Supply Chain Management Review: Why do supply chains need to think beyond sustainability? For a long time, sustainability has been the main language through which firms have tried to improve supply chain performance beyond cost, quality, and delivery. This has led to many important changes ...

Understanding the Context

This paper reveals a common blind spot in how large companies set supply chain sustainability goals: the lack of focus on people, especially small suppliers, workers and communities. By analyzing over ... Sustainability and supply chains don't always go hand-in-hand. The good news, though?

Key Insights

They very much can. Sustainability partnerships have become an increasingly important priority for businesses, and ... A new study reveals that AI and digital tools improve supply chain sustainability only when supported by transparency and a skilled workforce. The textile industry is innovating for sustainability by adopting water recycling, eco-friendly materials, and digital printing. Supply chain diversification and technologies like blockchain and AI ...

Final Thoughts

Retail TouchPoints: How Innovation and Sustainability will Reshape Supply Chain Talent in 2025 The Conversation: Can NZ’s supply chain build enough resilience and sustainability to survive the next global crisis? Can NZ’s supply chain build enough resilience and sustainability to survive the next global crisis? Supply Chain Xchange: MIT Report: Corporate commitment to sustainability soars, but roadblocks to execution remain Tariffs and geopolitical pressures are among the key external factors slowing progress, but internal gaps persist as well, State of Supply Chain Sustainability report shows. Corporations are actively seeking sustainability advances in their supply chains—but many need to improve the business metrics they use in this area to realize more progress, according to a new report ...