People are the ‘blind spot’ in companies’ supply chain sustainability strategies: WRI
“If you are building a supply chain for the future, you can’t just cut emissions — you have to factor in the billions of people doing the work."
Just 12% of the world’s largest companies include people goals in their supply chain sustainability strategies – this is a “blind spot” undermining their reputation and targets, according to new research by the World Resources Institute (WRI).
The nonprofit analysed more than 1,000 sustainable supply chain goals, set by nearly 700 of the world’s largest firms: most focus on climate and nature, but only 12% have at least one goal focused on people. In addition, just 3% of firms have committed to improving working conditions for people within their supply chains.
