Why Sustainability in the Supply Chain Is a Design Problem

Sustainability discussions in supply chains often center on reporting, targets, and compliance. While those elements matter, they don’t address the underlying issue: sustainability is fundamentally a design problem. It reflects how networks are structured, how decisions are made under pressure, and how resources, energy, and data move through the system.
Supply chains that are fragile under disruption tend to be fragile environmentally as well. Excess inventory, rushed transportation, and