Supply chains are increasingly scrutinised and expected to meet multiple objectives. Consumers want access to products at affordable prices, and retailers want to make profits.
On top of that, there’s growing recognition that supply chains also need to be fair to producers, and environmentally sound.
With supply chains stretching around the world in often long and complex forms, the challenge is about achieving transparency at every stage and sustainability for everyone involved. How do we do it?
This was the subject of a recent roundtable event hosted by the Guardian and Tesco, attended by experts from industry, research organisations and campaigning groups. It began by discussing the types of changes required if supply chains are to ever successfully address issues as wide-ranging as human rights, labour laws and climate change.
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