In a rapidly changing global landscape, companies can no longer afford to dismiss sustainability as just another trend. The growing focus on ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance), covering all...
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Navigating the Alphabet Soup of Sustainability Reporting: The IFRS S1 & S2, and ESRS
The landscape of sustainability reporting has long been a complex and confusing web of overlapping frameworks and disclosure requirements. Companies have often found themselves navigating an...
Sustainability Sync: The Key to Success
Sustainability: It's more than a trending catchphrase or a box to tick on a corporate checklist. It's the cornerstone of long-lasting organizational success, an essential pillar supporting an...
Looking Beyond Direct Suppliers: Why Sustainability Matters in Your Company’s Indirect Spend
Indirect Spend Sustainability focuses on reducing the environmental, social, and economic impact of a company’s indirect spend activities, including logistics, office supplies, utilities, facilities...
Charting a Sustainable Path Together: Nine Tips for Engaging Procurement Teams in Your Sustainability Journey
Sustainability and responsible sourcing professionals often face the challenge of engaging their procurement teams in sustainability initiatives. With procurement professionals managing a...
Unwrapping the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive: Embracing Sustainable Packaging in a Circular Economy
World Environment Day this year, under the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution," emphasizes the urgent need for businesses to critically examine their environmental footprint. With a particular focus on...
Confronting Biodiversity Loss: Assessing the Impact on Biodiversity in Modern Supply Chains
Conducting global operations across multi-tier or even single-tier supply chains presents numerous sustainability-related risks and opportunities. Biodiversity loss, in particular, has far-reaching...
Turning Over a New Leaf: EU’s Bold Move Against Deforestation and the Path to Compliance
On April 19th, 2023, the European Parliament adopted the new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), clearing the way for it to move forward. Next, the law will be formally endorsed by the Council of...
CSDDD and CSRD – What’s the difference?
What is the difference between the CSDDD and CSRD, and how should you focus your efforts? The EU’s recent Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due...
CSDDD – How will it impact your organization?
Preparing for Compliance: How Will CSDDD Impact Your Organization? The European Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) was published on February 23, 2022. This legislation...
Demystifying the Human Rights Journey
As human rights due diligence legislation evolves globally, companies are expected to up their game and do more to identify, understand, remediate, and report on their supply chains. For years...
CSRD & Supply Chain Sustainability: What You Need to Know
Why is CSRD a big deal for supply chain sustainability? The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is new legislation in the European Union that requires, elevates, and standardizes ESG...
Addressing Scope 3 by Category
As companies start to take Scope 3 seriously, they need better approaches to engage suppliers, measure emissions, and reduce them. At SupplyShift, we’ve been helping customers gather Scope 3 data...
How SupplyShift Can Help You With the German Supply Chain Act
SupplyShift has recently updated and relaunched our Human Rights Compliance Assessment to ensure alignment with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. Companies can use this assessment to...
How Should Supply Chain Managers be Thinking About Circularity?
Circular value chains have been a topic of growing interest in recent years. With new legislation across the globe, companies need to start thinking about where materials come from and where they go...
Complying with the UFLPA: How to Detect Forced Labor in Your Supply Chain
UYGHUR FORCED LABOR PREVENTION ACT (JUNE 21st UPDATE) The U.S. government has taken steps to codify guidance that provides more clarity to companies on how to comply with the Uyghur Forced Labor...
What Does Supplier Collaboration Mean for Sustainability?
Today’s sustainability goals are significant; there’s no denying it. With governments worldwide coming together to combine forces and keep the rate of global warming below 1.5℃, all efforts turn to...
Addressing Deforestation in the Supply Chain
Currently, companies are setting net-zero goals left, right, and center, with clean energy often synonymous with tackling emissions. Yet, impact of deforestation on net-zero progress is sometimes...
What To Do About Low Sustainability Performers
Globally, businesses are beginning to realize that there is an urgent need for quick, decisive, and meaningful corporate action when faced with the issue of sustainability. As companies act upon...
Addressing Labor Issues in the Supply Chain
The concept of forced labor is not new. It’s been newsworthy since at least the mid-’90s when reports of sweatshops in apparel became commonplace. Forced labor in industries such as agriculture and...
Supply Chain Mapping – Why and How?
In the wake of supply chain disruptions and global shortages, businesses are quickly recognizing the need for greater visibility over their supply network, from documenting the origin of material...
Beyond Annual Reports: Three Ways to Leverage Supplier Sustainability Information for Your Business
In recent years, companies have come under increasing scrutiny from customers, employees, investors, governments, and NGOs. What do they want? For companies to demonstrate environmental stewardship...
Creating Your Roadmap for Supplier Sustainability Improvement
For a business to meet its sustainability goals, it can’t look solely within its own four walls. To see truly impactful sustainability improvements in a company, suppliers need to be a top...
Summit ’21 – Five Key Learnings for your Supply Chain Sustainability Journey
On November 2nd - 3rd, SupplyShift held its third annual Summit, joining business leaders from across the world to share their knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices on tackling today’s...
Simplifying Sustainability for Procurement
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and mass shortages of basic goods like toilet paper, the world is realizing the pivotal role that procurement plays in the everyday running of businesses and...
Your Complete Guide to Supply Chain Sustainability
Today, a company’s public image can rapidly diminish if they fail to comply with the increasingly prevalent environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards being put into place worldwide. One...
How Suppliers Demonstrate Best Practices to Buyers
According to Gartner’s Future of Supply Chain: Crisis Shapes the Profession report, 77% of companies say that they’re investing in deeper and more collaborative supplier relationships to build...
How Remote Assessments Can Reduce Audit Costs
Audits prove to be a heavy lift for many companies. Time is retracted from core operations due to suppliers juggling the task of repeatedly participating in them, which is a dragged-out process for...
Supplier Engagement Best Practices – Key Takeaways From Our Webinar
The need for supplier engagement has never been greater—an engaged supply chain drives impact and lays the foundation for businesses to collaborate with suppliers to address our most pressing...
Tackling Plastics and Packaging in Supply Chains
Plastic waste has a staggering impact on our environment. Roughly 40% of all produced plastic is for single-use plastic packaging, and 5.25 trillion plastic and microplastic pieces float around in...
Best Practices for Sending Supplier Sustainability Assessments
According to Deloitte, the market for responsible supply chain tools could reach $2.7B by 2023. One pivotal type of tool is digital supplier assessments. These tools help companies achieve...
Maximizing Supplier Participation in Sustainability Reporting
Gartner predicts that by 2023, organizations that don’t optimize how they manage supplier data will have faulty information for up to half their suppliers. To prevent bad data from corroding...
Roadmap of Industry Groups – Your Complete Guide to Supply Chain Sustainability Collaboration
2021 has brought an increased drive for corporate sustainability, from mitigating GHG emissions and promoting DE&I to preventing deforestation. These measures are not only critical for the...
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Your Supply Chain
The 2020 triad of health, economic, and racial justice crises has accelerated corporate thinking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Today, whether through internal hiring initiatives,...
How to Identify Your Supply Chain Sustainability Risks and Opportunities
In today’s climate, ESG compliance is no longer a “nice-to-have.” If you’re not taking ESG seriously, you’re simply not prepared for the future. And to take concrete action towards increasing...
How to Approach Multi-Tier Supplier Assessments
Organizations big and small rely heavily on hundreds—if not thousands—of different suppliers around the globe. In this type of supply chain ecosystem, companies must understand sustainability...
What is Multi-Tier and Why to Do It
Many companies focus solely on their tier one suppliers when it comes to supply chain sustainability. Yet to holistically tackle ESG performance, procurement teams must evaluate their operations at...
How to Set Corporate Goals for Supply Chain ESG
ESG takes top priority on a company's vision for the future. But what do corporate sustainability goals look like in practice? With mounting pressure from investors and consumers, corporate...
How Industry Group Collaboration Drives Sustainability Improvement
Traditionally, companies have fought for the highest market share, top ratings, and product innovation dominance without much regard for the social or environmental consequences. In many cases, this...
ESG in the Public and Private Market: Putting the Supply Chain in Focus
The recent uptick of sustainability bonds from global companies like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and most recently Amazon sends a strong market signal that focus on corporate Environmental,...
Supply Chain Emissions 2021 – Key Takeaways from our Webinar
During our supply chain emissions webinar on May 19th, industry leaders from CDP, Engie Impact, and Philip Morris International came together to explore trends in Scope 3 emissions reporting and...
Why Sustainable Supply Chains?
In light of an increasingly strained global ecosystem, corporations, governments, and environmental scientists have revamped the drive for sustainability, honing in on the benefits of eco-friendly...
The Importance of Measuring Scope 3 Supply Chain Emissions and How to Get Started
The world has reached a crucial point in its effort to combat the climate crisis. Right now, businesses have a huge role to play in limiting the increase in average global temperature to below...
Active Vs. Passive Supplier Sustainability Assessments
In 2021, measuring supply chain sustainability is crucial. Ahead of the upcoming United Nations COP26, business leaders and organizations are facing more pressure than ever before to address...
Supplier Sustainability Assessment ─ Where Do I Start?
Sustainability is one of the fastest-growing priorities in the procurement profession today. Through the pandemic, the weak points in an already fractured global supply chain, increasing ocean...
Forced Labor in Cotton Supply Chains ─ Key Takeaways From Our Webinar
On April 21st, our webinar on forced labor in cotton supply chains brought together leaders from Responsible Sourcing Network and Fashion for Good to explore how industry-wide tools and supply chain...
Three Ways Procurement Can Drive Sustainability Through the Supply Chain
SupplyShift takes a look at three ways that supply chain professionals can drive sustainability through procurement practices. In 2021 and the decade ahead, it’d be safe to assume that consumers...
How to Prepare for a Transparent Supply Chain in 2021
2020 has been a defining year for transparent supply chains. When the pandemic hit, most people expected sustainability efforts to take a back-seat role. On the contrary, companies seem to be more...
The Emerging Shape of Recovery
The economic impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus were swift. As countries around the globe responded with shutdowns, demand for some goods and services plummeted and skyrocketed for others....
Supply Chain Emissions: What Challenges Lie Ahead?
The supply chain is often cited as one of the areas where companies have significant challenges in managing and reducing emissions. For lots of businesses, most emissions lie within the supply...
Transparency is the First Step to Securing Global Supply Chains
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted supply chains around the globe and brought intense scrutiny to management strategies. Manufacturing industries such as apparel, auto parts and semiconductors...
How Standardization Advances Supply Chain Responsibility
Imagine requesting a Q1 financial report from a vendor and receiving data for September through November. “What?” the vendor asks incredulously…“That’s our Q1.” Having a common framework and...
Retail Sustainability During the Holidays
U.S retailers are proclaiming 2019 as the “apocalypse”—nearly 9,500 stores have closed their doors this year. That list includes discount stores like Family Dollar and Kmart, clothing stores like...
Global Climate Strike and How to Achieve Your Science-Based Targets
The Global Climate Strike is happening. At a time when almost every nation of the world has signed the Paris Agreement, emissions are still on the rise, and the world now faces a tipping point on...
Blockchain for Responsible Sourcing – Where Does It Fit?
Blockchain is a revolutionary technology — without a doubt. The next-level security, transparency, and efficiency of blockchain technology will redefine many...
Worker Insights to Drive Action: How to Operationalize Worker Voice Using Technology
Guidelines to consider when incorporating worker voice tech into your supply chain program.
When Worker Voice is Next on the Agenda
What steps can you take to encourage a culture of open dialogue and worker well-being within your supply chain?
When Worker Voice is Only a Whisper
To engage with the most vulnerable in your supply chain, start by evolving your company's culture. There are a number of organizations doing great work to uncover slavery and engage workers within...
How Businesses Can Address Modern Slavery in Supply Chains
In 2015, the UK became the first major world economic power to pass legislation targeting modern slavery. The UK Modern Slavery Act requires companies with revenues greater than £36 million to issue...
The Sustainable CMO: 3 Values for Marketing Leadership
This article is an excerpt from our white paper, The Sustainable CMO: How sustainability is transforming the role of the CMO, written in collaboration with RF| BINDER and Possible. Click...
Good News for Holiday Coffee Lovers — More Investment in Responsible Coffee Supply Chains
The holiday coffee-drinking season is upon us! On November 1, Starbucks locations in the US and Canada unveiled four new versions of the company’s much-anticipated festive holiday cups ready to be...
You Can’t ‘Contract Away’ Supply Chain Problems
There are many compelling reasons for international businesses to ensure that their global supply chains are free from ethically or environmentally questionable practices. Any company that's serious...
Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?
There’s nothing remotely “responsible” about how most Americans celebrate Halloween, starting with the grossly irresponsible amounts of candy we ingest on October 31st with the flimsy excuse that...
Moving Beyond Spreadsheets for Responsible Supply Chains
I love Excel. There, I said it. It is an incredibly powerful, versatile tool that I’ve used for everything from finance to carbon modelling. With such a powerful tool, there is a temptation to use...
Effective Traceability for Responsible Pulp, Paper, & Packaging
Paper and packaging is, in some ways, a unique commodity. Unlike other commodities, paper, pulp, and packaging are critical for every industry, from coffee to furniture. Coincidentally, paper...
4 Elements of a Successful Supply Chain Transparency Strategy
As corporate priorities evolve, large enterprises have realized that supply chain transparency is not only a critical aspect of brand image, but is also of paramount importance for the bottom line....
From the Farmer to the Foil: The Cacao Supply Chain Challenge
Chocolate is undoubtedly a world favorite in the realm of sweets. Each year, more than 3 million tons of cocoa beans are used to produce the treats we find on store shelves. The chocolate we...
Responsible Sourcing as Part of Corporate Governance
Hello, my name is Alex, I’m the CEO of SupplyShift. Although we typically focus on supply-chain specific items of interest, I wanted to start this year with a broader look at the business...
What’s in a Box: Creating More Responsible Holidays
Nothing says the Holidays like gift-laden delivery trucks rushing to fill all of our last minute orders. And with every delivery comes a box, or two, or three, all of which arrive on our doorsteps...