About this episode

The episode discusses transforming supply chains to be forest positive and regenerative, featuring insights from sustainability expert Sophie Beckham.

Join Sheri Hinish , the Supply Chain Queen®, and co-host James George for Big Idea 7 of the Supply Chain Revolution podcast all about Forest Positive Supply Chains. This episode is part of the 10 Big Ideas to Transform Supply Chains for a Regenerative Future series and explores how global supply chains can evolve from deforestation free compliance to forest positive regeneration. Featuring Sophie Beckham , Chief Sustainability Officer of International Paper and one of the world’s most respected leaders in forestry and biodiversity stewardship, this conversation reframes forests as living infrastructure that underpins long term business resilience, economic value, and climate stability. Drawing on decades of experience across forest management, conservation partnerships, and large scale industrial operations, Sophie shares how supply chains that depend on forest systems must move beyond short term optimization toward multi generational regeneration. Forests are not interchangeable inputs. They are place based systems that require trust, data, collaboration, and long horizon thinking. In this episode, you will learn why deforestation free is only the starting point, how forest…

People in this episode

Host: Sheri Hinish

Guest: Sophie Beckham

Topics covered

• forest positive supply chains
• regenerative future
• biodiversity
• sustainability
• climate stability
• supply chain management

Keywords

• forest positive
• supply chains
• regeneration
• biodiversity
• climate change
• sustainability
• ecosystem health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Paper

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