Evaluation of sustainable supply chain management performance: Indicators

Abstract

Supply chain requires simultaneous enhancement of the economic, environmental, and social performance of the business toward sustainability. For this aim, a sustainable performance assessment system is needed to be implemented for evaluating different supply chain segments and clarify supply chains' indicators. The assessment can be performed based on three sustainability dimensions: economical, environmental, and social. The first purpose of this paper helps to identify sustainability issues and highlights the gaps and inconsistencies of literature. The second purpose of the study is to identify the most important indicators of sustainability for sustainable development supply chain of Iranian Oil Company stakeholder engagement. The indicators of the sustainable supply chain are studied and collected using metasynthesis approach, and the most important indicators of sustainability were identified for the company with Delphi technique. The proposed sustainability indicators can be useful for the researchers to develop practical and comprehensive measures in their respective industries.

Drivers and barriers for implementation and improvement of Sustainable Supply Chain Management

“…The response consensus is based on the Kendal correlation coefficient ( W ), whereas the benefit benchmark represents the degree of coordination of the participants with mean and standard deviation (Schmidt, ). Kendall‘s concordance coefficient W is defined according to Narimissa, Kangarani‐Farahani, and Molla‐Alizadeh‐Zavardehi (), and it shows the degree of consensus. It is a number that ranges from 0 to 1: W > .7 represents strong consensus. W = .5 represents moderate consensus. W < .3 represents weak consensus. The results of the third round show that consensus has been reached, and the Delphi process can therefore be stopped.…”

An empirical study of supply chain sustainability with financial performances of Indian firms

“…Particularly in the last two decades, the debatable topic is the social and environmental practices in companies and how it can play a significant role in increasing the brand image of company and the value base in management and business ethics. The concept of environmental and social responsibility has been perceived by firms in various manners (Narimissa et al, 2020a , 2020b ). Social responsibility implies that organizations, not withstanding, expanding investor esteem, must act in a way that benefits society.…”

“…Although sustainable supply chain management was initiated in a direction to addressing the environmental and social issues, it can give significant benefits for the firm on a long run (Mathivathanan et al, 2017 ). Several studies (Lee & Schniederjans, 2017 ; Narimissa et al, 2020a , 2020b ; Rajesh, 2021 ) confirm that sustainable supply chains have significant benefits considering competitive advantages and for having a greener image for future. The impacts of sustainable supply chain practices on the financial performances of firms were also explored in the context of several developed economies (Hong et al, 2018 ; Yusuf et al, 2019 ).…”

What do South African supermarket retailers disclose about the sustainability of suppliers?

“…Based on the stakeholder theory perspective, organisations were being pressured to start balancing their responsibilities to reflect the ethical expectations of consumers, employees, shareholders and local communities. This forced supply chain management to evolve to include Elkington's (1998) triple bottom line (TBL) concept (Carter & Easton, 2011:47;Waller et al, 2015:304;United Nations Global Compact, 2015:15;Castillo et al, 2018:38;Gurzawska, 2019:2;Narimissa et al, 2020:119, Min et al, 2019. The lens of the TBL, shifted the conversation away from social and environmental responsibility, to one in which sustainability is integrated into business strategy, risk management, organisational culture and transparency (Carter & Easton, 2011:47, Azevedo et al, 2017.…”