FOREWORD Can supply chain solve the climate crisis ?
Solving global warming will require global cooperation , collaboration and problem solving . Sound familiar ?
“ The time to act is now ”
Soren Skou , CEO ,
A . P . Moller - Maersk
Over the past few weeks , climate change supplanted COVID-19 in the headlines - for a short time , at least . The IPCC ’ s damning Sixth Assessment Report laid bare the true and present threat that inaction poses to our planet . But in truth , the climate crisis and the pandemic are two facets of the same issue : global crises that require global action and cooperation . And there are perhaps no people better equipped to deal with these concerns than supply chain professionals .
Sustainability is fast becoming the top priority in global supply chains , with greater pressure from investors , consumers , and even internal stakeholders placed on organisations to be more proactive in combatting their impact on the planet . As Maersk chief executive Soren Skou says , “ The time to act is now ”. It is an exciting and transformational period for supply chain , however fraught with responsibility , but the actions of every individual , at every point in the supply chain will play its part in overcoming humanity ’ s biggest conundrum .
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