2026 State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report Launch
The 2026 State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report examines a paradox at the heart of corporate sustainability today: commitment is rising, even as the ability to deliver is becoming more difficult. The report explores how companies are responding to geopolitical disruption, governance gaps, fragmented sustainability data, rapid advances in Industrial and Agentic AI, and the broader challenge of embedding sustainability more deeply into supply chain decisions and operations. Produced by the MIT Sustainable Supply Chain Lab at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and sponsored by C.H. Robinson Foundation, Breakthrough Fuel, and CO2 AI with Dassault Systèmes, the report reveals where progress is real, where the constraints are tightening, and why greater efficiency and intelligence do not automatically translate into greater sustainability.
Join us for a panel discussion with the research team exploring four major themes from this year's findings:
Two Gaps: How Geopolitics and Governance Are Testing Corporate Sustainability — how stronger corporate commitment is colliding with external disruption, while public sustainability ambition is outpacing the internal governance and accountability needed to deliver it.
Where Sustainability Lives in the Supply Chain — where sustainability is actually embedded in supply chain decisions, where it remains weak, what benefits companies are realizing, and how measurement and collaboration are expanding across the value chain.
AI and Sustainability — how organizations are using Industrial and Agentic AI, what AI is contributing to sustainability today, and why greater efficiency and autonomy do not necessarily translate into lower environmental impact.
Freight Transportation and Warehousing — how two critical physical parts of the supply chain are progressing on decarbonization, where efficiency gains are reaching their limits, and how technology, economics, infrastructure, and regional differences are shaping what comes next.