adidas Group – Wanyu Sung – 2015

Goals

The adidas Group enlisted Wanyu Sung to build a clear business case for energy and water metering. She was also asked to identify the opportunities and challenges that its apparel, textile, footwear and football suppliers had encountered. 

Solutions

Sung developed multiple engagement strategies based on where suppliers were in terms of implementing smart energy and water management. For suppliers seeking to initiate their sustainability campaign, she designed a reporting tool to help streamline the data gathering process. For suppliers contemplating smart meters, she proposed a new valuation method to better assess the profitability of a smart meter project. Then, for suppliers seeking to maximize the value of their smart meter systems, she created an industry-specific set of guidelines to help factories leverage their data.

Potential Impact

As the adidas Group continues to expand this metering initiative, Sung’s findings could be incorporated into communication materials that engage more suppliers with different products. This is a scalable solution, and Sung’s tools could be leveraged across the adidas Group supply chain.