Homework.

Supply Chain Sustainability

1. Which pillars of Supply Chain Sustainability is H&M trying to develop?, and specify
why?

They are taking into account the 3 pillars to develop strategies. However, they
greatly highlight the environmental and the economic impact it has.
H&M is already developing production processes using organic and sometimes
recycled fibers. The world's population continues to grow and resources will
remain scarce. This leads to a more focused approach to sustainable fashion.
It is social because it depends on the current consumption of people. Millennials
do look for different options than others, and economic because they have very
low costs and costs that are not considered because they do not have data on
the cost of water supply, land and garment contamination.

2. Considering the factors that are driving companies to embrace Sustainability, what
are H&M motivators?

Innovation and differentiation. H&M is trying to be a pioneer in socially

responsible clothing and its Conscious Exclusive collection is a small
percentage of the products it sells. They want to be transparent with their clients
about their processes and the teaching they provide by sharing the information
of their products, in order to be able to make decisions based on the data
received, making their clients feel comfortable with the items purchased given
their responsible nature. and sustainable.

3. Complete a chart and detail in at least three drivers of the supply chain, the
opportunities, or risk mitigation initiatives taken by H&M.

Drivers

The price driver refers to the added value that H&M has in its processes
and in the way that products are manufactured in a careful and
Pricing responsible way with the planet, and with the people involved in the
product life cycle. They seek to give new options, the price would rise
but the targets would be willing to buy due to the differentiation.
 Information for a specific product is available. H&M displays its "Product
Sustainability" section on the product page. The following information
can be found:

 The materials used to make the product, and the sustainability

Information
of the materials
 In which countries has the product been manufactured
 Which supplier has collaborated in the manufacture of our
products
 Which factory (ies) have made the product
 Information about recycling in the fashion world

The company works with 2,383 supplier factories worldwide. Introducing

or using a textile requires availability, and
Sourcing Verifying and tracking supplier performance in sustainability remains a
major challenge as it
Retailers require minimum quantities of the material, and it is up to the
supplier to meet those quantities.