Collaboration, sharing skills… When companies come together to improve their social and environmental impact

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As the expectations for companies become ever higher, the time is no longer for competition, but for “Cooperation”. The goal: to share one’s resources and cooperate rather than confront each other. But what are the risks and benefits?

Consolidation of warehouses and logistics chains, sharing of employees and skills, intellectual and R&D co-creation… Companies have understood that to survive they must collaborate. In recent years, this collaboration has continued to expand and conquer new territories. Today, the goal of companies is not only to improve performance, but also to have a positive impact on their ecosystem. Or how to move from “smart sharing” to “wise sharing” (informed B2B sharing), including a social and environmental dimension. Because by joining forces, they amplify their collective influence, sometimes even transforming entire sectors of the economy. This spirit of sharing and cooperation has definitely entered a new era. But in which areas should we cooperate? How far and with whom? What benefits do you expect to get out of it? And above all, can it be dangerous to associate with your own competitors?

So many questions that our experts will answer duringa conference available online, Thursday, September 22. With, to talk about it and discuss current and future opportunities for companies, three guests. Navi Radjou, first of all. Expert in innovation and management, essayist, he was ranked by Thinkers50 among the 50 most influential management thinkers in the world. Originally from Pondicherry, India, he holds dual French-American citizenship and has lived in the United States for 22 years. At his side, Anne Thevenet-Abitbol, ​​future director and new concepts for Danone. Since 1998, she has been responsible for developing any new idea that can move the group forward, whether it is marketing, HR, social or societal. In particular, it created Les 2 Vaches yogurt in 2006 to contribute to the development of organic farming. Since 2010, she has designed and managed the EVE program – interdisciplinary training in female leadership carried out by around fifteen companies. Since 2012, she has also been at the head of the OCTAVE program with a focus on better coexistence between generations in business and on their adaptation to a changing world. Finally, our third guest is Sophie Guignard, head of BeeWe at ENGIE, a collaborative economy platform that serves to optimize the group’s spare parts, promoting the principles of the circular economy. In addition to the visibility of all the spare parts found at the various thermal production sites, BeeWe analyzes the stocks, their purchases and their consumption to help the operational teams optimize their supply flow.

This meeting gives you the opportunity to:

> Know how to optimize business-to-business (B2B) sharing opportunities;

> Understand the direct link between B2B sharing and energy sobriety;

> Take inspiration from leaders in certain sectors who value their intangible resources (employees, customers, intellectual property, brand) by sharing them;

> Understand how B2B sharing makes it possible to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by UN Member States as quickly as possible and at a lower cost;

> Discover how those who have been vanguards in this field have succeeded in overcoming the organizational, cultural and regulatory obstacles associated with B2B sharing;

You can reserve your place today at our payment platform. A replay will be available at the end of the meeting if you are not available live.