DHL offers up a framework to building supply chain diversification

Supply chain leaders are getting little pushback from upper management when it comes to efforts around building a more sustainable supply chains. In fact, the C-suite is encouraging it.

But for many organizations, resiliency remains just a word. Sure, there are efforts to utilize sustainable transportation such as electric trucks. There are initiatives around nearshoring and reshoring designed to create more diverse supply chains. And there are pushes to protect supply chains against political winds, which seem to be blowing stronger than ever across the globe.

A recent report from Accenture and EcoVadis found the ability to deliver on sustainability goals is a priority for 71% of procurement programs. 

However, like many changes in business, how to get started is sometimes the biggest obstacle to success. Not knowing how to develop a sustainability program can prevent organizations from dedicating resources to get started.

DHL, in collaboration with Emeritus Professor Richard Wilding OBE of Cranfield University, has developed a framework for it says is a path to supply chain diversification. DHL defines diversification as a “proactive approach where companies incorporate one of several dimensions into their supply chains to minimize risk.”

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