APA framework
Assess
Set the objective of accurately defining your current carbon footprint and then you can identify your KPIs.
Plan
Sustainability planning is an integral component of supply chain planning, and key when optimizing processes.
Analyse
Companies must analyze their sources of the information and ensure they are accurate and actionable.
Research has shown that supply chains represent between 60% to 90% of companies’ greenhouse gas emissions.
Companies need to engage in
sustainable supply chain planning
Companies need to engage in
sustainable supply chain planning
ESG measurement doesn’t have to be perfect from the start. The important point is not to wait to start measuring them.

A good place to start are the 21 metrics defined by the World Economic Forum. These 21 metrics are divided into four encompassing groups:
A good place to start are the 21 metrics defined by the World Economic Forum. These 21 metrics are divided into four encompassing groups:
People
Planet
Prosperity
Governance

Measuring environmental KPIs
High-quality data
Most of their detailed demand planning and supply planning was a large siloed, manual effort handled outside APO using spreadsheets.
Materiality
Use an approach that will allow the company to realize what is material for the company and understand the impacts of decisions.
Digitalization
After the strategy is defined, the next step is to determine how to implement it. Digitalization will play an important role.
Managing targets
A sustainability target should contain four components: A metric, scope of the metric, target value, and time frame.
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Environmental footprint02
Supplier collaboration03
ESG risk detection and sustainable procurement04
Sustainable operational planning05
Sustainable strategic planning