Drivers and barriers to environmental supply chain management practices: lessons from the public and private sectors

Walker, Helen Lisbeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-9231, Di Sisto, Lucio and McBain, Darian 2008. Drivers and barriers to environmental supply chain management practices: lessons from the public and private sectors. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 14 (1) , pp. 69-85. 10.1016/j.pursup.2008.01.007

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Abstract

This study explores the factors that drive or hinder organisations to implement green supply chain management initiatives. A literature review identifies the main categories of internal and external drivers of green supply chain management practices, including organisational factors, regulation, customers, competitors and society, but there is little indication of suppliers as drivers for green supply chain management. Internal barriers include cost and lack of legitimacy, whereas external barriers include regulation, poor supplier commitment and industry specific barriers. An explorative study is conducted based on interviews from seven different private and public sector organisations. Encouragingly, across the organisations, more drivers than barriers to environmental supply chain management are identified. Organisations seem to be more influenced by external rather than internal drivers. The barriers to environmental supply chain management experienced by organisations tend to be both internal and external.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Systems At Cardiff (CAMSAC) Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sustainable ; Environmental ; Green ; Supply chain ; Public ; Private
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1478-4092
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 08:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/18137

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