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Corporate Sustainability: Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience and Environmental Performance

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 16 April 2026 | Viewed by 290

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School of Management, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
Interests: supply chain; CSR; financial management; corporate governance

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School of Accounting, Xijing University, Xi'an 710123, China
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Corporate sustainability and supply chain resilience have become extremely relevant in today’s business landscape because of rising supply chain complexities and the heightened probability of disruptions. A resilient supply chain can help reduce waste and carbon emissions through the implication of sustainable methods. Organizations, therefore, acknowledge the significance of understanding and incorporating sustainable strategies into their business operations. This Special Issue seeks to address the issues of balancing economic objectives with environmental and social responsibility, examining the relationship between supply chain resilience and environmental performance. This Special Issue examines strategies, frameworks, and policies that maximize the sustainability and resilience of supply chains that improve supply chain performance while minimizing environmental impact.

Amid continual interests in sustainable operations that ensure the reliable delivery of goods and services with minimal ecological footprints, this Special Isue will incorporate environmental performance, risk management, and corporate sustainability theories to identify the practical implications of resilient supply chain operations. Articles may integrate insights from operations management, environmental science, and corporate governance to provide a multidisciplinary viewpoint that enhances the discussion on sustainable development. We invite high-quality original research and review articles presenting conceptual models, theories, methodologies, and findings that explore how supply chain resilience contributes to environmental performance and sustainable business practices.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Kun Su
Prof. Dr. Yasir Shahab
Dr. Adwoa Anokye Effah Nana
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • supply chain resilience
  • supply chain sustainability
  • environmental performance
  • corporate sustainability
  • sustainable operations
  • green supply chain

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ESG Carbonwashing: A New Type of ESG-Washing
by Yuting Wang, Zhuangzhuang Niu, Wei Zhong and Ma Zhong
Sustainability 2025, 17(13), 5744; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17135744 - 22 Jun 2025
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Abstract
In 2020, the Chinese government announced the “Dual Carbon” goals, making carbon responsibility the most prominent focus within the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices of Chinese firms. This shift creates a new type of ESG-washing, a practice involving the selective disclosure of [...] Read more.
In 2020, the Chinese government announced the “Dual Carbon” goals, making carbon responsibility the most prominent focus within the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices of Chinese firms. This shift creates a new type of ESG-washing, a practice involving the selective disclosure of information that portrays the firm in a favorable light, thereby leading stakeholders to overestimate its ESG performance. In this study, we define a novel type of ESG-washing behavior called “ESG carbonwashing”, in which firms disproportionately highlight their carbon responsibility initiatives while overlooking other dimensions of ESG. By adopting a strategy of excessively emphasizing their carbon-related efforts in ESG activities, these firms mislead stakeholders about their overall ESG performance. Using a sample of 59 high-carbon-emitting firms listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share markets from 2018 to 2022, we construct a systematic framework to measure the extent of ESG carbonwashing and further analyze its temporal and industry-level variations. Our key findings indicate that: (1) ESG carbonwashing has significantly increased alongside the rollout of the “Dual Carbon” policy; (2) there are significant inter-industry differences, with the steel and aviation sectors exhibiting the highest levels of ESG carbonwashing, while the building materials industry shows the lowest. This study offers valuable guidance for ESG information users in detecting and mitigating carbonwashing practices, while also providing robust empirical support for refining relevant regulatory frameworks. Full article
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