John Wiley and Sons - Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management

1. Chapter 01
2. Chapter 03
3. Chapter 04
4. Chapter 05
5. Chapter 06
6. Chapter 08

1. Chapter 01
2. Chapter 02
3. Chapter 03
4. Chapter 04
5. Chapter 05
6. Chapter 06
7. Chapter 07
8. Chapter 08

A complete list of the titles in this series appears at the end of this volume.

This edition first published 2017
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Belvedere, Valeria, 1973 author. | Grando, Alberto, 1957 author.
Title: Sustainable operations and supply chain management / Valeria Belvedere, Alberto Grando.
Description: Hoboken : Wiley, 2017. | Series: Wiley series in operations research and management science | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016036070 (print) | LCCN 2016037822 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119284956 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119285366 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119285373 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Sustainable development. | Business logistics.
Classification: LCC HC79.E5 B4455 2017 (print) | LCC HC79.E5 (ebook) | DDC 658.5dc23
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We have only one planet. There is no plan B because there is no planet B.

Ban Ki Moon, 2015

To our daughters
Giulia and Carla,
Margherita and Chiara,
who will live in the planet we will be able to give them.

The increasing relevance of the debate on the future of our planet is witnessed by the high number of claims and speeches recently pronounced, among which the following seem to be particularly meaningful:

In rising to the climate challenge, we can set the world on a sustainable footing for generations to come, and lay the foundation for prosperity and security for all We have only one planet. There is no Plan B because there is no planet B.

Ban Ki Moon, United Nations General Secretary, on the first day of the final week of the 21st UN Climate Summit, December 7, 2015.

I urgently appeal, then, for a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. We need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all. Some forms of pollution are part of peoples daily experience. Exposure to atmospheric pollutants produces a broad spectrum of health hazards, especially for the poor, and causes millions of premature deaths. Technology, which, linked to business interests, is presented as the only way of solving these problems, in fact proves incapable of seeing the mysterious network of relations between things and so sometimes solves one problem only to create others.

Pope Francis, encyclical letter Laudato Si On Care for our Common Home, May 24, 2015.

Unsafe and poor working conditions lead to significant social and economic losses and are linked to environmental damage. Given our prominent share in the globalisation process, G7 countries have an important role to play in promoting labour rights, decent working conditions and environmental protection in global supply chains. We will strive for better application of internationally recognised labour, social and environmental standards, principles and commitments (in particular UN, OECD, ILO and applicable environmental agreements) in global supply chains. We will engage with other countries, for example within the G20, to that end.

G7 Leaders Declaration on Responsible Global Supply Chains, G7 Summit at Schloss Elmau, Germany, June 78, 2015.

We have a moral obligation to leave our children a planet thats not polluted or damaged. The effects of climate change are already being felt across the nation. Extreme weather events from more severe droughts and wildfires in the West to record heat waves and sea level rise are hitting communities across the country. In fact, 14 of the 15 warmest years on record have all occurred in the first 15 years of this century and last year was the warmest year ever. The most vulnerable among us including children, older adults, people with heart or lung disease, and people living in poverty are most at risk from the impacts of climate change. Taking action now is critical.

President Obamas announcement on the Clean Power Plan, August 3, 2015.

We will unwaveringly pursue a strategy of sustainable development and stay committed to green, low-carbon and circular development and Chinas fundamental policy of conserving resources and protecting the environment. In promoting green development, we also aim to address climate change and overcapacity.. We will meet the peoples aspirations for a better life, raise their living standards and the quality of their lives, improve the public services system and enlarge the middle-income group. With more attention paid to equity and fairness, we will make the pie bigger and ensure that people get a fair share of it. We will resolve the most pressing problems affecting the immediate interests of the people to their satisfaction.