supply chain trends 2015
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Introduction
Industry collaboration is the biggest opportunity in 2015 / 2016
As part of the build up to the 10th Annual Sustainable Supply Chain Summit, we wanted to gauge the top trends and issues both now and looking into 2016. So we reached out to our global community to get an understanding of the global patterns.
SOME KEY FINDINGS
Eliminating supply chain risks is the main driver: Over 32% of executives polled said they are still incentivised by eliminating supply chain risks.
Industry collaboration is the biggest opportunity in 2015 / 2016: Just over 24% of respondents stated that industry collaboration is the single most exciting opportunity in relation to supply chains sustainability. The second most exciting is creating a circular economy and third is customer / consumer awareness, at 16% and 11% respectively.
Traceability and environmental concerns are the biggest issues to watch out for in 2015 / 2016: Nearly 30% of the community stated that traceability and environmental improvements will be key issues in the coming years.
When breaking the responses down by region, the primary issue differs; Europe respondents stated traceability, North America stated eliminating dependency on unsustainable raw materials and Asia Pacific stated environmental concerns.
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Setting the scene
415 respondents in total
Over a two week period in July 2015 Ethical Corporation conducted a survey of its global community to identify key issues and opportunities around sustainability and supply chains.
There were 415 respondents in total.
Where our respondents work:
Over half of the respondents that replied ‘Other’ stated either; trade association, media or independent.
Their seniority:
9%
38%
29%
9%
4%
12%Academic
Corporate / Brand
Corporate / Brand – AgencyService Provider Consultant
Government
NGO
Other
Board level / Business owner
Consultant
C-suite
Director / VP / Head
Executive
Manager
Professor
Researcher
11%
17%
2%
22%7%
30%
4%7%
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Location
Where our respondents are based: Type of company they work for:
14%
5% 6%
54%
20%
2%
B2B
B2B and B2C (equally)
B2C
Other
47%
31%
16%
6%
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The conference is renowned as THE leading meeting place for senior executives looking to put sustainability at the heart of their supply chains and wider value chains.
20+ sessions
30+ speakers
2info-packed days
Embedding sustainability
We asked 415 respondents the extent to which sustainability is currently embedded throughout their supply chain and sourcing department. Just fewer than 21% stated this question was not applicable. For those that it was applicable, their responses were as follows:
We then asked our respondents what they were incentivised / driven by. Their answers were as follows:
* For the respondents that stated other, the common answers given were; creating and managing the whole sustainability strategy, managing ESG and finally the question not being applicable to their role.
34%19%
24% 23%
Sustainability is very much separate
Sustainability permeates most of the supply chain and sourcing functions
Sustainability is embedded throughout the supply chain and sourcing departments
Our organisation is driven by sustainability
0 30 60 90 120 150
Cost reduction
Eliminating supply chain risks
Finding supply chain opportunities
Reputational concerns
Other
13%
32%
18%
23%
15%*
32% of our respondents stated they were incentivised by eliminating supply chain risks
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The 10th Annual Sustainable Supply Chain Summit Europe More information: www.ethicalcorp.com/supplychain
The conference is renowned as THE leading meeting place for senior executives looking to put sustainability at the heart of their supply chains and wider value chains.
20+ sessions
30+ speakers
2info-packed days
Top supply chain issues
Top 3 issues in 2015/2016:
1. Traceability2. Environmental
concerns3. Human Rights
For our respondents the biggest issue in 2015 / 2016, in relation to their supply chain, was as follows:
Community engagement
Consumer / customer engagement
Eliminating dependency on unsustainable raw materials
Engaging supply chain colleagues
Environmental concerns
Factory engagement
Human Rights
Measurement
Other
Resource e�ciency
Supplier diversity
Traceability
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
14
26
39
38
53
10
44
16
26
27
10
56
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The 10th Annual Sustainable Supply Chain Summit Europe More information: www.ethicalcorp.com/supplychain
The conference is renowned as THE leading meeting place for senior executives looking to put sustainability at the heart of their supply chains and wider value chains.
20+ sessions
30+ speakers
2info-packed days
Top supply chain opportunities
24% of respondents believe industry collaboration is the single most exciting opportunity in 2015/2016
The single most exciting opportunity in 2015 / 2016 in relation to supply chains:
Circular economy ................................................................................................................. 16%
Consumer / customer awareness ................................................................................... 11%
Eliminating dependency on unsustainable raw materials ........................................ 9%
Industry collaboration ....................................................................................................... 24%
Measurement ..........................................................................................................................7%
Other .........................................................................................................................................2%
R&D innovation .......................................................................................................................7%
Resource efficiency .............................................................................................................10%
Supplier diversity .................................................................................................................. 4%
Supply diversification ...........................................................................................................2%
Sustainable agriculture ........................................................................................................8%
16%
11%
9%
24%
7%2%
7%
10%
4%
2%8%
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20+ sessions
30+ speakers
2info-packed days
Supply chain issues – by region
Biggest supply chain issue by region:
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21% of Europe respondents stated traceability as their main concern
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20%
21%
21%
Environmental concerns
Traceability
Eliminating dependency on unsustainable raw materials
NORTH AMERICA
EUROPE
ASIA PACIFIC
Supply chain opportunities – by region
Most exciting supply chain opportunity by region:
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NORTH AMERICA
Industry collaboration ........................24%Circular economy .............................. 18%Consumer / customer awareness ... 16%
123
EUROPE
Industry collaboration ...........................28%Consumer / customer awareness ... 12%Resource e�ciency .............................. 12%
122
ASIA PACIFIC
Industry collaboration ......... 25%Circular economy .................. 21%Resource e�ciency ...............10%
123
Industry collaboration ranked highest in all regions as the most exciting supply chain opportunity
The 10th Annual Sustainable Supply Chain Summit Europe More information: www.ethicalcorp.com/supplychain
The conference is renowned as THE leading meeting place for senior executives looking to put sustainability at the heart of their supply chains and wider value chains.
20+ sessions
30+ speakers
2info-packed days
Biggest supply chain issue by company type: Most exciting supply chain opportunity by company type:
B2B
B2BB2C
B2C
Traceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19%Human Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17%Eliminating dependency on unsustainable raw materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
Environmental concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%Traceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%Resource efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Traceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22%Consumer / customer engagement. . . . . . 18%Engaging supply chain colleagues . . . . . . . 15%
B2B
B2BB2C
B2C
Industry collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29%Circular economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%Resource efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
Industry collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19%Circular economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17%Resource efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12%
Consumer / customer awareness . . . . . . . . . . . 23%Industry collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%Circular economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Supply chain opportunities and issues – by company type
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Circular economy ranked highest across all company types as the most exciting supply chain opportunity
The 10th Annual Sustainable Supply Chain Summit Europe More information: www.ethicalcorp.com/supplychain
The conference is renowned as THE leading meeting place for senior executives looking to put sustainability at the heart of their supply chains and wider value chains.
20+ sessions
30+ speakers
2info-packed days