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The 9th Orange Suppliers Forum in 2024 was an opportunity for Sylvie Babikian (Group Purchasing and Supply Chain Director) to host Christel Heydemann (CEO Group) and Laurent Martinez (CFO Group), accompanied by Bruno Zerbib (CTIO), and Elizabeth Tchoungui (Group CSR Director) to announce the challenges that Orange wishes to meet with its partners, in terms of financial and technological performance and concrete reduction of the Group’s carbon footprint. Béatrice Felder (CEO BuyIn) shared the impacts on the supply chain impacting Orange. 

More than a dozen round tables succeeded with the same guideline: Identifying the pragmatic and operational levers to be deployed with our suppliers. Many examples are available in replay, such as the implementation of a circular business model, the improvement of the energy performance of technical equipment, or methodologies for measuring the carbon footprint, responsible purchasing, etc.

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The 8th edition of Orange CSR Suppliers Forum was held online on November 22, from 10am to 6pm. This digital event was an opportunity for Orange to share the Group’s vision, expectations, and best practices regarding Corporate Social Responsibility.

• Morning session, from 10am to 12pm :
  • Introduction by Jean-Benoît Besset, Group’s CSR Director,
  • Isaura de Albuquerque, Orange’s CPO : the challenges related to reduction of Orange scope 3 emissions and its suppliers carbon footprint,
  • Evolution of Orange and its ecosystem regarding CSR, with a focus on Duty of Vigilance law and the Joint Alliance for CSR.
    
    
• Afternoon session, from 2pm to 6 pm: four interactive panels:
  • Circular economy and customer equipments,
  • Circular economy and networks,
  • Energy efficiency in networks,
  • Resilience and decarbonization challenges in the supply chain.

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On November 16th and 17th, 2021, the fully digitalized 7th edition was dedicated to supporting our suppliers in their CSR journey and their transition towards Net Zero:

• A focus on Orange’s CSR strategy, upcoming changes in regulations and the emergence of societal issues.
• A large part of the Forum was dedicated to Net Zero and the reduction of carbon emissions:
  
  • Orange’s progress and changes in expectations regarding its suppliers,
  • A focus on the circular economy, eco-design and supply chain,
  • Workshops supporting the environmental transition of Orange suppliers (SMEs).

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On November 5th, 2020, the 6th edition was dedicated to the fight against global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to reach a Net Zero target by 2040.

Orange presented its commitment to becoming Net Zero Carbonby:

• Reducing its greenhouse gas emissions,
• Developing the circular economy,
• Initiatives shared by several of its suppliers.

During this 6th edition, the 300 suppliers participating were invited to join Orange in this paradigm shift.
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