Assignment:
Personal Ecological Footprint
Executive Summary
Refer to the Chapter Supplement: Sustainability in the Supply Chain. Sustainability in the Supply Chain is a developing discipline and we have the opportunity to shape it. In order to prepare ourselves to shape the future of supply chain sustainability, we should look at improving sustainability in our personal operations (how we go about the business of living).
Assignment:
Create a systemic cause-and-effect diagram (CED) with the desired effect of Reducing My Ecological Footprint. Start with the categories: People, Processes, Purchases, Equipment, Measures, and Environment. (Note that "Environment" refers to causes that affect your ecological footprint, but are outside of your immediate control.) If these cause categories don't seem to work for you, create a second CED.
It is intended to be written about what you will do. Be very specific when possible. If you don't know what you will do, then be very specific with your plan.
Create a three page executive summary (double spaced, 1" margins, 12 pt Georgia or Tahoma font) packed with content emphasizing the three or four most significant or most interesting (but practical) actions you could take to reduce your ecological footprint. These actions should come from your cause-and-effect diagram. The cause-and-effect diagram should be attached, but is not included in the three page executive summary.