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Article

24 Jun 2010

Author:
UN Global Compact, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)

[PDF] Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement

Supply chain sustainability is increasingly recognized as a key component of corporate responsibility…To navigate this complex terrain, we offer a few baseline definitions and practical steps that companies can take toward progress, using the United Nations Global Compact principles as the basis to work toward supply chain sustainability…This guide is intended to help companies, both those who are new to and those experienced in supply chain sustainability, to apply the Global Compact principles throughout their supply chains and to integrate sustainability into their business strategies…Through supply chain sustainability, companies protect the longterm viability of their business and secure a social license to operate.