The Power of Greening Supply Chains 2015

 Power of Greening Supply Chains

Sustainable supply chain is part of a trend that is changing rapidly growing world supply is an important link between the entry of the organization network of environmental costs and increasing pressure from consumers for organic products has continued in many organizations, such as the delivery of sustainability stage chain logistics management performed.
About 70 percent of executives believe that companies should in the long-term sustainability benefit. Involved in buying companies, procurement strategy for executives in the environmental efforts of the most important initiatives for sustainable development.

In response to the high demand, educational institutions, such as the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University program to establish a green supply chain is.
Level organizations participate can be divided into three main groups as stability on three levels.

Level 1) Basis: This is the basic level where companies with simple measures such as lights and computers when not in use to reduce, processing and use of paper greenways emissions of carbon dioxide a day off. Some companies also use self-service technologies such as central purchasing and teleconferencing.

Phase 2) Think durable: This is the second level where the companies have to integrate the need for sustainable development began recognizes the operations of the supply chain. Companies tend to reach this stage, to evaluate their impact on the local beach. This can include supplier management, product design, rationalization and optimization of the distribution.

Phase 3) Sustainability Science: The third step uses a comprehensive examination and consultation in order to lay the foundation for guiding the stable operation. Explain the environmental impact of supply chain agility cost adaptation, flexibility and network. The transition to this level, as in the current context, and as a result of the new rules, both in industry and in the country.
Report October 2009 GTM called Greening the supply chain: Comparative analysis of sustainable development practices and trends shows that the main benefits of green supply chain process, revenue growth and recognition.

The report contains case studies and interviews with executives and officials sustainability. According to David Stansky, "the supply chain is a huge opportunity for business to business development of financial understanding, operational and strategic." One of the authors of the report
despite the growing popularity, not stability on strategic planning for most companies on the basis, even if the ownership is rising, this is not the main reason for the agenda of the supply chain.
Many companies cannot aim the suppliers and customers, so that it is difficult to assess the actual cost to the environment. However, the most important methods of information on sustainable development are becoming more common, it will be easier to make more accurate estimates.
In general, research shows that companies that are serious about the sustainability of competitive advantage to presenting, especially in terms of efficiency, management, suppliers and staff motivation.

Announced GRI Global Conference in Amsterdam, Puma Sports in collaboration with the Global Reporting Initiative their intention to develop and improve working conditions along the supply chain strategies environmental issues.

You are responsible for more than two-thirds of all Puma products obtained GRI certified training of transparency and sustainability performance GRI G3 guidelines from their base responsible. Suppliers are twenty Puma in China, Vietnam, Cambodia and other countries. The first stability report in 2011/2012 expected.Rainer Hengstmann, Puma international director of public relations and environmental protection, said: "Without sustainable suppliers, we will not be sustainable and reliable signal PUMA able to produce their sustainability initiatives."