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Integrating an Environmentally Responsible Strategy for a Green, Sustainable Supply Chain
Your logistics choices affect costs, service and the environment. Incorporate environmental responsibility into flow analysis and priority setting. Develop an approach to improving the supply chain through consistent actions and follow-up.
- Duration
- 2 days 14 hours
- Code
- SUPC021FR Code
Presentation
Against a backdrop of climate urgency and rapidly evolving regulation such as the CSRD, EU Taxonomy and environmental due diligence, the supply chain is becoming a central pillar of organisations' sustainable performance. This course helps you understand the environmental, social and regulatory challenges associated with supply chains and guides you in integrating an environmentally responsible approach at every stage, from sourcing to distribution, production and logistics.
Over 2 days, through active, applied learning, you will discover practical methods and tools to transform your supply chain into a green, resilient and competitive operation. You will learn to assess and reduce the carbon footprint of your flows while rethinking logistics to optimise energy efficiency. The programme also equips you to incorporate the circular economy through material recovery and circular business models, and strengthen transparency and traceability throughout your value chains.
By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement a strategic action plan for a sustainable supply chain, align operations with your organisation's CSR objectives, and manage environmental and social performance indicators. You will be better equipped to meet the growing expectations of customers, investors and regulators, and strengthen your organisation's trust, compliance and competitiveness in the ecological transition.
Objectives
By the end of this green and sustainable supply chain course, you will be able to:
- identify the environmental, social and economic issues specific to your supply chain and prioritise impacts;
- incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into tenders, indicators and supplier selection;
- reduce the carbon footprint of logistics and transport flows by optimising routes, loads and energy choices;
- deploy responsible procurement strategies and green logistics solutions such as consolidation, reverse logistics and low-carbon warehouses;
- apply circular economy principles: waste reduction, packaging reuse and end-of-life product recycling;
- develop an operational, costed and scheduled action plan to transform your supply chain into a green, sustainable model.
Program
Module 1: understanding sustainable supply chain foundations
- Environmental, social and economic supply chain challenges.
- Regulatory monitoring: key standards such as ISO 14001 and ISO 26000, and recent requirements including the GHG Protocol, CSRD and EU Taxonomy.
- Customer and investor expectations for transparency and CSR commitment.
Module 2: integrating and optimising sustainability in operations
- Responsible procurement strategy and supplier ethics.
- Energy optimisation and CO₂ emissions reduction.
- Green logistics: choosing multimodal transport, clean vehicles and shared flows for efficiency.
- Reverse logistics and end-of-life product management.
Module 3: implementing the circular economy
- The 3R strategy: reduction at source, reuse, recycling and waste recovery.
- Practical circular economy cases applied to supply chains.
Module 4: assessing, managing and communicating sustainable performance
- Identifying key sustainability indicators: environmental and social KPIs.
- Using digital monitoring tools: ERP, blockchain and carbon traceability.
- Producing CSR reports and communicating transparently with stakeholders.
Module 5: case studies and practical exercises
- Analyse a conventional supply chain to identify opportunities to make it greener.
- Build a costed sustainable supply chain plan for a fictional company.
- Benchmark best practices from leading sustainability-focused businesses, using examples such as IKEA, Unilever and Tesla.
Audience
This course is intended for professionals and managers directly involved in value chain strategy, implementation and continuous improvement, including:
- Supply chain directors and managers, logistics and operations leaders who need to make sustainability central to performance.
- Procurement and supply managers seeking to incorporate ESG criteria into specifications and assess suppliers' CSR impact.
- CSR, sustainability and regulatory compliance managers responsible for implementing standards such as ISO 14001 and new regulations such as the CSRD and EU Taxonomy.
- Managers and project managers involved in ecological transformation initiatives and environmental performance optimisation.
Prerequisites
This course requires the following prerequisites:
- Supply chain knowledge: a sound grasp of fundamentals across procurement, production, logistics and distribution is essential to understanding sustainability integration.
- Interest in sustainability: a strong interest in, or initial exposure to, corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainable development or ethical procurement will help you understand the strategic concepts.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Practical exercises
- Case study
Course highlights
- Comprehensive strategic approach: cover the entire value chain, from carbon footprint assessment to circular economy integration and regulatory reporting under the CSRD.
- Action-oriented content: analyse logistics flows, identify priority opportunities for greener operations and establish a practical, costed roadmap.
- Practical tools included: receive ready-to-use templates and frameworks, such as supplier assessment matrices and environmental KPIs, for immediate application.
- Integrated regulatory monitoring: the programme is continually updated to reflect CSR standards, the EU Taxonomy and CSRD requirements, supporting compliance.
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