Greening the Supply Chain: Preliminary Results of a Global Survey
Carbone Valentina, 2008
Name of publisher/editor
Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal
Co-author
Valerie Moatti
Geographic area
Global
Summary & key words
Most companies are claiming interest in integrating an environmental dimension into their business. More concretely, some major companies are now focusing on the environmental burden of their supply chain processes by recognizing some of the contemporary environmental dimensions such as carbon emissions, energy, and natural resources consumption. The main purpose of this explorative paper is to look into current practices of companies in the context of a green supply chain, highlighting specific patterns per country and/or industry. In particular, starting from the results of a global survey on green supply chain initiatives, we propose a “mapping” of the surveyed companies according to their distinct green supply chain practices. We discuss motivations, constraints, and main results related to the set-up of a green supply chain and then suggest specific perspectives for future research.