Supply Chain Sustainability School

What Supply Chain Sustainability School does

The Supply Chain Sustainability School is a private, industry-funded online training platform serving the built environment supply chain. Founded in 2015 and domiciled in Australia as Supply Chain Sustainability School Limited, the company operates across Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States through separate national school websites under a unified brand. It provides free access to more than 500 curated sustainability resources spanning 16 topics — including carbon management, modern slavery, social value, circular economy, biodiversity, and fairness/inclusion/respect — aimed at workers, contractors, and suppliers in construction and related sectors.

The core technology is a web-based learning management platform with mobile application support. Product surface includes a sustainability resource library, tailored action and learning plans, structured learning pathways, e-learning modules, and a mobile-first multilingual learning app launched in March 2026. The mobile app, funded by the UK Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and co-developed with nine UK built-environment organisations, supports six languages and is expanding from six to thirteen modules through 2026. The platform has accumulated over 50,000 members and an 18,450+ LinkedIn following.

The business model is a partnership-funded freemium structure: the School charges nothing to members, with operational costs covered by a consortium of industry clients, contractors, and major suppliers (including Bluescope, Deicorp, John Holland, Ventia, Sizewell C, Morgan Sindall, and Barratt) who also shape content strategy and governance. The go-to-market combines product-led self-service registration through the website with a community-led B2B channel in which enterprise partners onboard their supply chains into the platform. No revenue, funding rounds, or investor ownership signals were disclosed.

Name

Supply Chain Sustainability School

Legal name

Supply Chain Sustainability School Limited

Website

https://supplychainschool.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Training Platform

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics Management Schools (EDAHAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Core Digital Curriculum & Courseware (Full Programs & Units) (EDAFACAA), Sustainability Engagement, Training & Behavior Change Programs (On-site) (BPABALAK)

Keywords

• Supply chain training
• Sustainability education
• Built environment e-learning
• Workforce upskilling platform
• Industry learning resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Partnership/Membership Funding: The School is funded by a partnership of clients, contractors, and major suppliers who pay to support the platform, enabling it to offer all resources free of charge to members. This creates a B2B funding model where industry players collectively fund workforce development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Supply Chain Sustainability School provides a free, partnership-funded online learning platform delivering sustainability training to workers and organisations across the built environment supply chain. Its core offerings include a multilingual mobile learning app, a catalogue of 500+ sustainability resources across 16 topics, structured learning pathways, and tailored action and learning plans for individual and organisational capability development.

Product overview

The Supply Chain Sustainability School is a free training platform for the built environment sector offering a unified suite of sustainability learning tools. The core offering consists of a mobile learning app with multilingual support, a dedicated resource library containing 500+ resources across 16 sustainability topics, tailored action and learning plans for organizational assessment, and structured learning pathways. The platform is funded by industry partners (clients, contractors, and suppliers) and provides training across topics including Air Quality, Climate Adaptation, Community Engagement, Energy and Carbon, Environmental Management, First Nations Engagement, Fairness Inclusion & Respect, Modern Slavery, Nature & Biodiversity, Social Value, Sustainable Procurement, Sustainability Reporting, Sustainability Strategy, Waste and Circular Economy, Water, and Wellbeing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile Learning App A multilingual mobile application delivering sustainability training content accessible via mobile phone login, designed for site workers to overcome time, language, and on-site digital access barriers. Developed in partnership with nine UK built environment sector organisations and funded by CITB's Industry Impact Fund.
• Sustainability Resource Library A dedicated online library containing 500+ high-quality resources across 16 sustainability topics, covering air quality, climate change, carbon, biodiversity, modern slavery, social value, fair work and more, for built environment supply chain workers and organisations.
• Tailored Action and Learning Plans An assessment-based planning tool that evaluates individual or organisational sustainability maturity and generates structured action and learning plans to advance capability development across the built environment supply chain.
• Structured Learning Pathways Structured learning pathways that guide users through systematic development of sustainability knowledge and skills, available either as assigned tracks for partner organisations or as public routes through the resource library.
• E-learning Modules Self-paced digital learning modules covering sustainability topics such as Air Quality, Climate Change and Carbon, Biodiversity, and Steel and Sustainability, offered at multiple difficulty levels for built environment workers and partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50,000 supply chain professionals trained through the platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Summit EducationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Organiser of the Flooring Sustainability Summit, an event featuring Supply Chain Sustainability School content and speakers on material health transparency, circularity, and supply chain alignment.
• Schluter SystemsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2026Supporting partner for the Flooring Sustainability Summit, with sessions covering embodied carbon, life cycle assessments, and product transparency tools.
• CoveringsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2026Sponsoring partner for the Flooring Sustainability Summit, an event offering 7 AIA continuing education credits.
• Sizewell CcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026Sizewell C has joined the Supply Chain Sustainability School, giving its suppliers access to free expert-led training resources covering carbon management, social value, modern slavery, and responsible procurement. The partnership aims to build a stronger, more capable supply chain for one of the UK's largest infrastructure projects—the nuclear power station under construction on the Suffolk coast. Malcolm Dare, Commercial Director at Sizewell C, said the standardised upskilling approach will help deliver the power station on time and within cost targets.
• Morgan Sindall InfrastructurecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnered in development of the mobile learning app, one of nine organisations across the UK built environment sector collaborating on the project.
• BarrattcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnered in development of the mobile learning app, one of nine organisations across the UK built environment sector collaborating on the project.
• M-GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnered in development of the mobile learning app, one of nine organisations across the UK built environment sector collaborating on the project.
• Hill GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnered in development of the mobile learning app, one of nine organisations across the UK built environment sector collaborating on the project.
• Transport for LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnered in development of the mobile learning app, one of nine organisations across the UK built environment sector collaborating on the project.
• Places for LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnered in development of the mobile learning app, one of nine organisations across the UK built environment sector collaborating on the project.
• LLDC (London Legacy Development Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnered in development of the mobile learning app, one of nine organisations across the UK built environment sector collaborating on the project.
• OPDC (Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnered in development of the mobile learning app, one of nine organisations across the UK built environment sector collaborating on the project.
• Queen Elizabeth Olympic ParkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnered in development of the mobile learning app, one of nine organisations across the UK built environment sector collaborating on the project.
• BluescopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian partner organisation that shapes school strategy, addresses key issues, develops new training, and ensures governance. Part of the collaboration funding the free platform.
• DeicorpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian partner organisation that shapes school strategy, addresses key issues, develops new training, and ensures governance. Part of the collaboration funding the free platform.
• John HollandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian partner organisation that shapes school strategy, addresses key issues, develops new training, and ensures governance. Part of the collaboration funding the free platform.
• VentiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian partner organisation that shapes school strategy, addresses key issues, develops new training, and ensures governance. Part of the collaboration funding the free platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BRE Group / BRE Academy: BRE Academy delivers built environment sustainability and construction training via an online learning platform, overlapping directly with the Supply Chain Sustainability School's curriculum in areas such as sustainable materials, energy, and BREEAM-aligned topics. It is the closest UK-based peer serving the same supply chain upskilling need.
• ASCM (Association for Supply Chain Management): ASCM (formerly APICS) provides supply chain management education, certifications, and learning content to a global professional audience. While it covers the full supply chain rather than just sustainability, it competes for the same corporate training budget and offers overlapping digital curriculum pathways.
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS): CIPS is a global professional body delivering procurement and supply chain education, certifications, and learning resources. It overlaps with the Supply Chain Sustainability School on the procurement and responsible sourcing dimensions and serves a similar B2B training audience.
• IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment): IEMA delivers sustainability and environmental management training and qualifications, including content on supply chain sustainability and ESG. It is a UK-headquartered peer that competes for the same sustainability upskilling demand among built environment and infrastructure employers.
• CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association): CIRIA delivers guidance, training, and knowledge dissemination on sustainability and best practice for the UK construction industry. It addresses the same target audience — built environment supply chain professionals — through training, publications, and member-funded initiatives.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) / LEED: USGBC operates the LEED green building credentialing program and a large sustainability education platform serving built environment professionals. It is a broader incumbent that competes for the same sustainability-training wallet share across the US construction supply chain, though its scope extends well beyond supply chain training.

Regional players

• Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA): GBCA operates Green Star, Australia's leading green building rating tool, and provides sustainability education to the Australian built environment sector. It is a regional peer of the Australian School, sharing both geography and overlapping content on sustainable construction.

Emerging players

• CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals): CSCMP provides supply chain management education, research, and professional development resources. While historically more US-focused and broader than sustainability-only, it offers overlapping learning content and competes for corporate training budgets in supply chain upskilling.

Others

• EcoVadis: EcoVadis operates a sustainability ratings platform that assesses supplier ESG performance across global supply chains. While it is not a training provider, it addresses the same enterprise buyers and is increasingly bundling learning/capacity-building into its offering — making it a thematic adjacent competitor.
• Sedex: Sedex provides a supply chain ESG data platform used by global enterprises to manage supplier sustainability, including ethical sourcing and modern slavery risks. It is an ecosystem participant that intersects with the School's curriculum on supply chain sustainability and responsible sourcing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/18450948
• Xx.com/SupplySchoolAU

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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