Your major customer has a sustainable sourcing initiative. Now what?
You're in the habit of going above and beyond for customers, but this is a big request.
Company leaders in one of your big consumer brand accounts recently made headlines for committing to a reduced environmental footprint, and now you're being asked to collect data about the field-specific farming practices used to grow the grain you buy.
Gulp
Are they willing to pay for compliance? Maybe, but if not, you can choose to view sustainability through one of two lenses:
1. just another cost of doing business, or
2. an opportunity to drive new business value.
Given that sustainability is only going to ramp up as millennials increase their buying power, we encourage you to think strategically about driving new value. The question is, how can your grain processing enterprise apply field-specific sustainability data to benefit your bottom line?