Sustainable supply chain management when focal firms are complex: a network perspective

Frostenson, Magnus; Prenkert, Frans

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.034

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“…The findings show the main initiatives aiming to reduce CO 2 emission. Frostenson and Prenkert [148] conduct a case study showing the importance that large-size companies confer to environmental issues when customers purchase logistics services and freight services. Gold et al [138] develop a multiple case study based on fuzzy logic and neural networks to evaluate and select the best suppliers in the LSP industry.…”

Section: Ta4 Customer Perspective In Energy-efficient and Sustainablmentioning

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Environmental Sustainability and Energy-Efficient Supply Chain Management: A Review of Research Trends and Proposed Guidelines

2018

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This paper conducts a structured review on the topic of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in the supply chain management context to define research trends on the topic and identify research gaps. The review is carried out using the largest databases of peer-reviewed literature (Scopus and Web of Science). A sample of 122 papers focusing on the topic of energy-efficient and sustainable supply chain management was selected and analyzed through descriptive and content analysis. The review highlights that despite there is a growing research trend on the topic, different research gaps remain to be covered. These gaps concern the factors influencing energy efficiency and environmental sustainability initiatives, the classification of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability initiatives, the impact of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability on supply chain performance, the customer perspective in sustainable and energy-efficient supply chain, and the different technologies supporting the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability initiatives. The research gaps and the research questions identified offer the opportunity to identify areas of investigation to design future research directions and propose guidelines in the field of supply chain management.

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Section: Ta4 Customer Perspective In Energy-efficient and Sustainablmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Sustainability and Energy-Efficient Supply Chain Management: A Review of Research Trends and Proposed Guidelines

2018

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“…As discussed below, the literature review on palm oil sustainability, taking into consideration the various agri-food chain stages (from food production to commercialization), aims at identifying the key sensitive aspects debated in relation to the different palm oil sustainability dimensions (Böhringer & Jochem, 2007;Boons & Mendoza, 2010;Distaso, 2007;Epstein et al, 2015;Frostenson & Prenkert, 2015;Lang et al, 2012;Lang & Barling, 2013;Lang & Heasman, 2015;Mayer, 2008;Samoggia et al, 2014;Samoggia & Nicolodi, 2017;Varsei, Soosay, Fahimnia, & Sarkis, 2014).…”

Section: Sustainability Dimensionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Twitter communication of agri‐food chain actors on palm oil environmental, socio‐economic, and health sustainability

Ruggeri

Samoggia

2017

J of Consumer Behaviour

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Palm oil is the world most used vegetable oil and its use as food ingredient is criticized for creating environmental, socio-economic, and health sustainability challenges. In Europe, the debate on palm oil sustainability has strongly intensified in the latest years involving several agri-food chain actors and stakeholders. The research explores Twitter content of key palm oil agri-food chain actors on palm oil multiple sustainability dimensions, focusing on the European context. First, the study applied a qualitative deductive approach to categorize palm oil sustainability dimensions. Second, among the 463 palm oil agri-food chain companies identified, 198 have an active Twitter account, including world palm oil producers, European bakery and chocolate manufacturers, and European food retailers. One hundred seven accounts tweet on palm oil. Third, a term frequency analysis and an in-depth textual analysis of tweets on palm oil sustainability issues were carried out. Results confirms that all agri-food chain actors communicate about palm oil sustainability, adopting a multi-dimension outlook. Palm oil producers actively useTwitter to promote palm oil sustainability, whereas European manufacturers and retailers limit their activity to react to consumers' questioning. Whereas palm oil producers tend to shape consumers' opinion over the benefits and the opportunities of palm oil use, food manufacturers and retailers adopt a purely informative approach on sustainability certification, avoiding the engagement over sensitive issues. Health is the most mentioned sustainability dimension. The study also confirms differences between agrifood chain actors' marketing communication. Finally, the study confirms that, in the case of sensitive issues, as for palm oil sustainability, Twitter is as able to drive companies' communication.

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“…Frostenson considered the network connections [67]. The risk aspects have been covered by Song et al [68].…”

Section: Sscm-sustainable Supply Chain Managementmentioning

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The Selected Method and Tools for Performance Measurement in the Green Supply Chain—Survey Analysis in Poland

Tundys

Wiśniewski

2018

Sustainability

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The methods and tools for the performance measurement and evaluation of the green supply chain management are very important elements for the construction and function of this type of supply chain. The result is a presentation of the considerations underlying a very general model, which presents some selected tools, but no breakdown of individual industries. The considerations undertaken are important and have scientific added value as usually in practice, a very large number of tools are used to assess the supply chain, which are not always correlated or adapted to the specificity of the chain. It is worth pointing out which of the already used or completely new tools and methods will be most useful for assessing the green supply chain. The structure of the paper covers the theoretical and empirical. It includes an introduction, our goals and hypotheses, state of the art, methodology, empirical findings, and discussion. We present the definitional differences between green and sustainable supply chains and focus on the selection and identification of methods for the framework model for evaluating the green supply chain. In the next step, the theoretical and selected method and tools were compared to a survey of Poland. On the basis of the survey, we present the findings and discussions found in this area. The main methodology used includes a literature review, a survey analysis using a questionnaire and statistical tools. The survey was carried out in 2015 in sample organizations in Poland. The research results showed that organizations were aware of the environmental elements of measuring and assessing the supply chain from an environmental point of view, but their use depended on many factors: the area, size of the organization, or the industry. If certain boundary conditions are met and the organizations are aware of the essence of environmental aspects in the chain, then they are applying green measures to the supply chain. These findings provide a glimpse into the measurement system and show that organizations still have yet to understand the essence of green and sustainable performance measurement, the meaning of its application, and the benefits it brings. However, traditional measurement still plays a large role, so it is important to reflect on how to convince organizations to pay more attention to environmental aspects, while at the same time applying a green supply chain assessment model. These results are a framework in which to start building a green supply chain assessment model. The empirical research aimed to answer the question of whether theoretical and sustainable management tools have already played a role in perceiving and assessing the green supply chain.

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Sustainable supply chain management when focal firms are complex: a network perspective

Cited by 79 publications

References 29 publications

Environmental Sustainability and Energy-Efficient Supply Chain Management: A Review of Research Trends and Proposed Guidelines

Environmental Sustainability and Energy-Efficient Supply Chain Management: A Review of Research Trends and Proposed Guidelines

Twitter communication of agri‐food chain actors on palm oil environmental, socio‐economic, and health sustainability

The Selected Method and Tools for Performance Measurement in the Green Supply Chain—Survey Analysis in Poland

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