Localizing all or some of a supply chain can deliver critical environmental impacts through reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Communities also benefit from localization in numerous ways.- BY Gerald Donald

Bringing supply chains closer to home gives companies more control over their environmental footprint. Global supply chains are broad and deep. Without sophisticated advanced technology to track each supplier’s product lifecycle from resource extraction to manufacturing to delivery of goods, it is nearly impossible to know which suppliers follow sustainable practices. Though not without challenges, supply chain localization gives sourcing and procurement groups mo....