A Review of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices in Canada

Morali, Oguz; Searcy, Cory

doi:10.1007/s10551-012-1539-4

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“…A complete bibliographic listing of collected literature has been compiled, which includes titles, Sustainability 2018, 10, 494 3 of 25 journals, authors, years of publication, etc. Descriptive statistics were also utilized, such as number of publications per unit of time and journal distribution of publications [3,22,23].…”

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“…Accounting-based measures, such as return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), return on investment (ROI), and earning per share (EPS) lead market-based measures that appear later in the time periods [22]. ROA was used in 53 out of the 132 articles, which is almost twice as many times as ROE, the second most-used measure.…”

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The Impact of Sustainability Practices on Corporate Financial Performance: Literature Trends and Future Research Potential

2018

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This paper presents an analysis of the literature concerning the impact of corporate sustainability on corporate financial performance. The relationship between corporate sustainable practices and financial performance has received growing attention in research, yet a consensus remains elusive. This paper identifies developing trends and the issues that hinder conclusive consensus on that relationship. We used content analysis to examine the literature and establish the current state of research. A total of 132 papers from top-tier journals are shortlisted. We find that 78% of publications report a positive relationship between corporate sustainability and financial performance. Variations in research methodology and measurement of variables lead to the divergent views on the relationship. Furthermore, literature is slowly replacing total sustainability with narrower corporate social responsibility (CSR), which is dominated by the social dimension of sustainability, while encompassing little to nothing of environmental and economic dimensions. Studies from developing countries remain scarce. More research is needed to facilitate convergence in the understanding of the relationship between corporate sustainable practices and financial performance.

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The Impact of Sustainability Practices on Corporate Financial Performance: Literature Trends and Future Research Potential

2018

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“…Further, I encourage that profits made be redirected towards equilibrium and improving the sustainability of "business as usual" practices rather than towards unsustainable growth. Investments in increased operational and production efficiency, improved employee health and well-being, reductions in environmental impact, and supply chain practices (Gimenez and Sierra 2013;Morali and Searcy 2013) all have the trappings of profitable ventures.…”

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“…This can be understood as an embrace of the ecocentric logic (Borland and Lindgreen 2013). Increasing wages for employees at the bottom of the organizational hierarchy, improving the efficiency of production, reducing energy consumption in the office, reducing the carbon footprint of the firm, and "greening" the supply chain (Morali and Searcy 2013) are all examples of investments that need not be oriented towards growth. For example, improving operating efficiency could be seen as an opportunity for growth, but drawing on the waste logic, it could instead be seen as an opportunity to reduce the impact of the production process at its current levels.…”

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The Balancing Act: Towards a Terminal Logic of Sustainability.

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2017

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Building on recent work seeking to redress the shortcomings of contemporary sustainability practices, two versions of sustainability are explored. The first, built on the logic of the market with its emphasis on growth, is found to use sustainability as a means to an end; an end which is not sustainable: growth. The second version, built on the logic of equilibrium developed by Georges Bataille (1967Bataille ( /2007, treats sustainability as the end itself and is thus sustainable by definition. The logics underlying and the mechanics of these forms of sustainability are explored. The ability of the Bataille logic to incorporate existing findings and offer a parsimonious goal on which to build strategies is discussed in light of specific connections to recent research. An empirical case is provided to illuminate the existence of the sustainability logic in contemporary business practice. Practical and theoretical implications are provided. Keywords: sustainability, marketing, strategy, structure Resumo: Com base em trabalhos recentes que buscam corrigir as deficiências das práticas de sustentabilidade contemporâneas, são exploradas duas versões de sustentabilidade. O primeiro, construído sobre a lógica do mercado com sua ênfase no crescimento, utiliza a sustentabilidade como um meio para um fim; um fim que não é sustentável: o crescimento. A segunda versão, construída sobre a lógica de equilíbrio desenvolvida por Georges Bataille (1967Bataille ( /2007, trata a sustentabilidade como o próprio fim e, portanto, é sustentável por definição. As lógicas subjacentes e a mecânica destas formas de sustentabilidade são exploradas. A capacidade da lógica Bataille de incorporar os achados existentes e oferecer um objetivo parcimonioso sobre o qual construir estratégias é discutida à luz de conexões específicas para pesquisa recente. Um caso empírico é fornecido para iluminar a existência da lógica de sustentabilidade na prática comercial contemporânea. São fornecidas implicações práticas e teóricas.

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“…Systematic literature reviews are structured comprehensive reviews that include a high level of transparency and consistency of information [24,[28][29][30][31]. There are a large variety of literature survey approaches provided in the literature.…”

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Environmentally Concerned Logistics Operations in Fuzzy Environment: A Literature Survey

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Abstract:Growing environmental awareness coupled with stricter governmental regulations has fueled the need for integrating sustainability into supply chain and logistics activities. Accordingly, recent studies in the literature have emphasized the significance of environmentally concerned logistics operations (ECLO). Research in the broad area of ECLO encompasses a wide range of topics including sustainable supply chain, green supply chain, closed-loop supply chain, low-carbon logistics, and waste management. In this paper, a comprehensive content analysis and area review is presented. Over 800 papers published between 1994 and 2017 in peer-reviewed journals, proceedings, and book chapters are utilized. These papers are analyzed in consecutive stages after being reviewed under a structural dimension process that addresses the fields of environmentally concerned logistics operations. Following the state-of-the-art review, a detailed analysis of ECLO research with a special emphasis on fuzzy applications is provided. The findings clearly indicate that the fuzzy multi-criteria decision making technique is a frequently used hybrid method, whereas fuzzy sets theory and other fuzzy hybrid techniques identify a gap in the related literature. This paper provides further critical analysis and other research suggestions in order to clarify these gaps and offer additional research perspectives. This information may provide extensive data that will enable future researchers to fill these gaps within this field.

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A Review of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices in Canada

Cited by 238 publications

References 178 publications

The Impact of Sustainability Practices on Corporate Financial Performance: Literature Trends and Future Research Potential

The Impact of Sustainability Practices on Corporate Financial Performance: Literature Trends and Future Research Potential

The Balancing Act: Towards a Terminal Logic of Sustainability.

Environmentally Concerned Logistics Operations in Fuzzy Environment: A Literature Survey

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