1. TOSCA Towards sustainable supply chains through a common approach for company strategic work and daily operations

2. Project information Funded by the EU LIFE+ Programme: demonstration project Runs 2009-2011 Co-operation between AkzoNobel, SCA and Chalmers University of Technology Project results at www.tosca-life.info or www.dantes.info

3. AkzoNobel Worlds largest paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals Based in Amsterdam and operates in 80 countries 60.000 employees and €15.5 billion in revenue

4. SCA SCA is a global consumer goods and paper company that develops, produces and markets personal care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and solid-wood products. Sales are conducted in some 90 countries. 52.000 employees and €11.5 billion in sales

5. Environmental Systems Analysis Division within the Dept of Energy and Environmnet at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden Sustainability in the supply chains – analysis of current work practices and way forward, LCM 2009-09-08, UP5 Environmental assessment Technological change Industrial environmental practice

6. Background DANTES.info provides tools for different company functions Importance of communication within as well as between companies in order for the tools to be effective in pursuing sustainable development The tools need to be used in a context of sustainable development definition, indicators and strategies AkzoNobel and SCA has been using LCM for many years and are now expanding their work with suppliers and customers

7. Objectives Facilitate work on: data exchange, communication and cooperation for sustainable development in supply chains developing strategies, communicating and applying tools for sustainability In order to achieve a sustainable development of the company and its supply chains

8. Approach Bottom up: facilitate the integration and communication of sustainability aspects and knowledge in daily operations –What can I do? –How do I do it? Top down: facilitate development, communication and implementation of sustainability strategies –What does sustainable development mean to our organization? –Establishing strategies to pursue sustainable development –Organizational structure to work with and communicate SD In the value chain: communicate and cooperate on pursuing sustainable development

9. Questions to be answered How do our organization define Sustainable development? Which aspects are important to us? How to start the sustainable development work within our organization? How are other companies organizing their work and how are they approaching their suppliers and customers? Which tools and data do I need and how can I set this up?

10. Project workplan Setting up the “framework” -Gather information through research and interviews within our companies -Analyzing and making recommendations on approach to take -Present the approach (“framework) on our internet site tosca-life.info Dissemination and implementation of the framework -Making people within our organizations and outside aware of the project -Holding seminars and workshops on our framework within our organizations and also within some of our suppliers and customers -Implementing our framework in our own organizations Experiences -Presenting experiences on the work done

11. Work done 15 interviews at different levels within AkzoNobel and SCA. Inventories of tools and their use within the companies Data needed for these tools and the management of these data with the companies Communication paths within the companies Communication and dialog with suppliers and customers Organizational structures for sustainability work

12. Next steps Analysis and recommendations on tools, data and communication Formulate a framework for pursuing Sustainable development Develop an interactive web site to present the framework Implement the framework in the participating companies and introduce it to suppliers and customers

13. Final delivery – the framework Description of assessment, data and communication tools used for pursuing sustainable development Their use within the participating companies Organizational structures for sustainability work within the participating companies Strategies and communication of sustainable development within the participating companies and their suppliers and customers Experiences from implementing the framework All this presented comprehensibly at the project web site www.tosca.life.infowww.tosca.life.info