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Table 9. Summary of the Mexican Green Supply Chain Program Statistics
Generation
05/06
Generation
06/07
Generation
07/08
Characteristics
Total
# of Supply Chains
4
4
9
17
# of participating companies 2
28
38
79
145
SMEs involved 1
18
25
56
99
Implementation level of projects
80% 2
85% 2
70% 3
Estimated economic benefits (US$/year) 4
$1,083,492
$ 2,234,598
$ 8,831,265
$ 12,149,355
GHG reductions (tons CO 2 /year)
866
1,092
6,964
8,305
Savings in water use (m 3 /year)
15,305
120,339
141,449
277,03
Waste prevention (tons/year)
206,161
1,907
4,297
212,366
1 SME in Mexico = company < 250 employees
2 Reported by the companies 31/06/2007
3 Estimation of involved consultants 15/03/2008
4 Exchange rate 1 US $ = 10.70 $MX
tons of solid waste, and 8,300 tons of CO 2
(greenhouse gas equivalent). If we consid-
er these benefits to persist for 5 years (aver-
age life cycle of the implemented changes)
these benefits total 1,385,465 m 3 of water,
21.5 tons of solid waste and 41,500 tons of
CO 2 emissions.
Supply chain collaboration and learn-
ing: Besides the tangible economic and en-
vironmental benefits, the Mexican supply
chain program also contributed to capacity
building and the improvement of relation-
ships, mutual understanding and collabo-
ration between suppliers and the anchor
company. About 291 representatives of en-
terprises participated in the capacity build-
ing meetings. Over 95% confirmed an im-
provement in trust and relations with their
supply chain partners, and maintained their
motivation and capacity to design eco-ef-
ficiency and cleaner production projects.
Three of the 14 leading anchor companies,
Colgate-Palmolive, Bristol Myers Squibb,
and Jumex repeated their participation
in the program with different groups of
suppliers.
Table 9 shows a summary of the pilot-phase
results of the Mexican Green Supply Chain Pro-
gram developed between September 2005 and
May 2008.
Outlook
The influence of the Mexican Green Supply Chain
Program is evident in its contribution to the dif-
fusion of eco-efficiency and cleaner production
alternatives in SME suppliers of large companies
and on its contribution to greening the logistics of
productive chains. Its positive and efficient cost-
benefits relation makes the program an interest-
ing benchmark in the field of green logistics and
supply chain strategies.
Based on these experiences, in 2008 the Sec-
retary of Environmental and Natural Resources of
Mexico adopted the program on a national scale.
As of January 2010, over 30 leading companies
and 500 SMEs have taken part in the second phase
of this program which is planned to be continued
until the end of 2012 ( Liderazgo Ambiental para
la Competitividad , 2010).
From the SMEs perspective, the experience
demonstrated the potential to improve their com-
petitiveness and environmental performance by
means of eco-efficiency and cleaner production
 
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