Supply chain sustainability

To survive in today’s competitive environment, organisations need not only have an efficient and effective supply chain for the context in which they operate, they also have to consider issues of sustainability in their supply chain strategies. These issues are a consideration beyond those of environmental sustainability and also encompass social sustainability (ethics and wellbeing), financial sustainability, and network sustainability. This free course, Supply chain sustainability, introduces four sustainability perspectives and discusses how these perspectives can assess the sustainability of any supply chain.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 What do we mean by the term ‘sustainable supply chain’?
• 1 What do we mean by the term ‘sustainable supply chain’?
• 2 The environmental perspective
• 2 The environmental perspective
• 2.1 The impact of logistics on the environment
• 2.2 The impact of manufacturing and production on the environment
• 2.3 The impact of waste on the environment
• 3 The financial perspective
• 3 The financial perspective
• 3.1 The traditional bottom line
• 4 The social perspective
• 4 The social perspective
• 4.1 Ethics in the supply chain
• The UN approach to sustainability
• You are judged by who you do business with
• 5 The network perspective
• 5 The network perspective
• 5.1 Stakeholders in the supply chain
• 5.2 Best practice when working with stakeholders
• 6 The four perspectives of supply chain sustainability: a self-assessment
• 6 The four perspectives of supply chain sustainability: a self-assessment
• Conclusion
• References
• Further reading
• Acknowledgements