Ernst and Young in their report, Green for go: Supply chain sustainability, lists some of the major initiatives one finds under the sustainability banner, noting “where there is carbon, there are costs” and the low percentage of companies that have undertaken related initiatives — only 35% having embarked on carbon foot printing of any description.

These sustainability initiatives are in order of percent of organizations who have implemented an initiative.

Labor Standard Improvements
Waste/Packaging Minimization
Phasing out of hazardous materials
Community Projects
Estate/Plant energy efficiency improvements
Logistics Optimization
Supplier Qualification
Sustainability Program
Chain of Custody/product traceability
Renewable Energy
Carbon footprinting
Carbon Offsetting