Logistics Social Responsibility: An Integrative Framework

Carter, Craig R.; Jennings, Marianne M.

doi:10.1002/j.2158-1592.2002.tb00020.x

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“…In line with the findings of Freise and Seuring [3], it has been found that both assessment and collaboration have a positive impact on environmental and social performance [19]. Moreover, other forerunning researchers [9,[32][33][34] in socially related research found that increased involvement by purchasing managers in socially responsible activities leads to an enhanced supplier performance [34].…”

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Social Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Textile and Apparel Industry—A Literature Review

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So far, a vast amount of studies on sustainability in supply chain management have been conducted by academics over the last decade. Nevertheless, socially related aspects are still neglected in the related discussion. The primary motivation of the present literature review has arisen from this shortcoming, thus the key purpose of this study is to enrich the discussion by providing a state-of-the-art, focusing exclusively on social issues in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) by considering the textile/apparel sector as the field of application. The authors conduct a literature review, including content analysis which covers 45 articles published in English peer-reviewed journals, and proposes a comprehensive map which integrates the latest findings on socially related practices in the textile/apparel industry with the dominant conceptualization in order to reveal potential research areas in the field. The results show an ongoing lack of investigation regarding the social dimension of the triple bottom line in SSCM. Findings indicate that a company's internal orientation is the main assisting factor in sustainable supply chain management practices. Further, supplier collaboration and assessment can be interpreted as an offer for suppliers deriving from stakeholders and a focal company's management of social risk. Nevertheless, suppliers do also face or even create huge barriers in improving their social performance. This calls for more empirical research and qualitative or quantitative survey methods, especially at the supplier level located in developing countries.

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“…Even where different dimensions of CSR have been investigated to some extent in the logistics literature, these topics tend to be considered in isolation, without consideration of their relationship to one another. This gap, first noted by Carter and Jennings (2002), still exist in the subject literature, despite a further decade of research.…”

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“…The term Logistics Social Responsibility is often used by authors examining CSR issues in relation to logistics management (Carter and Jennings, 2002, Ciliberti et al, 2008, Miao et al, 2012. Poist (1989) proposed a number of dimensions comprising Logistics Social Responsibility, e.g.…”

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Logistics service providers and corporate social responsibility: sustainability reporting in the logistics industry

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Björklund

2015

International Journal of Physical Distribution &Amp; Logistics Management

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Sustainability reporting in the logistics industry AbstractPurpose -The aim of this paper is to present a content analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports published by Logistics Service Providers (LSPs), and to analyse factors influencing the level and scope of reporting. In order to address this objective, we show to what extent various social and environmental categories are covered in the CSR reports. We also investigate whether any differences in the use of CSR indicators can be found with regard to the use of a formal reporting framework, the size of a company, location of its headquarter, and ownership structure.Design/methodology/approach -The study begins with a comprehensive literature review on the CSR policies and practices in relation to the field of logistics. A database of 350 international LSPs is compiled based on independent rankings of top logistics companies. Applying a content analysis approach, corporate websites and CSR reports are examined in order to investigate how sustainability is reported and what CSR-related indicators are published. Statistical analysis is carried out to provide insight into whether any differences in the use of CSR indicators can be found with regard to four key factors identified in the literature review.Findings -Although aspects of sustainability are mentioned on corporate websites of most LSPs in the database (53%), only 13% publish formal CSR reports. This research identifies a variety of indicators used by LSPs and shows that the use of a formal reporting framework and the size of a company are the two main factors influencing the levels of CSR reporting in the sector.Practical implications -This paper provides an insight into how transparently LSPs report on the sustainability of their performance. LSPs can compare their own CSR reporting approaches to the body of scientific literature and the findings presented in this paper, in order to adapt more general concepts and best practice evidence to their needs.Social implications -By focusing on best practice in reporting of the environmental and social performance, this research can potentially improve the long-term sustainability of the logistics sector.Originality/value -This is the first study providing a comprehensive review of the CSR reporting practice in the third party logistics sector. As such, this paper provides an important basis for CSR-related research in the field of logistics and supply chain management. Several areas for future research are also identified.

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“…However, there is a common agreement that companies need to reduce their environmental footprint (e.g. Carter and Jennings, 2002).…”

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Environmental retail supply chains: when global Goliaths become environmental Davids

Kotzab

Munch

Faultrier

et al. 2011

International Journal of Retail &Amp; Distribution Management

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to develop a scale that evaluates the environmental elements in retail supply chains and to examine the environmental supply chain management initiatives of the world's largest 100 retailing companies. Design/methodology/approach -The empirical evaluation has been undertaken through an investigative approach applying a web-scan framework which included the analysis of web sites and publicly published documents such as annual reports and corporate social responsibility reports. Findings -The authors identified 34 environmental sustainability initiatives which were grouped into eight categories; they refer to "fundamental environmental attitude", "use of energy", "use of input material", "product", "packaging", "transport", "consumption" and "waste". The level of environmental supply chain management can be characterised as very operational and very short-term oriented (green operations). Long-term oriented green design initiatives were hardly observed. Furthermore, the specific environmental activities of three retailers from Denmark, France and the UK were compared.Research limitations/implications -The empirical study investigates supply chain operations of retailers and excludes other areas of retail management. The results are based on material that is published by the respective companies and thus do not include internal reports. Originality/value -The main contribution of this paper is to test the proposition that global retailers follow the path of the "Greening Goliaths", where environmental sustainability becomes a quasi industry standard for the ecological sustainability transformation of global retailing.

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Logistics Social Responsibility: An Integrative Framework

Cited by 414 publications

References 84 publications

Social Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Textile and Apparel Industry—A Literature Review

Social Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Textile and Apparel Industry—A Literature Review

Logistics service providers and corporate social responsibility: sustainability reporting in the logistics industry

Environmental retail supply chains: when global Goliaths become environmental Davids

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