Across all manufacturing and services industries surveyed, sourcing from suppliers that comply with ethical ESG practices is most important. Interestingly, just over 30% of supply chain professionals feel reducing Scope 3 emissions is important, despite looming regulatory reporting requirements in California and Europe. 

Global freight has increasingly become a focal point as it faces mounting risks and complexities. Recognizing this, CAPS Research is investing more time and research into the area of logistics and freight to build out metrics and best practices. This is critical as our data shows that more and more supply management executives have responsibility in this area. To better understand the role and importance of logistics and freight, we must take a deeper, yet retrospective glance at its significance in our profession.

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In a recent survey of Supply Management leaders, 30% ranked the prioritization of Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions reduction as a higher than medium priority while the same percentage ranked it as a lower than medium priority, indicating the profession is split on the urgency of carbon reduction actions.

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