Sustainability, supply chains, and defense

Integrating sustainability into the supply chain involves continual innovation and commitment from leaders and a realization that it is an indefinite process (Harrington, 2011). Defense supply chains are extensive and complex which require transparency, and long-term commitment rather than short termism that has dominated in the past! To facilitate this change, defense requires leaders to initiate change in the supply chain from a culture where the environment and societal issues have been given little consideration, to one where sustainability is considered throughout.