Marc Boilard
Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting, Inc.
Welcome to our webinar on Responsible Sourcing in the Cable value chain. The energy transition and the electrification of the world require more and more cables, and this will last for decades. In parallel, ESG requirements for companies are no longer an option in order to protect employees, to protect the environment and to protect the society. As a consequence, all the industry players along the cable value chain are adopting responsible sourcing practices.
So today, we will discuss 3 things. One, what is responsible sourcing; two what are the supply chain challenges and the commitments on human rights that the leaders are taking in the industry; and three, what is the role of standards. To do that, we have the pleasure to welcome a distinguished set of industry leaders. I will start with you, Isabelle Hoepfner-Léger, you are General Corporate Secretary at Rexel, a leading distributor of electrical material and a large client of Nexans; Daniel Hojniak, you are Chief ESG specialists at KGHM, and you will bring us your perspective as a copper producer; Mike Smith, you are a Value Chain Director at Copper Mark, and you will discuss about the standard in the industry; and David Grall, your VP Sustainability and Corporate Transformation, and you will bring us a perspective of a leading cables producer.
