Sustainable Intelligence

This chapter explores the ethical considerations in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered supply chain management practices. It outlines various ethical and sustainable technological issues in contemporary supply chain practices. The chapter considers three realms of literature concerning: the integration of AI mechanisms and sustainable supply chain practices, ethical dimensions of AI usage in global supply chain networks, and governance, transparency and accountability in the AI-enabled supply chain management systems. The integration of AI mechanisms in logistics, procurement and supplier management calls for developing an ecosystem that is built upon the principles of equity and sustainability. The verification of sustainability claims can be carried out by scrutinizing the aspect of decentralized data sharing and technical aspects within the businesses. The chapter concludes that sustainable intelligence in the supply chain mechanisms calls for technical innovation, establishment of ethics, adequate governance and institutional reforms.