Sustainable Supply Chain Management Predictions for 2012

Dec 15, 2011 1:30 PM ET

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company

As our sustainability consulting takes pause to review the sustainable supply chain management progress in 2011, we find an on-going and growing emphasis on environmental awareness, social responsibility, and business sustainability actions within the supply chain.  Beyond the usual headline makers, we have witnessed smaller and lesser known companies reevaluating inbound supply and their organization’s role in the overall supply chain from an expanded perspective.   With much success in 2011, we now ask: what will the coming year bring?   Leveraging a recent post, Five Predictions for Procurement and Supply Chain, our sustainability consulting practice finds some interesting insights into the direction of sustainable supply chain management and potential focus areas for 2012. Click here to continue reading Sustainable Supply Chain Management Predictions for 2012.     Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".