• Innovations in environmental training for the mining industry

    The Sustainable Supply Chains team collaborated with the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative and multinational mining company Vale to bring sustainability education to young engineering professionals in Brazil. Learn more about the program below and on MIT News. For…

  • Upcoming Roundtable: Towards Circularity in Supply Chains

    Recycling systems around the world have been thrown into chaos following China’s 2018 ban on the import of plastic waste. However, what has arguably created a global waste crisis can also be seen as…

  • Communicating Supply Chain Sustainability

    A key question companies face is how to communicate their supply chain sustainability achievements externally. In the past decades, many companies have invested in enhancing the environmental sustainability and social responsibility of their supply…

  • Supply Chain Traceability

    In the wake of various global scandals in supply chains including contamination, labor scandals, and environmental impacts, motivations for supply chain traceability and transparency are growing.

  • Supply Chain Carbon Emissions

    Carbon emissions are the de facto currency of climate change, yet many companies struggle to quantify carbon emissions, especially in the supply chain. Our researchers work with industry and stakeholders to develop and implement…

  • Last Mile Green Vehicle Assignment

    Green vehicle assignment using Geospatial Analysis and Machine Learning algorithms