Attaining sustainable development goals (SDGs) through supply chain practices and business strategies: A systematic review with bibliometric and network analyses

Abstract

Sustainable development goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations in 2015, are gaining importance in all the industrial sectors. The attainment of SDGs will lead to simultaneous betterment of human lives, environment and economic prosperity. Therefore, the adoption and implementation of SDGs in the supply chain (SC) activities is the need of the hour. In this regard, there is a need to analyse the extant SC literature focussing on SDGs. This study reviews the articles on SDGs in SC published in last 6 years (2015–2021). A total of 144 articles are shortlisted for the analysis. Bibliometric and network analyses are performed to create an intellectual map of the field and to visualise the network among authors and keywords, respectively. Various emerging research themes are identified using bibliometric coupling analysis. The content analysis of the articles has been performed by considering different activities and stages of SC. Articles are also mapped on various dimensions of SDGs. The strategies associated with adopting sustainable practices in SC to achieve SDGs have also been elucidated. Finally, future research propositions have been presented which can help in achieving SDGs in the SC.

The Trends and Content of Research Related to the Sustainable Development Goals: A Systemic Review

“…As more and more research articles accumulate, bibliometrics or scientometrics can help understand the trends and content of SDG-related research papers and identify the gaps. Some studies were carried out with a general scope of the SDGs without focusing on specific themes [12,[50][51][52], while more were conducted with respect to a variety of topics, e.g., general management [53], supply chain [54], entrepreneurship [55], health and well-being [56,57], suicide mortality rate [58], SARS and COVID-19 [59], biofuel [60], agri-food [61], education [62][63][64], and peace-sustainability nexus [65], to name a few. As some systemic studies aiming at examining the progress and applicability of the SDGs were carried out in relatively early years, an updated analysis offering the trends and context of SDG-related articles with more accumulated information would be valuable.…”

Circularity in waste management: a research proposal to achieve the 2030 Agenda

“…Transactions and economics theory have highlighted the need for changes to the decision-making process during production cycle stages to achieve sustainability goals. In addition, stakeholder and agency theories enable the achievement of SDGs, since both the collaboration and the alignment of interests in fulfilling the 2030 Agenda are required (Agrawal et al 2022 ).…”

Proposition of a structural model for business value creation based on circular business models, innovation, and resource recovery in the pet industry

“…The traditional operating model of a company can be transformed from the insertion of innovation, which changes the primary functions and gives it a degree of novelty (Casadesus‐Masanell & Zhu, 2013). Given the constant evolution of technology and access to information, experimenting with business model innovation is necessary to meet the demands of consumers and supply chain partners for more agile solutions aligned with circular business model principles (Agrawal et al, 2022; Bouwman et al, 2019). Thus, H2 is proposed.H2 Innovation positively influences circular business models.Companies are expected to innovate in their business models to enable reinforcement in the creation of products, services, and processes (Müller, 2019).…”