Cost allocation and incentive mechanisms for the environment, climate protection and resource conservation along global supply chains

The research project “Cost allocation and incentive mechanisms for the environment, climate protection and resource conservation along global supply chains” commissioned by the German Environment Agency, analyses (dis)incentives for and barriers to the implementation of environmental measures as well as the exchange of information between different actors along selected global supply chains. It aims to provide guidance to business and policy makers to facilitate the practical implementation of effective environmental upgrading measures along global supply chains and to allocate the distribution of the resulting costs and benefits more equitably

This report summarises the results of the third of four work packages. It presents four roadmaps for companies in the cotton-garment, coffee, iron ore-steel and tin-solder supply chains. The roadmaps are based on the results of previous research conducted as part of the project and a series of interviews and workshops with practitioners and industry experts. They each include a description of an environmental target, effective sustainable supply chain management approaches and instruments, key actors for implementation, interactions between instruments, and necessary framework conditions. The report concludes with a synthesis of the overarching observations and recommendations for effective approaches and instruments relevant to all four supply chains. The roadmaps are intended to help translate the high-level observations from previous work packages into concrete actions.