Join Ollie and Tom unpack a big couple of weeks in Scope 3 – from lagging US data maturity to a powerful new playbook launched by the World Economic Forum. Tom sits down with Imran Dassu, a senior partner at Kearney, to dive into the just-released Green Procurement Playbook, a rare bit of practical guidance aimed at helping CPOs turn ambition into action. They talk about operationalisation, pre-competitive collaboration, AI, and why the next generation of procurement leaders will look very different.
Then, Ollie is joined by the brilliant Anju Verghese, Head of ESG Strategy at Indian life sciences company Syngene. Her remarkable story – from journalism to science to Scope 3 leadership – shows how one person can ignite a company-wide transformation. Anju shares how Syngene built supplier engagement from scratch, tackled SBTi commitments, and found unexpected power in storytelling.
Episode highlights:
🌍 Why North America is behind on supplier data, and what needs to shift
📖 What makes the Green Procurement Playbook actually useful (not just another PDF)
🧠 How CPOs are redefining procurement as a driver of value, not just cost
🔁 The overlooked power of supplier partnerships and pre-competitive collaboration
🇮🇳 Anju’s inspiring work to get 81% of Syngene’s (mostly SMEs) suppliers SBTi-ready
🧰 Lessons in leadership, communication, and capability-building from the field
🔗 Resources mentioned:
Download the Green Procurement Playbook from WEF: https://www.weforum.org/publications/green-procurement-playbook-the-cpo-s-guide-to-delivering-value-for-business-and-planet/
Join the Scope 3 Tools Clinic (19 November 2025): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XhzAO9k5Q2-UHHc34OBoGQ?mc_cid=474d9559d6&mc_eid=32a23ffc7d#/registration
🎧 Enjoy. And remember: all of our previous episodes are available online at www.scope3peergroup.com/podcast