Neil Smith

Global Compliance & Sustainability Director NOCO

Seminars

Monday 23rd June 2025
Discover: Enhancing Sustainability Reporting in Manufacturing by Aligning Compliance, Data, & Business Value
3:50 pm
  • Identifying commonalities between regulatory requirements like CSRD, customer-driven sustainability expectations, and voluntary initiatives to streamline sustainability reporting in manufacturing and reduce inefficiencies
  • Exploring how AI can bridge data gaps in manufacturing by automating sustainability data collection, improving reporting accuracy, and enabling better decision-making for resource efficiency and compliance
  • Examining NOCO’s implementation of Ascent as a case study on how manufacturers can use technology to track product compliance, manage ESG metrics, and optimize sustainability initiatives to meet both regulatory and industry expectations
Tuesday 24th June 2025
Discover: Enhancing Sustainability Reporting in Manufacturing by Aligning Compliance, Data, & Business Value
9:00 am
  • Identifying commonalities between regulatory requirements like CSRD, customer-driven sustainability expectations, and voluntary initiatives to streamline sustainability reporting in manufacturing and reduce inefficiencies 
  • Exploring how AI can bridge data gaps in manufacturing by automating sustainability data collection, improving reporting accuracy, and enabling better decision-making for resource efficiency and compliance
  • Examining NOCO’s implementation of Assent as a case study on how manufacturers can use technology to track product compliance, manage ESG metrics, and optimize sustainability initiatives to meet both regulatory and industry expectations
Monday 23rd June 2025
Develop: How Can Manufacturers Streamline Sustainability Reporting by Aligning Compliance, Data, & Business Value?
4:20 pm
  • How can manufacturers identify overlaps between regulatory requirements (like CSRD), customer expectations, and voluntary initiatives to create a unified sustainability reporting approach?
  • What strategies can organizations adopt to minimize inefficiencies and integrate various sustainability reporting frameworks into a cohesive process?
  • How can AI and automation be used to enhance reporting accuracy, improve decision-making, and align sustainability practices with regulatory and industry standards?
Tuesday 24th June 2025
Develop: How Can Manufacturers Build Agile Sustainability Strategies to Stay Ahead of Evolving Compliance, Reporting & Decarbonization Demands?
9:40 am
  • How can manufacturers design flexible compliance and reporting frameworks that adapt to evolving requirements, integrate emerging standards, and remain resilient amid regulatory uncertainty?
  • In what ways can technology, such as AI and automation, be leveraged to unify data collection, enhance reporting accuracy, and align sustainability efforts across regulatory, customer, and voluntary expectations?
  • How can strategic planning, including loss analysis and cross-functional engagement, drive agile decarbonization initiatives that deliver both emissions reductions and measurable business value?
Niel Smith