{"id":1269,"date":"2016-09-16T08:32:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T13:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev-mhisolutionsmag.officialdirectory.com\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2016-12-16T08:38:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:38:10","slug":"building-supply-chain-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/16\/building-supply-chain-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Supply Chain Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"shutterstock_106124045_locopy2\"<\/a>Although sustainability has been a buzzword throughout supply chains since the dawn of the new millennium, the push to implement greener facility designs and practices has ebbed and flowed.<\/p>\n

The reason, says Steve Osburn, director in Kurt Salmon Associates\u2019 supply chain practice, is that\u2014for the majority of companies\u2014when they consider going green, most want to know what amount of green, as in dollars, is in it for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a lot of operations, when they look to take consumption out of their supply chains, the primary driver is saving money,\u201d he says. \u201cIf sustainability is a byproduct of that, then great.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say, however, that a few businesses\u2014among them UPS, Nike and REI\u2014haven\u2019t prioritized taking a more sustainable approach in their facilities and operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertain companies, particularly those for whom sustainability is an integral part of their corporate culture, are absolutely willing to take on those initiatives,\u201d Osburn says, \u201ceven when the payback is longer than five years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further, says John Patelski, an independent consultant on sustainable supply chain design practices, companies\u2019 interest in environmental responsibility has grown in correlation with the growth in millennial spending habits.<\/p>\n

\u201cMillennials are looking at sustainability as an important component in the products they purchase and the companies they do business with. As they are transacting business, they want to do it with companies that are sustainable,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

By Carol Miller, MHI Vice President of Marketing and Communications<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here to read the full article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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