GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY SUPPLY CHAIN STUDENT COMPETITION
A Global Competition for University & College Students to Develop Cutting-Edge Sustainable Supply Chains Focusing on ESG (Environment, Social & Corporate Governance)
2023 COMPETITION REGISTRATION CLOSED SEPT. 24, 2023
SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF FRIENDS FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
Test your Supply Chain skills against University and College Students from Asia, Africa, Western & Eastern Europe & North America, judged by Consortium of Government Officials and Industry Leaders. Use the UN's Sustainability Development Goal's to design & present solutions to real world sustainability problems.
THE LIST OF TOP RANKED UNIVERSITIES JOINING THE FALL 2023 COMPETITION CONTINUES TO GROW!
Tsinghua University - China
Tongji University - China
Ningbo Institute For Supply Chain Innovation - China
University of International Business and Economics - China
Xi 'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - China
Beijing Wuzi University - China
Nanjing University of Finance and Economics - China
Shandong Normal University - China
Southwest Jiaotong University - China
Southeast University - China
Baylor University - USA
Iowa State University - USA
Michigan State University - USA
Texas Christian University - USA
University of Maryland - College Park - USA
University of Nevada Reno - USA
University of Pittsburgh - USA
University of Rhode Island - USA
University of Texas at Dallas - USA
West Virginia University - USA
The School of Higher Commercial Studies (EHEC) - Algeria
Toronto Metropolitan University - Canada
Graduate School of Industrial Logistics (ESLI) - France
University of Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan
Tajik Technical University - Tajikistan
80%
The typical consumer company’s supply chain accounts for more than 80% of greenhouse - gas emissions and more than 90% of the impact on the environment
- Source: McKinsey & Company
70%
70% of consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable goods.
- Source: McKinsey & Company
81%
81% of consumers say it is “very important” or “extremely important” for business to embrace programs to improve the environment.
- Source: Gartner’s 2018 Supply Chain and Circular Economy Survey
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8 supply chains account for more than 50% of global emissions.
- Source: World Economic Forum
“Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract – sustainable development – and turn it into a reality for all the world’s people”
Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General.
JOIN THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE WORLD
Supply Chains are major polluters and contributors to today's environmental issues. The purpose of this competition is to bring students together from around the world to develop practical sustainable supply chains solutions to real world case study problems. Competition cases will focus on 6 specific UN SDG's (Sustainable Development Goals) while also applying ESG (Environmental, social, and governance) concepts.
USING UN SDG'S TO HELP SOLVE REAL WORLD CASE STUDIES
Using the UN SDG's (Sustainable Development Goals) as guidelines for the case studies, student teams with the assistance of a faculty or industry professional advisor will be challenged with developing a sustainable solution to a selection of real world Supply Chain challenges faced by multinational companies.
TARGETED UN SDG'S FOR CASE
COMPETITION PROMO BROCHURE
PREPARE FOR THE COMPETITON WITH OUR ONLINE COURSES
Get ready for the competition with the free COMPETITION READINESS course. Learn about supply chain sustainability with the included FUNDAMENTALS OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY course. Gain advanced knowledge and skills with the optional CREARING SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS course.
*2023 Student Competition Registration Price. $65 CAD = Approx. $50 USD
2023 COMPETITION REGISTRATION CLOSED. GOOD LUCK STUDENTS!
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