A Sustainable Supply Chain Survey for 2013 identifies several areas where collaboration and mutual engagement are considered vital to achieving sustainability goals, and those areas are:
Information transparency and informing suppliers and partners of objectives and goals
Innovation in business practices to find sustainable ways of doing business
Consultation with experts and each other regarding sustainability efforts, objectives, and progress
Analysis of operations to determine areas in need of improvement
Education of all relevant parties to increase sustainability awareness
Incentives to encourage and reward accomplishments in achieving sustainability