MIT’s CTL looking for supply chain professionals for sustainability survey

A recent survey of global operations managers found that while 85% of firms have net-zero strategies, only 41% have changed their daily practices to achieve those goals.

Supply chain sustainability remains a primary goal for many organizations, but practicing what they preach is proving difficult.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) is once again looking to identify the current status of sustainability inside the supply chain. CTL, in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, has opened its data collection for its 4th annual State of Supply Chain Sustainability survey.

This year’s survey is open to everyone. The online survey should take about 10 minutes to complete, is anonymous, and is available in four languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese. Responses will be used in aggregate in the final report.

The survey will remain open until Feb. 28, 2023. Upon completion, there is an option to add additional comments.

The study’s researchers are seeking supply chain practitioners in all industries, positions, and levels of seniority to provide their perspectives on how supply chain sustainability efforts are impacting (or not) their work and their firms.

Last year’s survey was the first time CTL tracked differences in supply chain sustainability goals across regions of the world. In 2022, the survey found that organizations in the Global North favored stronger commitments to climate change mitigation than those in the Global South did. Pressure from executives and corporate buyers was stronger in 2022’s survey than in previous years.

The 2023 survey expects to track these trends and see what has changed a year later. Last year’s State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report is available at sscs.mit.edu.

More than 3,300 respondents participated in last year’s survey.

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