The Sustainability Journey

Corporate sustainability leadership: the journey

Successful business leaders understand that a thriving economy depends on a thriving environment, and vice versa. Your customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders and potential investors are well aware that the myth of an “either/or” tradeoff between sustainability and profitability no longer exists. Now, more than ever, the world is your business.

Yet, while the need for corporate sustainability has long been proven, following a clear pathway to leadership — where your company’s business and sustainability goals are in alignment — can be challenging.

The Supply Chain Solutions Center roadmap to leadership can help you navigate that path.

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Sustainability 101

Sustainability needs to be weaved into your business, not bolted down. These resources will help you learn how to start the sustainability journey for your company.

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Level 1: Engage

The genesis of your company’s commitment to corporate sustainability, this stage is about getting informed on the issues, understanding the landscape (both internally and externally), assessing your areas of opportunity and influence, and discovering where you need help (and how you can get it).

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Level 2: Execute

This stage is about advancing and innovating across your company’s landscape — from your own operations to your suppliers'. It’s a multi-faceted process that ranges from building sustainability plans and proving the business case to implementing, measuring, reporting, scaling and beginning to take a public stand on issues and policies.

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Level 3: Lead

Leading on corporate sustainability means bringing your company’s business and environmental goals into seamless, transparent alignment. You’re accelerating environmental innovation, actively advocating for smart environmental policies, and advancing sustainable business practices to alter the landscape across entire industries and business sectors.

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Sustainability 101
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  - Overview: Agriculture 101
    - Introduction
    - Get Informed
    - Understand the Landscape
  - Overview: Forests 101
    - Introduction
    - Get Informed
    - Understand the Landscape
  - Overview: Chemicals 101
    - Introduction
    - Get Informed
    - Identify Key Stakeholders
  - Overview: Energy 101
    - Introduction
    - Get Informed
    - Understand the Landscape
  - Overview: Freight 101
    - Introduction
    - Get Informed
    - Understand the Landscape
  - Overview: Waste 101
    - Food Waste 101
      - Introduction
      - Get Informed
      - Understand the Landscape
    - Packaging Waste 101
      - Introduction
      - Get Informed
      - Understand the Landscape
- Build a Sustainability Plan 101
  - Introduction
  - Assess Impact & Opportunity
    - Impact: Agriculture
    - Impact: Forests
    - Impact: Chemicals
    - Impact: Energy
    - Impact: Freight
    - Impact: Waste
  - Identify Stakeholders
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    - Stakeholders: Energy
    - Stakeholders: Freight
    - Stakeholders: Waste
  - Set Goals
    - Goals: Agriculture
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    - Goals: Chemicals
    - Goals: Energy
    - Goals: Freight
    - Goals: Waste
  - Establish Objectives & Metrics
    - Objectives: Agriculture
    - Objectives: Forests
    - Objectives: Chemicals
    - Objectives: Energy
    - Objectives: Freight
    - Objectives: Waste
  - Identify Pilot Projects
    - Pilot Projects: Agriculture
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    - Pilot Projects: Chemicals
    - Pilot Projects: Energy
    - Pilot Projects: Freight
    - Pilot Projects: Waste
  - Make Business Case
    - Business Case: Agriculture
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    - Business Case: Chemicals
    - Business Case: Energy
    - Business Case: Freight
    - Business Case: Waste
  - Pitch & Launch Plan
    - Pitch & Launch: Agriculture
    - Pitch & Launch: Forests
    - Pitch & Launch: Chemicals
    - Pitch & Launch: Energy
    - Pitch & Launch: Freight
    - Pitch & Launch: Waste
- Build a Business Plan 101
  - Business/environmental alignment
  - Drivers of change
  - Stakeholder motivation
  - Activate stakeholders
  - Identify data

Level 1: Engage
- Engage: Agriculture
- Engage: Forests
- Engage: Chemicals
- Engage: Energy
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  - Sustainable Energy
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  - Sustainable Agriculture
  - Sustainable Energy
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  - Safer Chemicals
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