Purpose–The purpose of this article is to explore themes and challenges in making supply
chains environmentally sustainable. Design/methodology/approach–The study began with a …

This paper combines a critical review of the scholarly literature on fair trade with an analysis
of data gathered during 19 months of ethnographic research conducted between 2001 and …

Dr Alex Nicholls, PhD (King's College, London) and MBA (Saïd Business School, University
of Oxford), is a university lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship at the Skoll Centre for Social …

This paper maps out 20 elements of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that businesses
can adopt. The elements are based on international conventions, codes of conduct and …

Sustainable procurement is the pursuit of sustainable development objectives (WCED,
1987) through the purchasing and supply process, and involves balancing environmental …

Over the past 10 years the sales of Fair Trade goods–particularly those carrying the Fair
Trade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) certification mark–have grown …

As multinational clothing corporations are increasingly pressured to improve severe working
conditions at the supplier level, the suppliers in turn are facing an increasing load of …

In today's global markets, issues related to environmental sustainability, ethics, working
environment conditions and safety, stakeholders' relations and the protection of workers' …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to explore and classify the pattern of themes and
challenges in develo** socially sustainable supply chains. Design/methodology/approach …

Numerous multi-actor governance systems have recently emerged, ensuring sustainability
of international traded products. Business and civil society actors play a dominant role in …