Building sustainable supply chains is not just about counting carbon emissions, says Professor Mohan Munasinghe, director general of the Sustainable Consumption Institute at Manchester University in the UK. Rather, it is about choosing development and production patterns that can still function “in 50 years’ time”.
The professor, who first unveiled his “Sustainomics” framework at the Rio Earth Summit 18 years ago, identifies four “core principles” that any food manufacturer or retailer needs to keep in mind for a sustainable supply chain.
