Understanding the Social Dimension of Sustainability

Dillard, Jesse; Dujon, Veronica; King, Mary C.

doi:10.4324/9780203892978

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“…Our study contributes to the social aspect of sustainability which has not been at the forefront of sustainability, compared to economic and environmental sustainability (Dillard et al, 2009;Yawar and Seuring, 2015). A discussion on the dimensions of social sustainability is challenging, given that it is related to a firm's influence on individuals and society well-being (Geibler et al, 2006;Lindgreen et al, 2009).…”

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Supply chain social sustainability for developing nations: Evidence from India

Mani

Gunasekaran

Παπαδόπουλος

et al. 2016

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

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Economic, environmental and social aspects of sustainability have been shown to span beyond organizational boundaries, indicating the importance of managing sustainability initiatives across the supply chain. Although scholars and practitioners focus a great deal of attention toward economic and environmental sustainability in supply chains, less attention is paid to social aspects. This is unfortunate, because social sustainability not only plays an important role in enabling other sustainability initiatives, but social injustices in one echelon of a supply chain can lead to significant losses for firms across the chain. Social issues have been especially problematic in developing nations, where abusive labor practices continue to negatively affect trading partners. This research seeks to disambiguate supply chain social sustainability in developing nations by uncovering relevant dimensions of social sustainability and resultant outcomes. Using semi-structured interview data collected from supply chain executives in Indian manufacturing companies, this research uncovers dimensions of social sustainability in terms of not only the focal firm, but also first-tier suppliers and customers. Each of these dimensions are then associated to potential performance outcomes. The findings not only provide a baseline for future research, but help practitioners understand where to focus their attention to enhance social sustainability in their supply chains.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Supply chain social sustainability for developing nations: Evidence from India

Mani

Gunasekaran

Παπαδόπουλος

et al. 2016

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

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175

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“…This is mainly because, so far, the social side of sustainability and hence the social sustainability indicators have received little attention (Dillard et al 2009;Gunarathne et al 2016;Krajnc and Glavič 2003;Von Geibler et al 2006). The social perspective of sustainability is intangible and qualitative in nature and lacks consensus on relevant criteria (Von Geibler et al 2006).…”

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Assessing the impact of eco-innovations through sustainability indicators: the case of the commercial tea plantation industry in Sri Lanka

Gunarathne

Peiris

2017

AJSSR

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Innovative processes aimed at sustainable development or eco-innovations have received increasing attention during the past years despite the lack of theoretical and methodological approaches to analyzing their impact. This paper focuses on how sustainability indicators can be used to measure the effects of "non-technical" ecoinnovations in the Sri Lankan tea plantation sector. After carrying out an experimental case study on a commercial tea plantation, we employed a combination of physical and monetary sustainability indicators to evaluate the initial results of the ecoinnovation. It shows that innovations aimed at improving economic benefits often result in unintentional environmental and social benefits that support a lean-green relationship. It reveals the difficulty in having a standardized set of indicators to measure the impact of eco-innovations owing to the multidimensionality of sustainability. Hence, the case study suggests adopting broad sustainability indicators that represent the wholeness of the system while capturing the long-term impact.

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“…This will support the sustainable communities. However, Dempsey et al (2011) and Dillard et al (2008) pointed out that social capital and social cohesion could not be completely progressive models.…”

Section: Social Interaction Amongst the Societymentioning

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Sustainable Urban Development and Social Sustainability in the Urban Context

Haqi

2016

EIJA

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Understanding the Social Dimension of Sustainability

Cited by 168 publications

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Supply chain social sustainability for developing nations: Evidence from India

Supply chain social sustainability for developing nations: Evidence from India

Assessing the impact of eco-innovations through sustainability indicators: the case of the commercial tea plantation industry in Sri Lanka

Sustainable Urban Development and Social Sustainability in the Urban Context

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