Creating more sustainable supply chains and reducing carbon emissions may prove very challenging for manufacturers.

Many companies, such as Wal-Mart and General Mills, have VP level positions around sustainability already. More will follow, and those VPs will build some staff underneath them. Should you accept such a position if offered, or even actively seek such a role?

Sustainability and the "Green Supply Chain" are increasingly taking center stage in corporate and operations strategies, but where to begin, and how to organize the effort?