11th EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum 2024

Theme:

Rethinking Shared Value Creation through Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains

04 - 05 March 2024

Hosted at KLU in Hamburg, Germany

Many companies nowadays commit to the idea of Shared Value for aligning their business interests with societal and environmental needs while creating long-term value for all stakeholders. Companies that adopt a Shared Value approach can increase their competitiveness, cut costs, and develop new revenue streams and business areas while contributing to a more sustainable future by reducing environmental impacts and increasing resource efficiency. This trend has also begun to substantially influence and let to more sustainable operations and global supply chains. Yet, as the escalating tension between social progress, global prosperity, and impairment of our ecosystem suggest, creating Shared Value for individual companies is not enough to enable companies and policymakers to better prepare for unforeseen events and to mitigate, if not eliminate, the negative impacts of social and environmental risks in their supply chains. 

The theme of the 2024 EurOMA Sustainability Forum “Rethinking Shared Value Creation through Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains” recognizes that - after far too much hesitation in the past - companies must prioritize social and environmental needs over traditional business interests. With this theme, we seek to explore new ways of thinking about creating Shared Value with questions such as: Can the concept of Shared Value be extended beyond the simplistic "win-win" idea to offer answers as to how values can be shared across entire supply chains? How do new models of organizing, such as the Circular Economy or the notion of Degrowth, challenge and transform global operations and supply chains? How can companies begin to consider the economic, social, and environmental impacts of their operations and supply chains more holistically? We encourage research and discussion on innovative practices that are driving change toward a more sustainable future and showcase new and bold ways of thinking about creating Shared Value in global operations and supply chains. We also strive to discuss the measurement and communication of the Shared Value created by sustainable operations and supply chains at the EurOMA Sustainability Forum 2024.

For additional information and any future update on the conference information, please visit our website https://euroma-sustainabilityforum.org/the-11th-euroma-forum/ or contact us directly by email via euroma_sustainability@the-klu.org.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Deadlines

Abstract submission:  06. October 2023

Notification of acceptance:  01. December 2023

Full paper submission (optional):19. January 2024

Venue

The conference will be held at Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg.