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The Sustainable Supply Chain – What is it and how to execute it

Unleashed

Here we’ll look at what a sustainable supply chain is and why it’s important, and in particular: Elements of a sustainable supply chain. 6 benefits of a sustainable supply chain. Practical sustainable supply chain management tips for SMEs. What is a sustainable supply chain? Where to get certified.

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Trends 2023: Retail

Enterra Insights

Journalist Audrey Kemp reports that changing consumer behavior has permanently affected omnichannel operations. Sustainability. Jay notes, “Sustainability is not optional anymore, as far as consumers are concerned. Jocz, “ How to Market in a Downturn ,” Harvard Business Review, April 2009. [2]

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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

ivalua

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. In the report, Gartner provides a helpful example of what a value map could look like.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- Additional Equity Funding Round for o9 Solutions

Supply Chain Matters

This tech provider’s stated mission is to provide global companies with a game-changing planning platform to transform their supply chain, commercial, finance, and sustainability decision-making. The company reported 65 percent ARR growth for 2022. Our readers may well be familiar with the two founders of o9 Solutions.

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Pretty Is as Pretty Does?

Supply Chain Shaman

It is pretty on the shelf, but it can be a problem for the sustainable supply chain. In fact, unsuspecting consumers would never guess at the issues that the package on the shelf represents for the sustainable supply chain. To compare, in 2009, shortly after the release of the Wal-Mart scorecards, in a similar study, it was 39%.

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Guest post: Sustainable monitoring in supply chains: it’s time for companies to reconnect with their stakeholders.

EcoVadis

Jury is currently Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Bergamo University (Bergamo, Italy), focusing his research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management. In the last two decades companies have been required to assure that good environmental and social performance were achieved across their supply chains (MIT, 2009). ISO14001, OHSAS18001).

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Told You So Moment for Akio Toyoda

Supply Chain Matters

The results of that strategy came to light in the reporting of Tesla’s latest Q3 financial performance that missed on revenue and especially profitability objectives which caused investors to precipitate a 15 percent decline in the company’s stock price last week in questioning the poor performance.