Contextual relationships among key factors related to environmental sustainability: Evidence from an emerging economy

Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Industrial Practices

“…Innovative solutions accelerate the movement toward sustainability. Sustainabilityrelated innovations are mainly classified as technological innovation and innovations in method and approach [32,50,51]. The first one refers to the adoption of advanced technologies such as nano environmental technology, clean technology and modern information management approaches, high technical ability, and the purchase of modern machine/equipment with reduced energy consumption [37,[52][53][54][55].…”

“…In order to implement sustainability concepts in SCs and support the establishment of business processes, a variety of accountability and auditing practices are designed. Although some companies are trying to develop their own certifications, some international standards have been designed for different industries, such as: different types of ISO certifications (e.g., series of 9000, 14,000, 26,000, and 50,000), aiming to move towards quality improvement with an eco-friendly approach; the LEED standard, which is the most widely used green building rating system; the EPD standard, which shows data about the environmental impact of a particular building material; GOTS, which defines world-widerecognized requirements for organic textiles; EMAS, which is developed by the European Commission for companies and other organizations to evaluate, report, and improve their environmental performance; UNGC, which includes ten universal sustainability principles to support UN goals; and ILO, that sets out basic principles and rights at work [42,50,55,76,79,83]. Especially, the ISO 14000 family, known as the Environmental Management System, is an established platform providing information on organizations' environmental performance and indexes, resource consumption mapping, and advanced environmental data collection systems [31,54].…”

“…Moreover, companies should choose external parties who follow standards and environmental regulations [96]. T&L is a mutual key practice to enhance knowledge factors among different SC entities [50,83,89,101]. It includes educational programs for top managers and all employees to enhance awareness about the benefits of sustainability [28,70].…”

“…Awareness in sustainable practice refers to the attempts to increase society's general consciousness [48,50]. Consequently, promoting public environmental awareness boosts and facilitates adoption strategies [34,65].…”

An integration of environmental awareness into flexible supply chains: a trade-off between costs and environmental pollution

“…More recently, Sabuj et al ( 2021 ) provided an extensive framework to analyze the relationships of the environmental sustainability based on circular economy concept. Ali et al ( 2021 ) developed an integrated model combining fuzzy analytical hierarchy process with Delphi method to assess the drivers and factors for supply chain disruption.…”