Global Supply Chain Management and Sustainability in E-Commerce

Dear Colleagues,

Cross-border e-commerce businesses are facing unprecedented operational challenges in their supply chains, driven by global trade dynamics and evolving sustainability-related regulatory frameworks. Changes such as the removal of duty-free allowances for low-value imports, the enforcement of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements for packaging, and mandatory Scope 3 emissions reporting present both threats and opportunities.

This Special Issue seeks contributions that critically examine how e-commerce firms operating in international markets adapt their supply chain strategies and operations in response to these changes. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, global regulatory impacts on supply chain design, sustainable supply chain and operations practices, cross-border compliance strategies, digitalization and traceability for environmental reporting, and risk management under changing trade policies. The aim is to advance scholarly understanding of the interplay between global supply chain management and sustainability within the e-commerce context, offering insights that will inform theory, practice, and policy.

We invite original research, conceptual papers, and case studies that align with the journal’s scope and contribute to this timely discourse.

Dr. Danny C.K. Ho
Dr. Tsz Leung Yip
Guest Editors

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