SUPPLY CHAIN
“ OUTSIDE OF AN EXCEPTIONAL EVENT LIKE A GLOBAL PANDEMIC , PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY CHAIN CONTINUITY IS CRITICAL ”
KATE RODGER HEAD OF CUSTOMER SUCCESS , CERVEST
sustainable change is there , but knowing where to begin is difficult .
Kate Rodger is Head of Customer Success at climate intelligence ( CI ) company Cervest , which offers science-backed climate intelligence for businesses . Rodger ’ s work investigates how businesses can use technology to solve challenges , including how the global pharmaceutical sector can become more sustainable and strengthen its supply chain .
“ The pharmaceutical industry is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change . Any disruption to the production or distribution of pharmaceutical products can have significant cost implications for the company , not to mention health ramifications for people across the globe ,” explains Rodger . “ Imagine if , during the height of the pandemic , one of the factories producing COVID-19 vaccines had been wiped out by flooding , or its production capacity plummeted due to complications from heat stress ?
“ Outside of an exceptional event like a global pandemic , production and supply chain continuity is critical . Pharma
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