About Workshop
Aim
To provide participants with comprehensive tools, frameworks, and digital technologies to design, monitor, and optimize sustainable supply chains that support environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals while ensuring transparency and regulatory compliance.
What Participants Will Learn
To equip participants with the knowledge and skills to understand, model, and monitor sustainable supply chains through the use of data-driven tools and digital technologies.
Structure
- What is a sustainable supply chain?
- Principles of circular economy and lifecycle thinking
- Environmental, social, and economic impacts (triple bottom line)
- Key standards and frameworks (GRI, ISO 20400, GHG Protocol Scope 3)
- Analyze a simple product supply chain (e.g., coffee or smartphone)
- Map upstream and downstream impacts
- Importance of traceability: from raw material to end product
- Technologies: RFID, Blockchain, IoT sensors
- Key KPIs: emissions per unit, energy/water use, ethical sourcing
- Data collection and integration (ERP, LCA, IoT)
- Use a Python + Pandas script to simulate traceability logs
- Simple dashboard or map showing supplier nodes and alerts
- Impact categories: carbon footprint, water footprint, labor welfare
- Scope 3 emissions and supplier audits
- Reporting formats (ESG reports, SDG mapping, CDP)
- Policy implications and green procurement strategies
- Build a simple impact scorecard using a provided dataset
- Show supplier-wise ranking and gap areas for improvement
Important Dates
Registration Ends
Workshop Dates
What You Will Gain
Outcomes
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Master tools for real-time monitoring and traceability
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Evaluate supplier performance using ESG and impact metrics
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Align supply chain practices with international sustainability standards
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Design ethical and resilient supply chain frameworks
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Gain certification in Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Who Should Attend
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Supply chain and procurement professionals
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Sustainability and ESG officers
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Corporate responsibility managers
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Operations and logistics experts
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Students and researchers in SCM or environmental policy