The Sustainable Supply Chain

The sustainable supply chain is the future supply chain.

Rising populations and resource scarcity mean doing more with less.

However, sustainable supply chains are not solely about regulatory compliance and meeting customer or consumer expectations; they are also about increasing efficiency and saving money.

Collaboration is critical to realizing these benefits; not only within the supply chain, but at times also with external agents such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Sustainability and supply chain integrity initiatives require manufacturers and their supply chain partners to identify and eliminate processes and activities that are environmentally or socially unproductive.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives are becoming drivers of supply chain decisions, with increased pressure and visibility on organizations that don’t operate responsibly.

Successful collaboration needs tools to facilitate it.

Data Discovery software bridges information gaps between stakeholders through a simple and easy interface, helping to open up new analytical paths and data visualizations.

Only then can the full benefits of a sustainable supply chain be reaped, both for the environment and for the bottom line.

Saying you are sustainable or “green” is not enough. Neither is saying all your partners along the supply chain are sustainable.

Corporations must be able prove to shareholders, regulators and consumers through metrics and KPIs that their sustainable goals are being achieved. However, many challenges impede this, notably the provision, sharing and extraction of value from data.

Data Discovery software helps overcome these issues, creating increased visibility through collaboration over the entire supply chain.

Only then can companies enjoy the full benefits of a sustainable supply chain from superior consumer perception to lower costs and increased efficiencies, not to mention a cleaner, fairer world.