Green sourcing is about procuring goods and services with a reduced environmental impact. It is also an integration of environmental performance considerations into the procurement decision-making process.
Steps to Green Sourcing:
Communicate Expectations: Goals and standards should be communicated to the supplier and clear expectations should be set during the sourcing process and proactively monitoring compliance/progress.
Assess Internal Supply Chain: This is engaging internal supply chain stakeholders. Make sure you understand the business requirements, product specifications, and internal stakeholder perspectives in your supply chain.
Assess Supply Market: Engaging new and existing vendors is important and recognizing new opportunities and product substitutions.

The bullwhip is a situation in which small fluctuations in demand at the downstream end of the supply chain may cause outsized variations at upstream suppliers. The effect is a bloated and ineffective supply chain with too much inventory
Inventory optimization based on demand projection is one area in my organization supply chain that can be subject to the bullwhip effect. Many customers demand records are used to project our procurement to meet the demand of those customers.
Unexpected natural occurrence, for example, COVID-19 could cause the procured inventory to sit due to entrance restriction into different countries in the world where these customers are. The effect will result in a bloated and ineffective supply chain.
How to Mitigate the effect:
1. Collaborate with customers and suppliers
2. Improve forecast accuracy
3. Enable fast decisions with visibility and insight
4. Adopt a demand-driven supply chain management approach

Supply chain mapping is so important to my organization as an international marketing company and into the distribution of potash, ensuring global supply and quality of food. Supply chain mapping plays a vital role in our supply chain cost reduction strategy.  It improves transparency and greater supply chain visibility. It minimizes the potential risk inherent in the supply chain of our product, such as derailment, rail diversion, weather and strike action of other organizations involved in the supply chain activities.