Building systemic resilience in supply chains
Turbulent times can leave businesses scrambling for measures to help them bounce back after disruption. But these actions may in fact increase overall supply chain fragility....
Amanda Williams is an associate professor at emlyon business school in Lyon, France. She was previously a research fellow at IMD Business School. Prior to IMD she was a senior researcher at ETH Zurich, a research fellow at Copenhagen Business School, and a research associate at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development where she worked on the SDG Compass, a guide for corporate action on the SDGs. Her research focuses on how organizations understand global sustainability issues and develop corporate sustainability strategies that align with global sustainability targets.
July 25, 2024 • by Amanda Williams, Gail Whiteman, Knut Haanaes in Supply chain • 7 min read
Turbulent times can leave businesses scrambling for measures to help them bounce back after disruption. But these actions may in fact increase overall supply chain fragility....
October 16, 2023 • by Amanda Williams, Knut Haanaes in Audio articles • 10 min read
Today’s urgent sustainability challenges need more than the efforts of individual companies. Systems-change leaders offer guidance on how organizations can collaborate across sectors and supply chains to keep within planetary boundaries....
September 15, 2023 • by Amanda Williams in Purpose • 6 min read
While the rosy optimism that greeted the UN Sustainable Development Goals when they were first launched in 2015 may have faded, I have tracked some cross-sector and private-sector progress that’s really making...
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