SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN & OPERATIONS STAGE

Day 2 April 15



09:00–10:40

BLOCK 1  -  SUSTAINABILITY UNDER OPERATIONAL LOAD

09:00 - 09:30

PANEL

 Sustainability obligations intensify faster than operational capacity can absorb

  • Exploring how new sustainability requirements accumulate across stores, warehouses and partners without proportional capacity increases.
  • Highlighting where uneven readiness turns the weakest operational link into a system-wide bottleneck.
  • Synchronising workload thresholds, partner responsibilities and execution pacing into one operating rhythm, mitigating overload before failures cascade.

Moderator:

Monika Porębska Plenipotentiary for Sustainable Development and Responsible Business CEMENTOWNIA WARTA
Panelista:

Marta Urbaniak Director of Quality and Environmental Management Department ŻABKA POLAND

09:30 - 09:50

 Sustainability data breaks where execution processes lack consistency

  • Exploring how sustainability metrics depend on routine capture of operational events across daily store and warehouse activities.
  • Highlighting where inconsistent definitions, manual handling and delayed recording undermine data reliability under pressure.
  • Harmonising event capture rules, data ownership and validation checkpoints into one execution layer, normalising sustainability data as part of daily operations.

09:50 - 10:10

Operational strain emerges before sustainability delivers measurable resilience

  • Exploring how new sustainability tasks add steps, checks and handoffs into already stretched operational routines.
  • Highlighting where exception volumes rise faster than teams can absorb through existing processes and roles.
  • Rebalancing task design, exception thresholds and support capacity into one workload model, absorbing strain before stability erodes.

10:10 - 10:40

PANEL

 Sustainability initiatives fail when sequencing ignores operational capacity limits

  • Exploring how overlapping sustainability initiatives collide with daily execution demands and limited operational headroom.
  • Highlighting where poor sequencing pushes additional workload into fragile processes and increases exception frequency.
  • Prioritising stabilisation steps, initiative order and execution pacing into one rollout logic, preventing overload before systemic failure.

Moderator:

Marlena Babicka Global Head of Sustainability & ESG AVON
Panelista:

Agnieszka Kotlińska Expert, Group ESG Partners-Trainings for Business & Educations GRUPA ESG PARTNERS
Mariusz Wawer Director of Governmental Relations & Sustainability 3M CEE 3M
Anna Strzelbicka-Pietrowicz Sustainability Program Manager INTERFOOD

 10:40 - 11:00

Coffee Break

 11:00–13:00

BLOCK 2  -  CIRCULAR OPERATIONS AT SCALE

 11:00 - 11:30

PANEL

Reverse flows destabilise operations when circular transitions begin before systems adapt

  • Exploring how the introduction of reverse flows adds volume, handling steps and uncertainty into established store and distribution routines.
  • Highlighting where parallel compliant and non-compliant flows overload backrooms, transport links and receiving processes.
  • Coordinating intake rules, handling capacity and routing priorities into one transition model, containing disruption during early circular rollout.

Moderator:

Justyna Tomaszewska-Krygicz Manager DELOITTE ADVISORY SP. Z O.O. SP.K.
Panelista:

Agata Frankiewicz CEO DEKO EKO

 11:30 - 11:50

Who truly needs 2D codes — the manufacturer, the retailer, or the consumer?

  • 2D codes as a common market standard improving operational efficiency and product data quality.
  • The manufacturer and retailer perspective: process optimization, traceability, and enhanced data management capabilities.
  • The consumer perspective: instant access to reliable, extended product information through a single scan.

 

11:50–12:10  

Closed-loop systems fail when behaviour collides with operational constraints

  • Exploring how everyday handling behaviour shapes the volume, quality and timing of returned materials in closed-loop operations.
  • Highlighting where convenience-driven actions create contamination, delays and rework at store and backroom interfaces.
  • Embedding behaviour-aware handling rules, acceptance criteria and training cues into one execution model, reducing disruption across reverse flows.


12:10–12:30  

Parallel flows create instability before circular systems reach steady state

  • Exploring how operating with old and new flows in parallel multiplies handling paths, decisions and training demands.
  • Highlighting where uncertainty around acceptance rules and routing increases errors and slows execution during rollouts.
  • Synchronising transition timing, training coverage and exception handling into one rollout cadence, stabilising operations as systems mature.

12:30 - 13:00

PANEL

Circularity stalls when operating models lag behind ecosystem complexity

  • Exploring how closed-loop ambitions rely on multiple actors whose capabilities and incentives evolve at different speeds.
  • Highlighting where weakest-link dependencies and fragmented responsibilities prevent circular processes from stabilising.
  • Redesigning operating roles, interface ownership and performance signals into one system view, aligning circular execution across the network.

Moderator:

Joanna Leoniewska-Gogola Circular Economy Leader DELOITTE
Panelista:

Karol Poprawa ESG Project Leader LEROY-MERLIN POLSKA SP. Z O.O
Maciej Zduńczyk Senior Manager Customer Service Commercial-EKA CHEP POLSKA

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 16:00

BLOCK 3  -  DECARBONISING UNDER CONSTRAINT

14:00 - 14:30

PANEL


Decarbonisation ambition accelerates while transport and energy systems lag behind

  • Exploring how rising decarbonisation expectations translate into operational requirements across transport fleets and energy supply.
  • Highlighting where infrastructure readiness, asset availability and supplier capability constrain feasible execution timelines.
  • Sequencing targets, asset transitions and service commitments into one feasibility pathway, preventing premature disruption.

Moderator:

Tomasz Sączek Business Development Director CEE IPP POOLING
Panelista:

Jarosław Sobczyk Logistics Director JYSK
Wojciech Iwulski Director of Climate Solutions UNIMOT

14:30–15:00  

PANEL


 

  Low-carbon transport choices introduce volatility into cost and service performance

  • Exploring how alternative fuels and new energy contracts alter operating costs and service predictability.
  • Highlighting where price swings, limited availability and route constraints increase exposure during transition phases.
  • Balancing fuel selection, route design and contingency buffers into one operating approach, dampening volatility impacts.


15:00–15:30  


Decarbonisation succeeds only within narrow feasibility and sequencing windows

  • Exploring which transport and energy actions can realistically be executed within current infrastructure and asset constraints.
  • Highlighting where cost exposure and service risk expand when decarbonisation steps are taken out of sequence.
  • Sequencing initiatives, capacity commitments and fallback options into one transition window, controlling risk while progress continues.

15:30–16:00  

PANEL

Feasibility defines the pace of decarbonisation when systems reach their limits

  • Exploring how accumulated constraints across transport, energy and partners narrow realistic decarbonisation options.
  • Highlighting where ambition outpaces execution capacity, creating exposure through cost, service and credibility risks.
  • Anchoring decarbonisation commitments, capability readiness and review cadence into one feasibility frame, sustaining progress without overreach.

Panelista:

Oliwia Tran Sustainability Manager GRUPA ŻYWIEC
Artur Wronkowski Partner ARIXO ADVISORY











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