Marc Hartmann, Senior Partner at B&C, kicked off the event with some selected insights into the state of Green Transformation in the German and European industrial sector. Michael Janßen, Senior Manager at B&C, demonstrated why Supply Chain Management (SCM) is essential for the Green Transformation and which adaptions of SCM’s profile are necessary to tackle future developments.

Carsten Rokitt, Head of New SCM at thyssenkrupp Steel Europe, and Jonathan Weber, COO of SHS – Stahl-Holding Saar, discussed their companies’ transformation paths as well as the respective contribution of SCM for the successful modification of value chains. Jens Loock, Director HR at Salzgitter Flachstahl, complemented the review of the transformation path with the highly important dimension of human resources & people.

The circular economy was introduced as a major contributor to the reduction of CO2 emissions by Felix Jahn, Head of CSR at bicycle tire manufacturer Schwalbe. Professor Inga Pollmeier from the University of Applied Sciences HRW contributed to the discussion on the role of SCM with her scientific input on circular economy as a new design factor for value chains.

Last but not least Christian Germeroth, partner at B&C, highlighted some key drivers for the Green Transformation and the role of SCM in an online panel with the participants of Metal Meets (selected results in figure 1 and 2).