Supply chain strategies for the UN sustainable development goal (UN SDG) 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

The United Nations drafted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. This agenda for sustainable development has been adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, providing a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. At country level the UN SDGs are turned into regulations, impacting industries and their supply chains.

How to integrate the UN SDGs into supply chain management practices and to develop supply chain strategies that are meeting the 17 UN SDGs? These UN SDGs go beyond environmental sustainability and also try to close the inequality gap between developing and developed nations.

UN SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

The goal of UN SDG 16 is to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

Supply chain strategies:
1. To have procurement clauses with suppliers and logistics service providers to prohibit use of child labour and slavery by their organisation and their suppliers.
2. Distributor contracts should have a clause to prohibit use of child labour and slavery by their organisation and their suppliers.
3. Audit the possible use of child labour and slaves in your supply chain network in accordance to international norms.

For more information on the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in your supply chain and greening your supply chain, please contact our supply chain analysts at info@lbbinternational.com.