News / Sustainability concerns don't show on shippers' procurement radar

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Despite frothy pledges from shippers, ’sustainability’ barely registers when it comes to them making procurement decisions.

A survey by sustainability software provider Sedex of more than 250 supply chain procurement leaders has found 40% ’ignore it’ for their procurement operations.

And half of the respondents reported that sustainability was “an afterthought”, or not considered at all in their organisations.

One-third (34%) said they saw no benefits to sustainable practices when measured against short-term procurement goals, ...