International Forum On Sustainable Value Chains (Isvc)

The International Forum on Sustainable Value Chains (ISVC) is a cross-functional, global, academia-lead non-profit platform to develop and apply solid capabilities helping companies in implementing and ensuring long-term environmental, social and economical performance in their value chains. ISVC is a platform for private and public organizations (independent whether they are retailers, brand owners, original equipment manufacturers, producers, traders, miners, farmers etc.), academics, non-government organizations, policy makers, governmental investors, media experts, and artists. The ISVC addresses entire value chains including both supply and distribution – way beyond direct relationships, to upstream sub- suppliers and downstream distributors that are out of a company's reach because of geographical or organizational distance, intransparency or lack of power. The ISVC has been institutionalized in 2013 following up on a joint academia / business project led by Dr. Paul Shrivastava of Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and Dr. Joerg S. Hofstetter of University of St.Gallen, Switzerland with the intend to facilitate collaboration among leading academics, practitioners and companies to help solve the major challenges in profoundly managing value chains, addressing one of the world's most pressing challenges.