Just 10% of companies are actively modelling their supply chain carbon footprints and have implemented successful sustainability initiatives, according to research figures covering North America, Europe and Asia released this week by Accenture. The worldwide survey of supply chain executives had also found that supply chain “masters” − organisations that had achieved top-quartile performance in both cost effectiveness and customer service − were more than twice as likely as non-masters (20% versus 9%) to actively model their supply chain carbon footprints and implement successful sustainability initiatives. Accenture said its study had also found that more than one-third (37%) of supply chain executives had no awareness of the level of supply chain emissions in their supply chain network. However, more than three-quarters (86%) of respondents had undertaken at least one green initiative in their warehouses, predominantly in the areas of recycling and using natural light, lighting management systems and energy efficient bulbs, while more than one-third (38%) said they had undertaken at least one green initiative in their transport fleet, such as streamlined vehicle design, green fuels and vehicles with hybrid engines.
