Even before the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical skills gap across the procurement and logistics landscape, a report by the American Productivity & Quality Center put a pin in the talent shortages facing today’s industry professionals.

The push for sustainable and socially responsible supply chains has increased with pressure from governments, investors and consumers, and companies that chose to respond quickly are already seeing the benefits.

ESG initiatives need to be executed in the right order to realize environmental, social and economic benefits. There’s no better place to start than with a clear-eyed view of spend categories.

Of the three ESG factors, social criteria represent some of the most pressing challenges in modern supply chain management.

Cultivating diversity and encouraging wellness boosts supply chain resilience — and bottom lines.

The supply chain industry’s failure to meet workers’ needs, protect employees and prioritize employee-centric working conditions across multiple touch points is the next crisis to tackle on the path to real recovery.

A beverage industry leader realizes the value of inclusive leadership by applying five key principles to managing employees, suppliers and customers throughout its global organization.

The value of an organization having an ethical supply chain, including managing the social risks that exist within it, is only growing in importance.

Having the right senior executive-level technical leadership is becoming increasingly critical to delivering on commitments for end-to-end ethical supply chains.