The Supply Chain Leadership Ladder

Authors

Tara Norton, Managing Director, BSR; Meghan Ryan, Manager, BSR; Jeremy Prepscius, Vice President, Asia-Pacific, BSR

For many years, companies across all industries have had sustainable supply chain programs focused on managing sustainability risks and opportunities among their global supplier networks. Leading companies recognize that these supply chain sustainability programs create value, and we have seen a positive trend toward more impact-focused programs among these leaders.

This working paper introduces the Supply Chain Leadership Ladder, a maturity model for supply chain sustainability programs, which companies can use to identify their level of maturity and impact and develop their program toward deeper impact in accordance with their level of ambition.