Green Procurement Cartoon: The Cost of Corporate Conscience

The Scenario: In this green procurement cartoon, we go behind closed doors to the CEO’s cabin for a lesson in corporate contradiction.

The CEO leans in to give the procurement head a high-priority mandate: transition the entire supply chain to "green" suppliers, but only on the condition that it doesn't cost the company a single extra cent.

It’s a perfect visual of the "Sustainability vs. Savings" trap, where noble intentions are immediately neutered by the iron law of the lowest bid.

The Observation: This narrative identifies the "Private Paradox"—where leadership sets goals that are mathematically impossible to achieve without sacrifice, then refuses to make the sacrifice.

At Kaapi with Ravi, we observe that true sustainability is rarely found in a cabin where the only color that matters is the green of the profit margin.

This post serves as a high-intent spoke in our procurement cartoons cluster, exposing the quiet reality of how green initiatives are often dead on arrival.

Green procurement: The heroic corporate quest to save the polar bears, provided the polar bears are willing to work for the same rate as the penguins.

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• Series: Supply Chain Cartoons 

  
  

• Theme: Departmental Cartoons