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Ideas and inspiration to acceleratesustainable growth - A value chain approach
Over the next few decades, businesses will face many challengesrelated to the environmental sustainability of their value chains(i.e. the full life cycle of a product or service) – whether it’smeeting new environmental regulations, securing enough water,energy or other resources for their daily operations, or managingthe needs and expectations of their stakeholders.Meeting today’s challenges, while at the same time planning for future needs, is difficult. That’s why the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has developed this guide.The guide is designed as a practical “how-to” tool, providingboth ideas and inspiration to help businesses improve theenvironmental sustainability of their value chains. Using a practicalstep-by-step approach, it outlines the concrete actions businessescan take today to become more environmentally sustainable, alongwith examples from WBCSD member companies that have alreadysuccessfully adopted a Sustainable Value Chain approach.The guide was developed by the WBCSD’s Sustainable Value Chain Workstream, with leadership from Unilever and The Coca-ColaCompany. It includes case studies from AkzoNobel, The Coca-ColaCompany, Henkel, Philips, Procter & Gamble, SABIC, Solvay,Sompo Japan Insurance, TNT, Umicore and Unilever.
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Message from Co-Chairs2Sustainable value chains deliver business benefits3Step-by-step framework5Critical success factors8Case studies13
Solvay
– Managing a sustainable portfolio14of businesses
Umicore
– Making the case for hybrid16electric vehicles
AkzoNobel
– Developing future-proof supply chains18
Philips
– Selling sustainable lighting20
Henkel
– Improving the triple bottom line profile22 of product portfolios
Procter & Gamble
– Cold water laundry24
TNT
– Collaborating with customers to develop26innovative city logistics solutions
Coca-Cola and Unilever
– Working together 28to reduce the environmental impact of refrigerants
Sompo Japan Insurance
– Disseminating green30procurement practices through the value chain
SABIC
– Environmental innovation in plastics upcycling32Resources34Acknowledgements37
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1. A standardized model of the sustainable value chain52. Key questions addressed by the five-step approach5
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