{"id":592902,"date":"2023-05-23T06:32:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T13:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=wherenext&p=592902"},"modified":"2024-05-10T06:18:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:18:34","slug":"sustainable-sourcing","status":"publish","type":"wherenext","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/publications\/wherenext\/sustainable-sourcing","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Sourcing: A Data-Driven Approach to Supplier Selection"},"author":501,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[281,641,1331,485382],"department":[476792,488822],"wherenext-category":[],"industry":[],"class_list":["post-592902","wherenext","type-wherenext","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-esri-insider","tag-location-intelligence","tag-logistics","tag-supply-chain","tag-sustainable-business","department-cxo-priorities","department-sustainability-risk"],"acf":{"short_description":"Sustainable sourcing practices differ by industry, but the need for their adoption appears more urgent than ever.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Consumers are voting with their wallets<\/a> for sustainable business practices. Leading global manufacturers and retailers<\/a> are listening, adopting an approach called sustainable sourcing that uses location intelligence to deliver responsibly produced goods."},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Left","content":"Article snapshot:<\/strong> Consumers are asking companies to reveal what\u2019s happening in their supply chains, and regulators aren\u2019t far behind. In response, decision-makers are looking deep into their supply chain operations.","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The practice of sustainable sourcing takes different forms across sectors like agriculture, forestry, mining, and textiles. Grocery stores verify the provenance of local produce. Furniture stores partner with wood suppliers that preserve biodiversity<\/a>. Precious metals producers carefully monitor mining waste<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThere\u2019s a consistent foundation: all these companies create visibility into the supplier network to reveal how farms, forests, and factories are performing against sustainability metrics like emissions and soil quality. This kind of insight is called location intelligence<\/a>, and it\u2019s generated by geographic information system (GIS) technology that ingests, analyzes, and displays place-based data on smart digital maps.\r\n\r\nCompanies that implement sustainable sourcing\u2014whether independently or with the help of third-party certification programs\u2014tend to rely on GIS for data, analysis, and reporting.\r\n