'Most complex operating environment in modern business': Survey reveals firms are ramping up green supply chain efforts

BusinessGreen staff
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Companies are facing major supply chain challenges in the wake of Covid-19 during increasingly fraught geopolitical times
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Companies are facing major supply chain challenges in the wake of Covid-19 during increasingly fraught geopolitical times

Many chief supply chain officers willing to sacrifice profits to accelerate environmental sustainability, research by IBM, Celonis, and Oxford Economics suggests

Companies are increasingly searching for ways to modernise their value chains in response to the pandemic, inflation, and supply challenges by incorporating deeper monitoring processes and technologies...

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