Regional Policy and Sustainable Supply Chains
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Transcript Regional Policy and Sustainable Supply Chains
Regional Policy and
Sustainable Supply
Chains
Martin Rhisiart
Cardiff Business School
Sustainable development
Sustainable development is
development that meets the need of the
present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own
needs
Brundtland definition
Sustainable Development and
regional policy
Incorporating a medium- to long-term
perspective in regional policy making,
balancing and making effective use of
economic, social and environmental
resources
Sustainability & sustainable
development
Growing importance attached to
sustainable development
Multiple layers of application
Global summits, e.g. Johannesburg
EU, e.g. EU Sustainable Development
Strategy
State
Regional
Stimuli for more sustainable
products
Regulatory
Global
EU
National
Regional
Consumer demands
Customer companies-supply chains
Sustainable development
ENVIRONMENT
ECONOMY
SOCIETY
Regional policy tools & supply
chains
Regional policy can be a powerful way of
stimulating desired, sustainable
outcomes
Procurement
Channelling support to programmes that
promote sustainability
Associations/clusters based on
principles of sustainability
Quality standards
Society
Quality of life
Skills/employment
Relationship with
community
Environment
Waste
Use of materials
Environmental
management
systems, e.g.
ISO14001
Company
environmental policy
Economy
Best value
R&D
Strategic planning
Intelligence
NPD
Skills
How can regional policy determine
which supply chains are
sustainable?
Complexity
+
Future-oriented
decisions
Technology
Social and economic
trends
Major challenges for policy-makers!
Non-sustainable scenario?
‘Foreign Direct Investment
opportunity’
Low skill, competition on
labour cost per unit
Pressure to create
employment
Regional financial
aid
Production starts...
…3 years later
Difficulties in markets
Pressure on parent
company
Closure of production facility
Migration of facility to
lower cost economy
Pressure to create employment…
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