How Green Are You?

Are you a leader in Green Supply Chain Management or are you playing catch up? Here's a quick test to find out.

Q1 What happens to your annual energy costs?

They increase
They stay the same
They decrease 

Q2 What happens to your annual supply costs?

They increase
They stay the same
They decrease 

Q3 What happens to your annual facility/operations costs?

They increase
They stay the same
They decrease 

Q4 What happens to your annual supply costs?

They increase
They stay the same
They decrease 

The Results

Q1 According to the Aberdeen Group's 'Building a Green Supply Chain', Best in Class organisations experience on average a 6% decrease in energy costs in one year. Organisations that are slow to green their supply chain on average experience a 7% increase.

Q2 Aberdeen's research showed that Best in Class decreased supply costs by an average of 2% each year while late adopters saw a 6% increase.

Q3 Facilities/operations costs were also shown to be reduced by 2% for Best in Class but rose by 4% for organisations that have a less mature green supply chain.

Q4 In common with facilities costs, logistics costs decreased by 2% at the top of the pile and increased by 4% at the bottom