“ SMBC ’ s 10-year sustainability roadmap – called GREEN X GLOBE 2030 – is focused on the environment , community , and next generation , including initiatives to address climate change by committing to becoming net-zero in its global operations by 2030 , and net-zero in its loan and investment portfolio by 2050 , all while supporting our customers in the transition to a decarbonised society ”
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are currently exploring other opportunities with Visionet to leverage their cloud services capabilities .”
OTHER PARTNERS THAT HELP SMBC TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS
WNS Denali When SMBC kicked off its procurement transformation in 2021 , they leveraged WNS Denali ’ s procurement subject matter expertise to assist in SMBCs Coupa sourceto-pay activities . WNS Denali was a key partner for contract meta-data extraction in support of the Coupa Contract Lifecycle Management implementation . Additionally , when SMBC Procurement hit a critical point of onboarding suppliers into Coupa , WNS Denali provided support with supplier
“ SMBC ’ s 10-year sustainability roadmap – called GREEN X GLOBE 2030 – is focused on the environment , community , and next generation , including initiatives to address climate change by committing to becoming net-zero in its global operations by 2030 , and net-zero in its loan and investment portfolio by 2050 , all while supporting our customers in the transition to a decarbonised society ”
CHRISTINE ACKERSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY , SMBC AMERICAS DIVISION onboarding / setup activities . WNS Denali is an excellent partner willing to quickly spin up teams to meet project deadlines , taking an agile and nimble approach and providing support as needed .
Dell EMC Dell Technologies products play a crucial role as the strategic data processing platform to run SMBC ' s core infrastructure . Additionally , SMBC utilises Dell as part of the end-user compute experience . Both are critical use cases for which SMBC relies on Dell ’ s global footprint to deliver and ensure no disruption to its day-to-day business . Consistent and transparent communication between the executive account team , internal stakeholders and Procurement plays a key role to ensure commitments are kept or contingency plans are made to address ( potential ) global supply chain issues .
Star Compliance “ In today ’ s world , there is so much digital information to track , manage , and attempt to put to proper use . As a financial institution , we must be ever vigilant about maintaining proper controls and compliance in a dynamic regulatory environment .”, said Wadsworth .
So , when SMBC went to market in search of such a product , Star Compliance encouraged the business to leverage proofof-concept methodology to ensure that requirements were met or exceeded prior to full investment .
Sand Hill East In 2019 , SMBC engaged Sand Hill East , a strategic venture and fintech advisory firm , to assess the Bank ’ s technology organisation and their readiness to support the transformation journey and leverage
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