Sustainable Supply Chain Competition

Build the most sustainable and profitable supply chain in 1 day, as a team

Who is it for? 

A unique competition against other Supply Chain and Procurement professionals who are eager to turn sustainability into concrete actions. Designed for teams (per company) with a maximum of 4 persons. The winner takes home a Supply Chain sustainability workshop for their company!

A typical team for this competition:

  • Supply Chain planner/manager
  • In/Out-Bound Logistic manager
  • Buyer/Procurement manager
  • Sustainabilty enthusiasts in E2E Supply Chain 

In collaboration with the advanced online business game:

 

 

 

What to expect?

The goal of the competition is to build the most sustainable and profitable supply chain for a chocolate manufacturer, aligning their decisions with the principles of People, Planet, and Prosperity while addressing real-world challenges:

  • An engaging, full-day experience focused on teamwork, strategy, and sustainability
  • A real-life simulation: manage the supply chain of a chocolate manufacturer facing sustainability challenges
  • 3 practical use-cases from SOLVINT experts – directly applicable to your own role
  • A chance to build essential sustainable supply chain capabilities

The winning team will be rewarded with a workshop on how to implement sustainability in their company's Supply Chain. 

Why will this competition help your team further?

Sustainability is no longer optional, it’s a strategic imperative. Yet many organizations struggle to balance profitability with sustainable practices. So, how do you put sustainability into practice across your supply chain?

This unique competition immerses you in realistic scenarios where every decision counts. You’ll experience firsthand how your choices impact People, Planet, and Prosperity, while learning to align sustainable strategy with operational execution.

Designed for educational courses, corporate training, and development programs, it offers customizable levels of complexity, topics, and formats. Addressing 13 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the competition provides a dynamic and practical way to explore sustainability challenges, strategic trade-offs, and actionable solutions.

€1.600 per team of 4 people Including snacks, a hot lunch, and all necessary materials.

1 day

Van der Valk Zaventem: 30/04/2026
Van der Valk Zaventem: 17/06/2027

This competition will take place in English.

Program 

The game runs all day, divided into four rounds. Between rounds, we’ll introduce our Sustainable Supply Chain use-cases to showcase some real-life business examples: 

Use-Case 1: Sustainable Sourcing 

An Bastiaens
SOLVINT | Partner SOLVINT Academy

Use-Case 2: Sustainable Distribution 

Piet Hein Roelofsen 
SOLVINT | Managing Partner & Practice Lead Supply Chain Logistics

Use-Case 3: Sustainable IBP 

François Grisay 
SOLVINT | Managing Partner
ICHEC Brussels Management School | Sustainable Supply Chain Management Professor 

Gilles Groetaers
SOLVINT | Practice Lead End-to-End Planning