DAVID POWNAL
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
“ By including comprehensive , challenging environmental and social sustainability KPIs in your procurement criteria , you can help your organisation reduce its climate footprint , e-waste levels and resource consumption , and avoid social supply chain risks . It also requires collaboration among suppliers , manufacturers , customers and waste management companies to cooperate and share information with each other .”
In practice , the circular economy of IT echoes the electrical equipment industry by extending product life through reuse , upgrades , repair , refurbishment and remanufacturing to give a product a second life .
The benefits of a circular economy A powerful influencer within business , procurement can be used as a strategic tool to help organisations drive
DAVID POWNAL
TITLE : VICE PRESIDENT OF SERVICES
COMPANY : SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC UK AND IRELAND
David Pownall is the Vice President of Services at Schneider Electric UK and Ireland . Schneider Electric is a sustainability practitioner and a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation . David ’ s background lies in industrial automation , process control and operations management , which he has been able to put to good use in his current role . Services use a combination of digital services , data-driven insights and consultation to ensure that energy efficiency and sustainability are integral to project design . supplychaindigital . com 121