Supply Chain and Sustainability



TABLE OF CONTENT

INTRODUCTION1

LITERATURE REVIEW1

Companies Explain Sustainability a High Priority Target2

The Company Management and Customers to Drive Sustainability2

A Lack of Commitment Is Inhibitory Than the Cost of Sustainability3

Companies Start With Their Own Production, When It Comes To the Practice of Sustainability3

ISO Certifications Play a Key Role4

HOW TO MANAGE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND SUSTAINABLE4

SUSTAINABILITY PURCHASING TRENDS AND DRIVERS6

THE CAUSES OF UN-SUSTAINABILITY OF THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN7

Lack Of Regulation8

Market Competitiveness8

Attitudes of Buyers8

Lack of Education and Knowledge9

FOUR WAYS TO BOOST SUSTAINABILITY IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN10

Examples of Wal-Mart and IKEA10

FOUR KEY POINTS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY10

Intelligent packaging11

Economize11

Think like a consumer11

Make your way, do not follow12

SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS: HOW TO DEAL WITH CHALLENGES12

SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY & CHANGING CLIMATE BEST PRACTICE13

CONCLUSION14

REFERENCE15

Sustainability and the Supply Chain

Introduction

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is concerned with transformation demand information to physical deliveries of goods and services. SCM starts with customers' needs for goods and services that create demand for goods and services backwards in the supply chain and supply network. The management ideal is to provide a differentiated management of intra- and inter-organizational activities and processes with the purpose to fulfill customer requirements by delivering goods and services from the point of origin to the point of consumption to the overall lowest costs at the right time and at the highest quality level.

Literature Review

Change in climate has become one of the main challenges for the international community, businesses and citizens. Increasing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and its predictable effect on climate is an important reason for this change. The quantification analysis and reducing the carbon footprint are main factor in preventing the enhancement CO2 volume (Kraisintu K., Zhang T., 2011, pp. 8).

There are many reasons why companies are managing carbon impacts along the supply chain. They begin to realize that good environmental performance can have positive effects on their profits, reputation and society as a whole. With sustainability in supply chains can reduce costs and become more efficient and agile. The reduced contribution to global climate change is a bonus. Knowing the total carbon footprint of your company allows you to make effective measures to reduce climate change impact of its business and activities of the supply chain. In today's global marketplace, it is important for companies to meet concerns of growing consumer and clients about sustainable development (orgprints.org).

Sustainability in the Supply Chain adds value to your business with:

Improved brand reputation

Demonstrating a commitment to the environment and sustainable

Efficiency and cost reduction

Companies Explain Sustainability a High Priority Target 

According research, sustainability is a priority for companies of all industries, with which one is concerned at the highest strategic level. When it comes to contrast the use of resources for sustainability, the support is much lower. However, according to the research done by Kraisintu K., Zhang T., 2011pp. 26) 68% of respondents indicated that the proportion will increase the total annual budget, which is dedicated to sustainability, in the next three years. Top performers dedicated sustainability twice as much attention as low ...