Supply chains

Today’s global economy is characterized by often long, complex supply chains that bring commodities, goods and services to consumers, and economic benefits to producers. Applying innovative tools and analytical approaches, SEI explores the sustainability implications and potentials of global supply chains and broader consumption-to-production systems.

Farmland with tractor planting potatoes between tulip fields and windturbines

Drivers and barriers to climate-smart agricultural practices and technologies adoption: insights from stakeholders of five European food supply chains

Journal article / This paper explores different stakeholders’ perceptions of promising climate-smart agriculture initiatives within 5 European production systems.

11 June 2024 / About Supply chains

Global megatrends shaping the future in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Past event / In this upcoming BiH SuTra webinar with SEI experts, we explored how big-picture trends are shaping communities in BiH and beyond.

28 May 2024 / About Cities, Climate policy, Finance, Geopolitics, Supply chains and Water-energy-food nexus

Two agricultural harvester machines harvesting soybeans in a vast field under a dramatic sky with large clouds. Dust clouds are visible behind the machines, indicating active harvesting.

Tracking soy to halt deforestation

Feature / Learn how Trase data drives actions to curb deforestation in soy supply chains.

22 May 2024 / About Bioeconomy, Forests, Public policy, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

Cocoa pods ready to be processed in Soufriere.

Côte d’Ivoire cocoa exports and deforestation

Feature / Trase maps the international trade in cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire revealing which trading companies and consumer markets are most exposed to deforestation.

16 May 2024 / About Forests, Public policy and Supply chains

Stacked cargo containers at a shipping yard are arranged in a neat, diagonal pattern. The containers are primarily red and blue, set against a clear, pale blue sky. The arrangement creates a visually striking, geometric effect.

Climate disruption of supply chains: why business-led adaptation is needed in the Nordics

Feature / Learn why Nordic supply chains must adapt to withstand climate disruptions, as discussed at the recent Nordic Environment and Climate Ministerial meeting.

15 May 2024 / About Adaptation, Business, Climate policy, Disaster risk and Supply chains

Africano Baobab (Adansonia digitata) en Zambia - Fotografía de stock

SDG interactions analysis in Zambia: climate action, one health and policy coherence

Project / SEI aids Irish Embassy in Lusaka, Sustainable Food Systems Ireland, and Self Help Africa transform Zambia's food system with focus on Climate Action, One Health

2024 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use, Public policy, Supply chains, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

Side view of a woman holding up a young boy so that he can see inside a large blue bottle bank. A sign on the side of the container reads

Bottlenecks to glass return and refill in the United Kingdom: user journeys to explore industry perspectives

Journal article / Surveys show that industry stakeholders endorse moves to increase the percentage of remelted glass used, as well as supporting local refill and reuse schemes.

30 April 2024 / About Supply chains

Prospects and challenges for policy convergence between the EU and China to address imported deforestation

Journal article / This study applies the ‘Brussels Effect’ theory to identify key factors facilitating and hindering policy convergence between the EU and China.

3 April 2024 / About Food and agriculture, Land use and Supply chains

How to ensure due diligence policies actually tackle deforestation

Feature / Mairon G. Baston Lima writes that governments need to build synergies with other policies for sustainable land use in a Trase Insight.

3 April 2024 / About Forests, Public policy, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles