Useful Reports
State of Supply Chain Sustainability: latest issue, published annually by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. A report that takes the pulse of progress made in supply chain sustainability, worldwide.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) – Supply Chain Road Map for Offshore Wind Energy in the United States: An interesting NREL-led study evaluating how the U.S. supply chain can evolve to support the national offshore wind target and position the industry for sustainable growth beyond 2030.
Free Sustainability/Climate-related Education
MIT Climate Portal – Explainers: Quick entry-level overviews of climate change science, solutions, and related topics, written by scientists and experts on topics such as carbon capture, climate models, and net zero emissions.
Ellen MacArthur Foundation – Circular Economy Courses: A variety of learning opportunities about the circular economy.
MIT Open Courseware: Free lecture notes, exams, and videos from MIT, including several on sustainability-related topics.
Free Tools for SMEs
SME Climate Hub: According to the World Bank, SMEs represent roughly 90% of all firms and are responsible for 50% of employment worldwide. SMEs are under-served when it comes to practical, sensible, and affordable tools to measure, report, and improve. The SME Hub fills this gap with useful, simple, free tools for carbon accounting and pledging.
Exponential Roadmap Initiative for Supply Chain Leaders: Information, resources and guides tailored to small and medium enterprises aiming at collaboratively reducing greenhouse gas emissions through supply chain collaboration.
Fact Checking
Life cycle analysis of energy generation:
Carbon footprint of wind turbines – Yale Climate Connections article
Ecological impact (positive, neutral, and negative) of offshore wind generation:
Reviewing the ecological impacts of offshore wind farms – Nature article