MIT report finds record 83% see sustainability as key, but governance lags

The 2026 State of Supply Chain Sustainability report from the MIT Sustainable Supply Chain Lab, which surveyed 1,810 professionals in 91 countries, finds 83% rate sustainability important to long-term success, a seven-year high.

Yet 68% say tariff uncertainty has forced them to delay, scale back, or abandon sustainability strategies. Only 51% of companies with public sustainability goals have a formal cross-functional sustainability team.