Who Is Responsible for the Integrity of Your Supply Chain?

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Oct 15, 2010 12:35 PM ET

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Whether designing an entirely new supply chain or simply making a sustainable process change to a single material stream, the ability to effectively engage the external world in business sustainability driven process changes becomes critical to success.  This requires organizations to be aware and actively manage the dynamic relationships with their key stakeholders.  

Our professional consulting works with clients to build long term business sustainability programs that add value by identifying critical relationships and taking proactive steps to engage these stakeholders in the process changes.  This collaborative effort is critical in the development phase; however, questions often arise in discussing post implementation sustainable supply chain management.
 
The truth of the matter is that there is no clear cut answer on where control should reside within the supply chain.  Companies such as IBM and Wal-Mart are tapping into the value of their tremendous buying power to engage suppliers in their business sustainability objectives, effectively having suppliers manage themselves.  But, not everyone can be a Wal-Mart.  Small businesses, start-up companies, and newly formed supply chains usually do not have this supply chain leverage.
 
 

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".

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