webinar will take place on 16 September 2020…
New video “Capture the value of the TfS Audit: from CAP to finish” supports revised audit process
The revised TfS Audit process addresses the major challenge of closing the Corrective Action Plans – the CAPs. Implemented earlier this year, the updated process extends the time for TfS supplying and member companies and TfS Auditors to close all…
Kraton’s CPO Suzanne Pesgens on opportunities offered by the TfS initiative
The American company Kraton joined TfS in May 2020 bringing the total TfS membership to 26 chemical companies. TfS Communications interviewed Suzanne Pesgens, CPO of Kraton, on her expectations and how she sees Kraton contributing to the TfS initiative. With…
TfS leverages industry collaboration to accelerate sustainable purchasing
During the SPLC Summit in late May, TfS and MARS were guest of EcoVadis on their panel discussion Go Farther Together: Leveraging Industry Collaboration to Accelerate Sustainable Purchasing. On the panel was Peter Rau from EcoVadis, Erin Sedlak, Sustainable Project…
TfS Grow&Deliver strategy shapes TfS’ future
Together we can make a difference. Together we Grow&Deliver. TfS’ new strategy for the period 2020-2025 is called “Grow&Deliver”. Built on TfS’ solid foundations and achievements, the Grow&Deliver strategy focuses on four key pillars that will support the organisation in…
Kraton joins Together for Sustainability
Together for Sustainability is pleased to announce that Kraton has joined the TfS initiative. Kraton’s arrival brings the total TfS membership to 26 multinational chemical companies, jointly representing €424 billion in global turnover (total revenue) and €282 billion in global spend.…
#TfSUSA to participate in SPLC 2020 Virtual Summit panel session
Presenters Moderator: Pierre-Francois Thaler, EcoVadis Panelist: Peter Rau, Head of our Center of Excellence, EcoVadis Panelist: Erin Sedlak, Sustainability Project Manager, Brenntag North America, representing TfS Panelist: Rachel Goldstein, Global Packaging Sustainability at Mars Presentation Description Establishing a successful sustainable…
Sustainable chemical supply chains – TfS State of Affairs
TfS has made significant progress. Born out of a common industry vision, TfS enables chemical industry leaders to assess and improve the sustainability performance of their global supply chains. While its sustainability footprint continues to grow, TfS increases its focus…
Azelis group CEO on added value of new TfS membership
“Integration of so many new companies […] requires a robust and uniform due diligence procedure on our suppliers. It requires impeccable credibility and external independent verification... This is exactly what TfS offers through a sharing principle of assessments and audit…
Sustainability at the heart of the post-COVID-19 economy – The Sustainable Procurement Pledge
We live in challenging times as individuals, businesses and institutions try to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Sooner rather than later, businesses will resume which will come with both a risk as well as an opportunity. Will the return to “business…
