A systematic literature review of sustainable purchasing and supply research: Theoretical perspectives and opportunities for IMP-based research

Johnsen, Thomas; Miemczyk, Joe; Howard, Mickey

doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2016.03.003

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“…This study used a systematic approach [10,11] to collect data and analyze literature. The systematic literature review approach can "minimize researcher bias regarding the inclusion or exclusion of studies and to clearly channel how and to what extent the review was performed through transparency" [11].…”

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“…The systematic literature review approach can "minimize researcher bias regarding the inclusion or exclusion of studies and to clearly channel how and to what extent the review was performed through transparency" [11]. Three key steps were included in the approach: review planning, review conducting, and finding reporting [10]. Our review approach was inductive in nature, since we classified and modified the scheme as we obtained information during the review process, rather than opting ex-ante for an analytic framework.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We measured the number of publications for each country based on the country of affiliation of each author of an article. For example, the three authors of Johnsen et al [10] are from Italy, France, and United Kingdom, respectively. Thus, all the publication numbers of Italy, France, and United Kingdom from Johnsen et al [10] are one.…”

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Sustainable Retailing in the Fashion Industry: A Systematic Literature Review

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Although sustainability in the fashion industry has gained prominence from both business practices and academic research, retailing, a vital part of the supply chain, has not yet been fairly explored in academia. The interest in this area has increased lately, mainly due to the growing complexity within this dynamic context. Therefore, it is meaningful to conduct a systematic review of the relevant published literature in this field. This study aims to identify the main perspectives of research on sustainable retailing in the fashion industry. The content analysis results indicate that the most prominent areas in the field are sustainable retailing in disposable fashion, fast fashion, slow fashion, green branding and eco-labeling; retailing of secondhand fashion; reverse logistics in fashion retailing; and emerging retailing opportunities in e-commerce. The results from this review also indicate that there is a lack of research on sustainable retailing in the fashion industry in the developing market.

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“…A systematic literature review is convenient to minimize researcher bias regarding the inclusion or exclusion of studies and to clearly channel how and to what extent the review was performed through transparency. The key steps for a systematic review, as described in detail by Johnsen et al [38], consists of planning the review, conducting the review, and reporting the findings. This section addresses the planning and the conducting of the review.…”

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From a Systematic Literature Review to a Classification Framework: Sustainability Integration in Fashion Operations

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Sustainability management in global fashion operations is an area of growing concern. This can be seen by the number of research articles and industrial reports published. To establish a further debate, this study pursues two objectives. Firstly, it provides a systematic literature review pertaining to environmental and social sustainability management in fashion operations by encompassing 38 research articles indexed in Scopus from 2006 to 2016. Secondly, it presents a classification framework in which sustainability practices are categorized according to a three-dimensional concurrent engineering framework by focusing on product, process and supply chain levels. Results address that the breakdown of environmental and social sustainability practices identified in earlier research is not homogenous. For instance, some critical social aspects such as human rights are not widely covered in production processes. Similarly, serious environmental aspects such as biodiversity are not entirely focused on at the chain level. Last, this study concludes with a framework illustrating strategic priorities to be taken to advance sustainability in fashion operations.

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“…Earlier research has dealt with several environmental and social issues, including sustainable apparel product development [34], sustainable fashion SCs [35], reverse logistics [36], logistics social responsibility [37], carbon accounting [38], the case of fair trade products [23], positioning stakeholder theory within the debate on CSR [39], social and environmental reporting [40,41], sustainable purchasing and supply [42], environmental impacts of production and consumption in country specific contexts [2], governance of sustainable SCs in the fast fashion industry [43], CSR in garment sourcing networks [10], multi tier sustainable SCs [16], and sustainability integration into global fashion operations [44]. Nonetheless, there is a further need in research to address the specific relationship between companies' internal and external sustainability strategies, and the influence of capabilities developed for sustainability management on operational performance areas.…”

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Environmental and Social Impact Free Stance and Consequences on the Operational Performance

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Morales-Alonso³

2017

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The luxury fashion industry, which used to be geographically centralized, sought growth opportunities to expand global sales. Luxury fashion businesses have significantly grown, have created a depiction of glamor and exclusiveness, and thus this global phenomenon has reached highly lucrative financial figures. Yet, this global expansion has brought noteworthy challenges including the execution of vertically integrated supply chains (SCs). Relatedly, SC complexity, rapidly changing market dynamics and growing concerns in terms of the footprint generated by global fashion operations left many people wonder: what do luxury fashion companies really do to truly embark on not only financial but also environmental as well as social sustainability? The myth of sustainability in fashion operations has been receiving attention; nevertheless the real focus must be switched from company boundaries to supply networks considering that fashion companies are held responsible for social and environmental records of their upstream suppliers. In this vein, it is vital to examine to what extent sustainability management is integrated and which capabilities are developed and deployed along upstream SCs. Using a case study method with seven upstream suppliers, including both direct and indirect suppliers of two massive luxury fashion companies, sustainability management capabilities were represented in two clusters; namely practical and interactive. It was found that the deployment of such SMCs could be positively and directly associated with performance outcomes. An integrated framework encompassing the components of capability development, sustainability practices, buyer-supplier-supplier relationship execution, and performance outcomes suggests that taking an environmental and social impact free stance could improve some operational results.

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A systematic literature review of sustainable purchasing and supply research: Theoretical perspectives and opportunities for IMP-based research

Cited by 143 publications

References 91 publications

Sustainable Retailing in the Fashion Industry: A Systematic Literature Review

Sustainable Retailing in the Fashion Industry: A Systematic Literature Review

From a Systematic Literature Review to a Classification Framework: Sustainability Integration in Fashion Operations

Environmental and Social Impact Free Stance and Consequences on the Operational Performance

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