February 06, 2023
In the Media
In SupplyChainBrain, MIT Freight Lab Co-director David Correll writes about supply chain sustainability research and what changes to expect in the coming years.
Should supply chain sustainability be limited to climate change mitigation, or should it also include social dimensions like human rights protection and diversity, equity and conclusion? It’s a uniquely confounding moment; at present, there is no broad consensus across industries or geography — which is telling in and of itself. Discrete focus areas of sustainability are prioritized differently in various industries, and so supply chain managers need to bear in mind a wide range of sustainability dimensions to meet their goals as they work with customers, vendors, policymakers, and investors with varying priorities.
But, amid this confusion, there’s no time to feel sorry for ourselves! New policies and stakeholder expectations are coming, and we have to be prepared.