Balancing Sustainability and Resilience for Our Climate Future

• A tale of two companies — “build-in” vs. “bolt-on” sustainability. What is the difference and what works? (1:27)
• How can CSCOs effectively manage the enterprise’s approach to sustainability and risk management? (4:52)
• How to build a strong offense for sustainability. (9:28)
• How can CSCOs better build sustainability into supply chain capabilities? (11:22)
• How can CSCOs make sustainability a part of everyone’s job in supply chain? (14:35)
• Key recommendations for CSCOs who are keen to keep sustainability a top enterprise priority. (17:02)

In this Supply Chain Podcast, host Caroline Chumakov and Gartner Research Director Sabu Mathai outline findings from Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Report: Balancing Sustainability and Resilience for Our Climate Future.

They discuss the two types of company responses to sustainability and resilience: “build-in” companies who integrate sustainability as a core tenet of supply chain planning and operations, and “bolt-on” companies who retrofit sustainability onto existing businesses where it is most convenient.

Caroline and Sabu walk through the sustainability benefits and best practices “build-in” companies enjoy, and how chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) can acquire the necessary attention, accountability and cooperation from their business partners to strengthen their organization’s sustainability efforts.