“…In addition, research by Carter and Jennings (2002), Carter (2005, and Carter and Easton (2011) propose Purchasing Social Responsibility and Logistics Social Responsibility, which encompass social issues such as diversity, philanthropy, safety, and human rights in the supply chain. Similarly, studies by Whooley (2004) and Maloni and Brown (2006) propose the importance of safety, diversity, equity, human rights and labour practices in the supply chain, whereas other scholars describe similar means through which such social issues can be addressed in the supply chain (Clarkson, 1995;Strong, 1997;McWilliams and Siegel, 2001;Guinee et al, 2011;Macombe et al, 2013;Sala et al, 2013;Martínez-Blanco et al, 2014). Chin and Tat (2015) have identified employee diversity practices in Malaysian manufacturing companies and their relationship to sustainability.…”