Overview

The State of Supply Chain Sustainability is an annual benchmark series initiated in 2020. It is designed to assess how organisations define, manage, and integrate environmental and social sustainability across global supply chains over time.

Purpose

The purpose of the benchmark is to provide a consistent, longitudinal evidence base on supply chain sustainability practices. It supports comparison across years, regions, and organisational contexts, while avoiding prescriptive definitions and allowing sustainability priorities to be shaped by practitioner input.

Methodology

The series is based on recurring global surveys of supply chain and sustainability professionals, complemented by structured analysis and thematic review. It applies a stable research framework across editions to enable comparability, while evolving its focus to reflect emerging supply chain sustainability topics.

Use for finance professionals

Finance professionals can use this benchmark to understand how sustainability considerations intersect with supply chain risk, governance, investment planning, and disclosure readiness. It provides context for assessing organisational maturity, informing capital allocation decisions, and supporting alignment with evolving regulatory and stakeholder expectations.