As many unethical practices and violations of social norms originate from higher tier
suppliers and their sub-suppliers, it is of paramount importance to ensure social …

A large number of journals and special volumes are publishing research concerned with
sustainable supply chain (SSC). The importance of this the topic has significantly grown over …

Sustainability has emerged as one of the most important issues in the international market.
Ignorance of sustainability aspects has led many manufacturing organisations to face huge …

A truly sustainable organization needs to take the economic, environmental and social
dimensions of sustainability into account. Although the economic and environmental …

Purpose The business enterprises are increasingly focusing on buying and supplying of
products and services in a manner to reduce the adverse impacts on the environment …

To achieve sustainability, businesses are adopting Cleaner Production (CP) and Circular
Economy (CE) practices for producing better quality products at the lowest cost while …

Current global economic activities are increasingly being perceived as unsustainable.
Despite the high number of publications, sustainability science remains highly dispersed …

Research on social sustainability in develo** countries has recently gained importance for
both academics and practitioners. Studies in the supply chain management field take either …

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in any economy as they
contribute to GDP and employment. However, sustainability (right combination of economic …

Economic, environmental and social aspects of sustainability have been shown to span
beyond organizational boundaries, indicating the importance of managing sustainability …