Dan Gagnon

Scope 3 emissions reportedly account for more than 70% of businesses’ carbon footprints. That huge percentage gives an indication of just how critical supply chain sustainability efforts are to the planet. Thankfully, a growing number of eco-friendly innovations are helping reshape global supply chains. Supply Chain Sustainability: An Industry Imperative in a Changing World It is becoming increasingly important for companies to accurately calculate their supply chain emissions and create an information-sharing ecosystem, according to Matthew Gardner, co-founder and managing partner of Sustainserv, a consulting firm that helps businesses implement sustainability strategies. Gardner said accounting for supply chain-related greenhouse gas emissions includes such challenges as: Data gathering of “materials, manufacturing processes, activities of second- and third-tier suppliers, and overall data governance and quality.” Calculation methodology that “reflects the realities of raw material sourcing, product manufacturing, transportation and distribution, and other life-cycle impacts that may affect reported greenhouse gas totals.” Supplier relationships, which can be strained as a result of emissions assessments. Businesses also need to keep in mind their relationships with consumers. PDI Technologies said 80% of U.S. consumers it surveyed were willing to pay more for sustainable products. “Between these statistics and the regulatory conversations that are happening in…

Stay up to date on all the latest conversations, interviews, and episodes we released this week here at Supply Chain Now! We started this week off with a very special episode of Supply Chain Now. Host Scott Luton and co-host Jenny Froome interview Ramatu Abdulkadir the Head of Pharmacy Department for the National Ear Care Centre at Kaduna. One of the main topics of discussion are the huge supply chain challenges that Africa is facing right now. For Monday’s This Week In Business History episode, Scott Luton gives insight on 3 different figures and how their contributions were critical and aligned with humanity & our march forward. On Tuesday, we released a TEK TOK classic episode with host Karin Bursa and guest host from Supply Chain Now Scott Luton. For this episode, they get to chat with one of the top 50 retail technology influencers, Paula Rosenblum. Paula is also the Founder and Managing Partner for RSR Research. On Wednesday we released an episode of Supply Chain Now with Scott Luton. He had a great conversation with author and the founder of The Memo, LLC, Minda Harts. These two talk about the importance of asking for what you need and…