Session 1: Introduction to Supply Chains
- What is a supply chain, and supply network?
- The difference between green supply chain management (GSCM) and sustainable supply chain management (SSCM)
- Understanding the triple bottom line including social sustainability, economic
- Sustainability and environmental sustainability
- Why is sustainability important in supply chains?
Session 2: Sustainability in Supply Chains
- How supply chains approach sustainability?
- Assessing the product lifecycle
- Conducting an Impact assessment
- Understanding closed loop supply chains
- Sustainable procurement
Session 3: ESG Themes in Supply Chains
- Social sustainability equality and diversity, modern slavery acts, human rights
- Environmental sustainability: emissions, sustainability investments, environmental conscious manufacturing and service
- Economic sustainability: return on investment, board accountability, stakeholder engagement
- Case study
Session 4: Assessing Sustainability in Supply Chains
- How they are assessed
- How investors use them in their decision making
- Sustainable supplier audit
- Sustainability and its challenges and/or impact upon organisations and investors
Session 5: Developing a Sustainable Supply Chain Index
- Sustainability indices
- Sustainable supply chain finance
- Responsible supply chain
- Identifying opportunities for supply chains
Session 6: Standards and Regulation
- Sustainable supply chain standards
- How they are assessed (sector, national, regional, international)
- Limitations for companies across borders
- Case study