Alan Jope becomes Unilever CEO
Alan Jope is to replace Unilever CEO Paul Polman as he retires 1 January 2019.
Alan Jope is to replace Unilever CEO Paul Polman as he retires 1 January 2019.
Gartner has identified the top supply chain leaders with best practices in its annual European Supply Chain Top 15.
Gartner’s annual Supply Chain Top 25 has identified Unilever as the top supply chain industry leader for the third year.
The benefits of supply chain collaboration are becoming increasingly apparent, Professor Alan Waller, chairman of ELUPEG, told delegates when he spoke at the Supply Chain Conference yesterday.
Unilever is revealing the suppliers and mills that it sources palm oil from in a move towards a more sustainable supply chain.
Blockchain is still more talked about than actually used in practice, but momentum is growing as more and more organisations take up the technology.
The number of companies adopting an industry-leading approach to supply chain emissions has doubled in a year, according to CDP, the environmental disclosure platform.
Yodel has appointed Andrew Peeler, previously chief financial officer, as its new chief executive. He will replace Mike Cooper, who takes over the role of CEO at Eurostar at the end of January.
Unilever and Sainsbury’s are to take part in a trial to test whether blockchain technology can help unlock financial incentives that improve transparency and sustainability in supply chains.
Unilever has come first in Gartner’s top 15 European supply chain rankings for yet another year.