Extending ESG Best Practices Into the Supply Chain

Corporate commitments to ESG and long-term sustainable value creation reached an inflection point in 2019 when over 180 CEOs of leading US businesses threw their weight behind ‘Stakeholder Capitalism’—a concept that holds a business accountable to all its stakeholders - be it investors, employees, suppliers, customers, or communities. The idea signals a paradigm shift away from the longstanding notion of the primacy of shareholder capitalism. This white-paper will explore:

• The growing importance of ESG: Risks and opportunities for companies
• Supply chain sustainability is an important part of a company's ESG program
• ESG supply chain implementation: The dynamics, motivation, and emerging best practices
• Investors are increasing focus on the ESG supply chain
• Emerging ESG supply chain best practices