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Elephant in the Boardroom: People Are Missing in Corporate Supply Chain Goals

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper reveals a common blind spot in how large companies set supply chain sustainability goals: the lack of focus on people, especially small suppliers, workers and communities. By analyzing over 1,000 goals from nearly 700 global firms, the paper highlights missed opportunities to invest in skills, financing and long-term partnerships. It offers guiding questions and examples to help companies move beyond top-down approaches and foster more inclusive, mutually beneficial supply chain strategies.

DOI: 10.46830/wriwp.21.00070

Authors: Evana Said, Grace Flynn, Eliot Metzger, Shahana Chattaraj

Institutions: World Resources Institute, Wavefront Research (United States)

Language: English

Topic: Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: gold

Funder: Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology

OpenAlex ID: W4413655112

FWCI: 1.71

Cites: 10

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10