APICS.hk Building a Sustainable Supply Chain: Best Practices and Solutions

Date: 21 Dec., 2025 and Jan., 8, 22 Feb., 1 Mar. 2026

Time: 16:00 - 19:15 (Sunday afternoon)

A Better World Through Supply Chain

The way Supply Chain professionals Plan, Order, Source, Transform, Fulfill, Return and Orchestrate their strategic processes have a direct impact not only in a company’s economic performance but also in The way Supply Chain professionals Plan, Order, Source, Transform, fulfil, Return and Orchestrate their strategic processes have a direct impact not only on a company’s economic performance but also on the environment and society. Professionals can improve the world by embedding sustainable practices in the supply chain.

The ASCM supply chain sustainability education aims to equip supply chain professionals with the tools and knowledge to operate under the Triple Bottom Line: People, Profit, and the Planet.

Course Content

Section 1: Foundational Sustainability Concepts

• Define Sustainability
• Incorporate triple bottom line (TBL)
• Understand the concept of ESG and how it relates to supply chains
• Understand the concept of Circular Supply Chains
• Identify and list the supply chain processes according to the SCOR model
• Describe United Nations (UN) Global Compact guidelines
• Understand the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its relation to Supply Chains
• Identify and list compliance requirements and trends
• Utilize the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards
• List other social, environmental, safety, and quality accreditations and certifications
• Under the concept of green gas emission reporting and management

Section 2: Interpretation of ASCM Supply Chain Sustainability Standards

• Process Excellence
• Ethical Excellence
• Ecological Excellence
• Economic Excellence
• Strategy Enabler
• Governance Enabler
• Workforce Enabler
• Technology and Knowledge Management Enabler
• Stakeholder Engagement

Section 3: Application of Sustainability Concepts and ASCM Sustainability Standards in the Supply Chain

• Understand the correlation between the ASCM Enterprise Certification standards and the SDGs and GRI framework for sustainability reporting.
• Apply the ASCM sustainability standard for supply chain sustainability self-assessment.
• Identify Supply Chain initiatives and projects to address low maturity scores in the supply chain sustainability self-assessment.

Course Specification

• Instructor-led training
• About 15 instructional hours
• 15 APICS certification maintenance points
• Letter of Completion upon 100% attendance