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<v ->What motivated you to really ramp up</v>

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your sustainability efforts?

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<v ->We thought about where we are in the supply chain</v>

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and we know that we have a responsibility

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sitting between our customers and our suppliers

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and how we can bring the supply chain together

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to be a more responsible supply chain.

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And we could stop there

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because that's the right thing to do,

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but in reality, it's a big opportunity for us

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because our customers need certain things,

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Our suppliers want to provide certain things.

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And we created what we'll call

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the Climate and Sustainability Advantage,

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and then we organized everything around it.

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Now, the bonus is for our own operations,

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we can actually reduce our costs by doing this work.

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We changed the packaging for our branded product

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and we changed it from white to craft,

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which sounds like a simple step in the process,

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but because of our scale,

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we're talking about 270 million packages.

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There's less packaging involved

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and there's a lower cost with that box

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versus the prior white box.

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It's a big cost savings for us

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and for the partnership across the supply chain.

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<v ->Henry, on this journey then,</v>

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what has been really exciting in terms of accomplishments?

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<v ->I'll start with our one planet, one table assortment.</v>

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So we actually had already a vast array of products

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that our customers were wanting,

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but they just didn't have the data

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and the certifications against them.

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And so what we decided was we're gonna create

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the very best sustainable assortment in our industry.

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And that's what we did it,

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and now it's been driving growth for us.

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<v ->As you've been on this journey,</v>

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can you share some concrete examples of

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what business value you are already starting to see?

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<v ->One of our national sales customers,</v>

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one of the largest food service providers in the world,

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they came to us a few years back and said,

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"We want to meet our sustainability goals

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and we wanna partner with you, Sysco, on doing that,

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'cause we see you as the experts,

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but we're not getting the data, we're not getting

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always the products that we need."

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So we're giving them data on which products

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have lower carbon

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and then they're increasing their spend on those products

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so that they can reduce their carbon emissions.

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And I talk regularly with the VP who leads that account

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and he just talks to me about the amount

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that sustainability has helped bring that relationship along

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and how it has really helped

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to drive growth with that customer.

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<v ->Can you talk a little bit about what some</v>

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of the challenges were and what you learned in that process?

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<v ->Yeah, the biggest one was data and technology.</v>

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And so working with

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all of the different global business units,

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working with our specialty businesses,

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to bring all of that data into one place

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and then report it out to the relevant stakeholders.

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It needed a lot of planning, it needed a lot of alignment,

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and it needed some really thorough processes

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in selecting some external help on that journey.

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I would say another challenge has been

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the rise in regulations.

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And so what we're trying to do now is try and use

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some of the reporting regulations,

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actually as an advantage for us.

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By measuring and tracking what we're doing,

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we can actually move faster

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if we do it in an efficient and pragmatic way.

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<v ->As sort of some of the pioneers</v>

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in this space, in sustainability,

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what would be your message to other organizations

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that are embarking or are on this journey as well?

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<v ->If you do this work correctly,</v>

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you can provide an opportunity for your business to grow.

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Of course, there's a responsibility that we all have

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to do this work and do it well.

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However, I can get everyone rallied around

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the opportunity to grow.

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And you can't do it alone.

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You need to bring a partner in

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who's gonna provide the right thinking

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and challenges for you to go in the right direction.

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<v ->Can you talk a little bit about the collaboration</v>

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with BCG and Quantis?

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<v ->So I think what was really special about</v>

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the BCG, Quantis relationship with Sysco

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is we felt like one team.

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So you're not just getting the strategy and the plan,

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but you are getting a partner

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who can come and implement it with you

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and in partnership with your teams.

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<v ->Thank you both for joining me today</v>

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and thanks for making the time.

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<v ->Thanks for having us.</v>
<v ->My pleasure.</v>