SupplyChain Magazine September 2019 | Page 67

ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST UPSTREAM
67 but behavioral and cultural changes . An important step to achieving sustainability is earning buy-in from your own staff and that of suppliers . Education and training resources can help align everyone with the mission . Showcase success stories and leverage successful case studies to build momentum within your organisation and throughout the chain . Develop training programs that instill the mission from the time new employees are onboarded .
ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST UPSTREAM
Sustainability can ’ t be accomplished unilaterally . You ’ ll need support and co-operation all the way back upstream . Though you may not have the kind of persuasive power over your chain like a Walmart or Amazon , you do have the ability to influence supplier practices . Performing audits and / or enacting codes of conduct can encourage suppliers to promote your sustainability efforts .
Furthermore , be willing to assist
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