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Eliminating straws from restaurants and coffee shops may provide a positive environmental message, Mr. Sheffi writes, sends a “feel good” message to consumers while sidestepping bigger actions that would have a more significant environmental impact.

Levi Strauss & Co. is launching an effort to slash the environmental impact of the factories world-wide that make its apparel and accessories. Levi’s will start its effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions through energy-efficiency programs at factories run by vendors in the first tier of its supply chain. 

Professor Yossi Sheffi talks to The Wall Street Journal about Levi's new plan for their global supply chain emissions. 

For a long time now, corporations and their supply chains have been required to prove that they are acting in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly way. 

(Also published in Materials Handling & Logistics)

For a long time now, corporations and their supply chains have been required to prove that they are acting in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly way. 

Professor Yossi Sheffi weighs in on sustainability. 

It can be hard to find a nuanced discussion of corporate sustainability. But Yossi Sheffi's new book aims to provide just that, offering a clear-eyed take on the challenges and benefits of going green. {Also published in the DC Velocity}

This article was written by Professor Yossi Sheffi and originally was published as a LinkedIn blogpost. 

A Podcast - with Philip Beere. This discussion includes the issues of 'Balancing Green'. Professor Sheffi and Philip Beere will discuss more than 20 topics relating back to Professor Sheffi's most recent book. Listen in to the 30 minute podcast for more details.

The Master’s Program of MIT Global SCALE (Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence) Network has been ranked as the world’s No. 1 graduate business program in supply chain and logistics by Eduniversal. The Paris-based global rating agency for higher education ranked the MIT SCALE master’s program as No. 1 for the third time.   

A podcast interview on Leaders in Supply Chain and Logistics, hosted by Radu Palamariu. 

Dr. Yossi Sheffi, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he serves as Director of the MIT  Center for Transportation and Logistics. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis, and supply chain management, which are the subjects he teaches and researches at MIT. He is the author of many scientific publications and five books. 

It can be hard to find a nuanced discussion of corporate sustainability. But Yossi Sheffi's new book aims to provide just that, offering a clear-eyed take on the challenges and benefits of going green.