Anicia Jaegler and Thierry Roques, professors at 海角社区, are co-authors of a book dedicated to the sustainable supply chain. They propose solutions to make supply chain practices more responsible in a context of ecological and societal transition.
Book presentation in 9 chapters
The purpose of this book is to offer practitioners and students a set of best practices for sustainable and responsible management of supply chains to meet the ecological and societal transition. It has been designed to facilitate the appropriation of tools by actors and their implementation in companies.
In this book, we have chosen to talk about the sustainable and responsible supply chain. This terminology may seem out of sync or even redundant if we compare it with the numerous expressions that qualify the evolution of supply chains towards more ecology, more transparency, more circularity and more Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
This choice is justified by a desire to clearly support our statement on the three pillars of sustainable development, economic, ecological and social, while not privileging any of them to the detriment of the other two.
The good practices presented in this book are classified into 9 themes, themselves organized around 4 parts:
- Structuring your upstream supply chain (chapter 1: Eco-design; chapter 2: Buying sustainably and responsibly)
- Optimizing the internal supply chain (chapter 3: Sustainable management; chapter 4: Sustainable storage)
- Deploying the downstream supply chain (chapter 5: Sustainable packaging; chapter 6: Implementing reverse logistics; chapter 7: Sustainable transport)
- Having a holistic approach (chapter 8: Certifying your supply chain; chapter 9: Improving your performance)
Contact the autors
Anicia JAEGLER
Thierry ROQUES
Who is this book for?
Which readers for the book?
You are managers, employees, students and therefore actors of the sustainable and responsible supply chain of tomorrow but you wonder how to make a supply chain sustainable?
This book, a real practical guide, aims to help managers to set up a strategic and operational management of a sustainable and responsible supply chain. It has been designed to facilitate the appropriation of the tools by the actors as well as their implementation in the companies.
Structuring your upstream supply chain
What is it about?
- The concept of social life cycle assessment is described on the
- This diversity and these evolutions can be found in the definitions of eco-design. and the European network ENEC have thus identified in the literature
Why ?
- by French companies
- (in French)
- Some mobile applications like , or rate companies' behavior and products according to eco-responsibility criteria (websites in French)
Institutional, legal and normative framework
- (in French)
- of 27 january 2003
- of 27 january 2003
- of 6 july 2005
- "Environmental management - Integration of environmental aspects in product design and development”
- "environmental management - life cycle assessment - principles and framework »
Best practices
- ADEME presents this on its website dedicated to eco-design (in French)
- Selection of LCA softwares (in French)
- , april 2012 (in French)
- 5,000 kilotons of household packaging are thrown away each year in France () (in French)
- (in French)
Performance
- (in French)
Examples
Why ?
Total cost of ownership (TCO) is the purchase price of an asset plus operating costs. Evaluating TCO means taking a holistic view of what the product is and its value over time. When choosing between options as part of a purchasing decision, buyers often look at the short-term price of an item, i.e., its purchase price. However, they must also consider its long-term price, or total cost of ownership. This is the long-term costs and expenses incurred during the useful life of the product and its ultimate disposal. The item with the lowest total cost of ownership may be the most advantageous in the long run.
Institutional, legal and normative framework
- asks companies to align their strategies and operations with the ten universal principles related to human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption, and to take action to advance societal goals and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
- (RFAR) distinguishes French companies or public entities that have demonstrated sustainable and balanced relations with their suppliers.
- of 26 february 2014 on public procurement
- : The Government Buying Standards (GBS)
- Social Responsability
Best practices
- Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: « » 1987
- (in French)
- (in French)
- The TCO methodology was developed by in 1987
- Barometer (in French)
Performance
- (OBSAR) (in French)
- (in French)
- Guideof AFNOR
Examples
Optimizing the internal supply chain
What is it about?
- (AFMD) (in French)
- Glossary Kedge
- (in French)
Institutional, legal and normative framework
- is a text of commitment proposed to the signature of any employer, who wishes by a voluntary approach, to act in favor of diversity and thus exceed the legal framework of the fight against discriminations (in French)
- Launched by « L’Autre Cercle », provides a formal framework for a policy to promote diversity and prevent discrimination (in French)
- aims to take parenthood into account in companies, whatever the family configuration and throughout the life cycle, in order to help employees reconcile their professional, personal and family lives
- The global business network for people with declared disabilities (), is the only network of its kind in the world that brings together leading multinational companies working with the ILO - the UN agency for the world of work - for the benefit of businesses, people with disabilities, economies and communities around the world.
- The implemented in 2008 demonstrates a company's commitment to promoting diversity and preventing discrimination (in French)
- (GEES) aims to promote the development of a common culture of professional equality between women and men
- (EDGE) is a comprehensive qualitative and quantitative measurement system for the results of an equality policy
- "Environmental Management Systems - Requirements and Guidelines for its Use".
- "environmental management systems - general guidelines for implementation".
- "environmental management systems - guidelines for a flexible approach to phased implementation"
- "Environmental Management - Environmental Performance Evaluation – Guidelines »
- "Greenhouse Gases - Part 1: Specifications and Guidance, at the Agency Level, for Quantification and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals"
- "Human Resources Management - Diversity and Inclusion
- "Human Resource Management - Technical Specification of Diversity and Inclusion Measures"
Best practices
Performance
- The ISO 14031 standard formalizes the framework for assessing climate performance within a supply chain and proposes 3
Examples
- (#StOpE) (in French)
- (in French)
What is it about ?
- Rapport Statista : (2021) (in French)
Why ?
- (in French)
Legal framework and certifications of the sustainable warehouse
- digital platform, operated by ADEME (in French)
- (substances used or processed in the facility) (in French)
- ICPE (typology of the facility's activities) (in French)
- (IED activities on industrial emissions from the facility) (in French)
- (hazardous substances used in the facility) (in French)
- (special cases) (in French)
- (in French)
- (BRE)
- of warehouse certification requirements des niveaux d’exigence des certifications d’entrepôts (in French)
Best practices
- (2012) (in French)
- methodology for managing wastes (in French)
- Fédération Professionnelle Des Entreprises du Recyclage () (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- – Use of personal protective equipment
- – Personal protective equipment – safety footwear
- (in French)
Performance
Examples |
Deploying the downstream supply chain
Why is it important to change to a sustainable and responsible approach to product packaging?
- DS Smith
- World Wide Fund Belgique (in French)
Legal framework and certifications for sustainable packaging
- (French National Packaging Council)
- of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste
- of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
- : Producer responsabilities
- : Extended producer responsability
- - Packaging and environment - General requirements for the use of ISO standards in the field of packaging and environment
- - Packaging and environment - Optimization of the packaging system
- - Packaging and environment - Reuse
- - Packaging and environment - Recycling of materials
- - Packaging and environment - Energy recovery
- - Packaging and Environment - Organic Recycling
- - Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Principles and Framework
- - Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Objective and scope definition and inventory analysis
- - Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Life Cycle Impact Assessment
- - Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Life Cycle Interpretation
Best practices
- proposed by Raja
- Volume ratio between the contents and the container : Volume of the packaged product / Volume of the consumer sales unit
- Palletization volume ratio: Volume of all packages loaded on a pallet / Theoretical volume of the pallet load
- (in French)
- (in French)
- made by the French “Pôle Eco-conception” (in French)
- As well as by the CNE
- for waste management (in French)
Performance
- proposed by the French National Packaging Council (to download)
Examples
- Groupe La Poste (in French)
- (in French)
Institutional, legal and normative framework
- 27 january 2003, on the responsibility of producers and distributors for the collection and recycling of waste electrical and electronicequipment (WEEE)
- on waste management
- modifying the Directive 2008/98/CE
- (USA)
- (USA)
- - Plastics - Guidelines for the recovery and recycling of plastic waste
- - Data exchange on rare earth elements in industrial waste and end-of-life products for recycling
- - Rare Earth elements Recycling - Requirements for the Provision of Industrial Waste and End-of-Life Product Data
Best practices
Examples
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
Why?
- (in French)
Legal framework and certifications for sustainable transport
- (EVE) by ADEME (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- E
- – Zhou
- - Smart Urban Infrastructure - Intelligent Transportation Recommendations for Energy Savings in Transportation Services
Best practices
- Federation of E-commerce and Distance Selling () (in French)
- Groupement des Autorités Responsables de Transport () (in French)
- Programme Innovations Territoriales en Logistique Urbaine durable () (in French)
- - Sustainable cities and territorial communities
- (in progress) for urban resilience
- - Intelligent urban infrastructure - intelligent transportation by autonomous vehicles on public roads
- - Smart Urban Infrastructure - Urban Data Integration Framework for Smart City Planning
- - Intelligent Urban Infrastructure - Guidelines for intelligent transportation using QR code identification and authentication in the field of transportation and its related or additional services
- - Smart Urban Infrastructure - Intelligent Transportation Recommendations for Energy Savings in Transportation Services
- - Smart urban infrastructure - common framework for development and operations
Examples
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- (in French)
- C-Discount (in French)
- (in French)
Having a holistic approach
Institutional, legal and normative framework for the certification of a sustainable supply chain
- (or International Standard Organisation).
- (or International Sustainability and Carbon Certification)
- (ANSI)
- (NIST)
- - Environmental management systems
- - Social responsibility
Best practices
- (previous NZBCSD)
- (in French)
Examples
- offers a directory of French industrial companies certified ISO 14001 (in French)
- The complete list of SA 8000 certified companies is available on the NGO website
- The complete list of ISCC certified companies is available on the
Institutional, legal and normative framework
- The measures of . These measures aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
- Greenhouse gas assessment system () (in French)
- - Greenhouse Gases - Quantifying and reporting greenhouse gas emissions for organizations
- - Greenhouse gases - Carbon footprint of products. It aims to meet the objective 13 of sustainable development
- - Greenhouse Gases - Part 1 Specification and Guidance at the Agency Level for Quantification and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals
- - Greenhouse gas management and related activities - Framework and principles of methodologies for climate action It aims to meet sustainable development goals 12 and 13
- - Greenhouse Gas Management and Related Activities - A framework of principles and requirements for climate change assessment and reporting of investments and financing activities. It aims to address Sustainable Development Goals 8, 11 and 13
- - Stationary Source Emissions-Determination of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Energy-Intensive Industries
- is a declination of 4 standards (ISO/TC 281/SC1-SC2-SC3-SC4), aiming to frame the recycling of water from different sources.
- - On-site wastewater systems - Prefabricated integrated treatment units - General performance and safety requirements for design and testing
- ISO/TC 331 - Biodiversity
- Agence NAtionale de GEstion des Déchets () (in French)
Best practices
- of European Parliament for carbon neutrality
- (in French)
- (in French)
Measurement indicators
- (in French)
- (MSA.km2)
- (in French)
- (E P & L)
- Zei software
- (NEC)
