THE DC VELOCITY Q&A
thoughtleaders
Going green with a little
help from your friends
INTERVIEW WITH DAVID HYATT
Companies embarking
on supply chain
sustainability
programs don’t have
to go it alone, says
David Hyatt of the
University of Arkansas.
In fact, they’ll go
farther faster by
partnering with other
businesses and
outside agencies.
WHEN IMPLEMENTING
sustainability programs for
their supply chains, companies
don’t have to go it alone. They also have
the option of teaming up with other
businesses as well as outside entities like
environmental non-governmental
organizations.
Such partnerships can go a long way
toward getting a sustainability program
off the ground and boosting its chances
of success, according to a study by
David Hyatt. Hyatt, a clinical assistant
professor of supply chain management
at the University of Arkansas’ Sam M.
Walton College of Business, specializes
in research on sustainability in global
supply chains—in particular, how non-
profits and businesses can collaborate
to solve issues related to the natural
environment. Last October, the
Council of Supply Chain Management
Professionals presented Hyatt with the
2011 E. Grosvenor Plowman (Best
Paper) Award for his report on that
research, Proactive Environmental
Strategies in the Supply Chain: An
Exploration of the Effects of Cross-Sector
Partnerships.
