Sustainability and Social Responsibility in Ecommerce: How Winning Group is leading the way | #343

In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Alice Kuepper from Winning Group. Alice landed her ‘dream job’ as Head of Sustainable Business and Corporate Social Responsibility at the home of Appliances Online and Winning Appliances in 2020.  The broad and far-reaching role includes goals such as championing a circular economy, ensuring good visibility on supply chain ethics and forging meaningful connections with First Nations communities.  It feels like destiny may have played a significant part in Alice’s career path.  Growing up living in different countries and societies, studying sociology and then being exposed to the progressive world of ecommerce. I met Alice when she was the General Manager at Online Retailer nearly ten years ago but had no idea that this was her background - it was really fun to see how it has all come together for her to find her purpose.  In this chat Alice shares how Winning Group tackles reverse logistics with a focus on sustainability, why slavery is not, sadly, a thing of the past and how businesses can map out a clear pathway to support reconciliation with a RAP.Links from the episode:Winning GroupAppliances OnlineReconciliation AustraliaShopify Plus (sponsored)Signet (sponsored)Questions answered:How do Winning Group champion a circular economy?How do businesses get started with a Reconciliation Action Plan?What is Winning Group doing in light of the upcoming Voice Referendum?This episode was brought to you by…  Shopify PlusSignetAbout your co-host: Alice Kuepper from Winning GroupAlice is an authentic business leader and strategist who believes in the shared value approach and the power of business as a catalyst for positive societal change and sustainable growth.  In her role at Winning Group as Head of Sustainable Business and CSR, Alice led the development of the company's first sustainability and social impact strategy and is creating value by engaging employees, customers and partners into the delivery of impact initiatives across responsible sourcing, charity & community engagement, waste & recycling and carbon management.  With 15+ years of leadership experience, Alice was previously managing multifunctional teams and complex projects within the e-commerce sector with responsibility for commercial performance, marketing, partnerships, stakeholder engagement, sustainability and product development. You can contact Alice at LinkedInThanks to our sponsors, Shopify and Klaviyo, for bringing you the show.Sponsor Add To Cart: https://addtocart.com.au/sponsor/Subscribe to the Add To Cart newsletter  SMS us to Suggest a Guest Connect with Nathan Bush Join the Add To Cart Community