If the complex web of interactions making up your company's supply chain feels like an Achilles heel, you're not alone.
"For the vast majority of organizations, the impacts, risks, and costs lie in the supply chain," says Tim Greiner, managing director at Gloucester, Mass.-based sustainability consulting firm Pure Strategies and author of To demystify the supply chain, know the risks and costs. "As a result, that's where we can achieve the greatest improvements in sustainability and resiliency."
Tools such as supplier scorecards, for example, can shine a light far back into the supply chain an...