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Reports | Maximizing Benefits From a Sustainable Supply Chain


Publication Date

March 24, 2011

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Leading companies are working to improve the social and environmental performance of their supply chains by building closer relations with suppliers, developing supplier capacity, and identifying and investing in opportunities for improvements along the supply chain.

This brief explores the business case for improving the social and environmental impacts in supply chains and provides some lessons learned about how companies have been able to capture the benefits of a sustainable supply chain such as productivity and efficiency gains.

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Consumer Products, Energy, Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Health Care, Information & Communications Technology, Media & Entertainment, Mining, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Transportation, Travel & Tourism

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