"A growing focus on sustainable supply chain management over the past few years has proven to be a big cost savings opportunity for many businesses. With traditional procurement strategies primarily focused on cost savings through vendor reduction, leverage spend, inventorsikry reductions, transaction efficiencies, a shifting sustainability mindset is elevating supply chain thinking. More strategically focused organizations are evaluating business sustainability risks that extend beyond the walls of the company. "
Even corporations with clear environmental aims fail to go the distance when it comes to their supply chains. But lessons from a small group of Fortune 500 companies can give them the direction they need.