Kinaxis Teams Up with Non-Profit Leaders to Accelerate Social and Environmental Impact
March 05 2024 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Supply chain leader announces new
collaborations with Women Who Code and the Ellen MacArthur
Foundation
Kinaxis® Inc. (TSX: KXS), the leading supply chain management
platform, today announced collaborations with two prominent
non-profit organizations – Women Who Code and Ellen MacArthur
Foundation – to accelerate the company’s vision to preserve the
planet’s resources and enrich the human experience. The
partnerships were announced within the company’s new 2023
Sustainability Report which highlights the latest environmental,
social, and governance (ESG) metrics to coincide with annual
financial reporting and disclosures.
Kinaxis will work with Women Who Code, whose mission is to
empower diverse women to excel in technology careers and the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation, which advocates for the creation of a
circular economy to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate
products and materials, and regenerate nature.
Both organizations are focused on supporting and elevating
innovators and changemakers to solve some of the world’s most
pressing problems, which mirrors how Kinaxis is approaching solving
the complexities of supply chain.
“Both Women Who Code and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation are
committed to creating a world where the only limiting factor is
your own imagination. We couldn’t be more thrilled to explore ways
we can work with them as supply chain resiliency and sustainability
take on new levels of importance in our new era of never-ending
disruptions,” said John Sicard, president and chief executive
officer at Kinaxis. “Our ambition to power the world’s supply
chains is a big one and we know we can’t do it all on our own which
is why collaborations with likeminded organizations are so critical
to helping us advance a circular economy and socially responsible
future for all.”
Women Who Code provides engineers, developers, data scientists,
architects, designers and other technologists with the tools,
resources, and opportunities they need to grow and succeed in their
tech related careers. In keeping with the company’s commitment to
shaping a more inclusive and equitable future for women in tech,
Kinaxis will engage with the organization by ramping up membership
recruitment efforts, establishing a new mentorship program and
providing resources that spark interest in supply chain
careers.
By becoming a Member of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s
Network, Kinaxis will collaborate with the organization’s extensive
network of circular economy leaders and practitioners to advance
circular practices in the industry and get involved with
groundbreaking research projects designed to drive innovation at
scale. Moving away from a ‘take, make, waste’ linear model, the
circular economy offers businesses the opportunity to redesign
their supply chains to meet these needs, as well as reduce costs
and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Sicard continues: “As the single largest consumer of the Earth’s
natural resources – whether it’s the materials used to make
something, the resources required to store something, or the
emissions expelled to ship something – supply chains are poised to
make a significant positive impact, not just because regulations
demand it.”
With more than 40,000 users in 100+ countries, Kinaxis works
with some of the world’s biggest brands in sectors such as CPG,
automotive, high tech, life sciences and more. Its AI-powered
technology and patented concurrency technique allows companies to
orchestrate their supply chain network end-to-end from strategic
planning to last-mile delivery. Kinaxis technology helps companies
that supply the agricultural industry with 40% of the world’s
tractors, helps keep more than 110,000,000,000 teeth clean each
year, and ensures more than 35 million pets are fed nutritious
meals each year.
More details on the new partnerships and the company’s corporate
giving program can be found in the 2023 Sustainability Report.
To learn more about Kinaxis and its supply chain management
solutions, please visit Kinaxis.com.
About Kinaxis
Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain management. We
serve supply chains and the people who manage them in service of
humanity. Our software is trusted by renowned global brands to
provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today’s
volatility and disruption. We combine our patented concurrency
technique with a human-centered approach to AI to empower
businesses of all sizes to orchestrate their end-to-end supply
chain network, from multi-year strategic planning through
down-to-the-second execution and last-mile delivery. For more news
and information, please visit kinaxis.com or follow us on
LinkedIn.
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