Sustainable Supply Chains

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, the notion of sustianable supply chain has been part of major corporations’ core strategy. This Special Issue focuses on environmental sustainability in supply chains. Environmental practices taking place in supply chains include the following topics:

·       The corporate approaches to climate change risk.
·       The measurement and management of reputational risk.
·       Environmental purchasing practices.
·       Green logistics and transportation
·       The greening of products including the application of life cycle assessment or material substitution.
·       The implementation and management of zero-waste-to-landfill policies in corporations.
·       The adoption of recycling systems and waste-to-energy technologies as well as the notion of closed-loop supply chain management.
·       Water management and conservation in supply chains.
·       Energy efficiency in buildings or in energy-intensive processes.

This Special Issue welcomes full research articles, short communications, conceptual papers, literature reviews, and case studies (descriptive papers illustrating a particular practice or a solution to a manageiral problem). Empirical-based methodology comprising both rigorous qualitative (case study, ethnography, field study) and quantitative research (experiment, survey, archival data, simulations) is favoured. Papers using analytical methods or mathematical modeling developments are not particularly sought for this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Stephan Vachon
Guest Editor

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