Building a Sustainable Supply Chain Course: Best Practices and Solutions

ASCM San Diego is one of the first ASCM chapters in the world to offer the new “Building a Sustainable Supply Chain” course, with special enhancements from our Eco-Sustainability team. 

How supply chain professionals plan, order, source, transform, fulfill, return, and orchestrate their strategic processes directly impacts a company’s economic performance, the environment, and society. The impact of climate warming caused by excessive generation of man-made Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions requires integrating sustainable best practices in supply chains.  The majority of GHG emissions in a final product are generated in the supply chain!

All the nations in the world have formally committed to an aggressive reduction in GHG emissions.

This course will help you build foundational knowledge on important frameworks, concepts, standards, best practices, and the prerequisites to successfully operate under the triple bottom line concept: People, Profit, and the Planet. You’ll learn how to:

• Understand key sustainability concepts, including the Environmental – Social – Governance (ESG) framework, circular supply chains, and GHG emissions.
• Understand UN Global Compact guidelines, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards.
• Be prepared to identify initiatives and projects to address gaps in supply chain sustainability.
• Be capable of interpreting and applying ASCM Enterprise Standards for Sustainability concepts in your supply chain.

Course At-A-Glance

• Instructor-led, Online Workshop, via Zoom
• Dates: Jan 8, 2026 to Feb 12, 2026
• Time: 3:00 – 6:00 PM PST
• Eighteen (18) Instructional Hours, Six x 3 Hour weekly sessions
• Enhanced Content Incorporated
• Course Materials
• Free Access to Post Course Self Study Portal (Videos, Curated Materials, etc.)
• Eligible for 18 Certification Maintenance Points
• Letter of Completion upon 100% attendance
• Additional Information, contact: [email protected]

Course Content

Section 1: Foundational Sustainability Concepts

• Define sustainability
• Incorporate triple bottom line (TBL)
• Understand the concept of the Environmental Social Governance (ESG) framework and how it relates to supply chains
• Understand the concept of circular supply chains
• Identify and list the supply chain processes according to the SCOR model and sustainability
• Describe United Nations (UN) Global Compact guidelines
• Understand the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its relation to supply chains
• Identify and list compliance requirements and trends
• Utilize the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards
• List other social, environmental, safety, and quality accreditations and certifications
• Understand the concept of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reporting and management

Section 2: Interpretation of ASCM Supply Chain Sustainability Standards

• Process Excellence
• Ethical Excellence
• Ecological Excellence
• Economic Excellence
• Strategy Enabler
• Governance Enabler
• Workforce Enabler
• Technology and Knowledge Management Enabler
• Stakeholder Engagement

Section 3: Application of Sustainability Concepts and ASCM Sustainability Standards in the Supply Chain

• Understand the correlation between the ASCM Enterprise
  Certification standards with the SDGs and GRI frameworks for sustainability reporting
• Apply the ASCM sustainability standard for supply chain sustainability self-assessment
• Identify Supply Chain initiatives and projects to address low maturity scores in the supply chain sustainability self-assessment

Instructors

Sandy Friedman, CFPIM, CIRM, PMP, and ITIL

ASCM San Diego Chapter, APICS Master Instructor, Member of the Eco-Sustainability Special Interest Group

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Preston W Blevins, CPIM-F, CSCP,CIRM

ASCM San Diego Chapter, Member of the Eco-Sustainability Special Interest Group

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If you need further info, contact: [email protected]