Supply chain sustainability

Supply-chain sustainability is the management of environmental, social and economic impacts and the encouragement of good governance practices, throughout the lifecycles of goods and services.^[1] There is a growing need for integrating sustainable choices into supply-chain management. An increasing concern for sustainability is transforming how companies approach business. Whether motivated by their customers, corporate values or business opportunity, traditional priorities such as quality, efficiency and cost regularly compete for attention with concerns such as working conditions and environmental impact.^[2] A sustainable supply chain seizes value chain opportunities and offers significant competitive advantages for early adopters and process innovators.^[3]

^ UN Global Compact Office and BSR (2015). Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement (2nd ed.). p. 5.
^ "Sustainability: The missing link". Perspectives from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
^ Samper, Luis; Giovannucci, Daniele; Marques Vieira, Luciana (2017). "The powerful role of intangibles in the coffee value chain. Economic Research Working Paper No. 39". World Intellectual Property Organization. Economics Working Papers. Geneva. doi:10.34667/tind.29021.

[1] UN Global Compact Office and BSR (2015). Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement (2nd ed.). p. 5.

[2] "Sustainability: The missing link". Perspectives from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Retrieved 2021-06-04.

[3] Samper, Luis; Giovannucci, Daniele; Marques Vieira, Luciana (2017). "The powerful role of intangibles in the coffee value chain. Economic Research Working Paper No. 39". World Intellectual Property Organization. Economics Working Papers. Geneva. doi:10.34667/tind.29021.

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