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August 2014

Greening the Building Supply Chain

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This report defines prioritisation of green interventions in the building sector supply chain, and maps the interdependencies upstream and downstream of the construction site, allowing the various stakeholders to gain insight into their role and on how they impact on the overall system and wider socioeconomic goals.

Supply Chain Solutions Center

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
The Supply Chain Solutions Center is a digital hub for sustainability resources, best practices, thought leadership and news – filtered to help businesses bring sustainability to every node of their consumer packaged goods supply chain. The library currently focuses on six areas: agriculture, energy, chemicals, waste, forests and freight.

Measure the Chain: Tools for assessing GHG emissions in agricultural supply chains

Ceres, CGIAR, CDP
This report provides an overview of available resources (i.e. standards, methodologies, tools, and calculators) for assessing emissions from agricultural production and agriculturally-driven land-use change.
January 2021

Time for Change: Delivering deforestation-free supply chains

There is no solution to the growing climate and nature crisis the world faces without a solution to deforestation.

January 2015

Supply Chain Sustainability: A practical guide for continuous improvement

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
This report illustrates how companies can implement the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact throughout their supply chains and integrate sustainability into procurement strategies.
7 April 2020 to 9 April 2020
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14th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains

On 7-9 April 2020, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) will hold the 14th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains in Paris, France. The Forum will address impl

22 May 2020

The Great Shutdown: How COVID-19 disrupts supply chains

Olga Solleder, Mauricio Torres Velasquez
COVID-19 will reduce global exports of manufacturing inputs by at least $228 billion due to supply-chain disruptions.
July 2019

Working with Smallholders: A handbook for firms building sustainable supply chains

The handbook is a practical guide for firms who wish to expand their supply chains by working with smallholder farmers. The purpose is to enable more productive interactions between private firms and smallholders, creating value in all parts of the chain. It covers a broad range of topics including farmer aggregation, training and communication strategies, standards and certification, access to inputs, farm management, the role of women in supply chains, and measuring results. It also provides a framework for decision making and recommends tools and resources for firms engaging with smallholder farmers.
November 2012

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through operations and supply chain management

Energy Economics (Elsevier)

The experiences of the largest corporation in the world and those of a start-up company show how companies can profitably reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains.

June 2015

The impact of green supply chain management practices on firm performance: the role of collaborative capability

Operations Management Research (Springer)

This study attempts to contribute to the growing research on green supply chain management (GSCM) strategies by relying on the Natural Resource Based View (NRBV) and relational view.

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