Green Supply Chain Management: Conceptual Framework and Models for Analysis

Felipe Fehlberg Herrmann, Ana Paula Barbosa-Povoa, Maria Angela Butturi, Simona Marinelli and Miguel Afonso Sellitto
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Felipe Fehlberg Herrmann: Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, UFPel, Av. Gomes Carneiro, 01—Centro, Pelotas 96010-610, Brazil
Ana Paula Barbosa-Povoa: Centro de Estudos de Gestão, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Maria Angela Butturi: EN&TECH, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via Amendola 2—Padiglione Morselli, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Simona Marinelli: Dipartimento di Scienze e Metodi dell’Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via Amendola 2—Padiglione Morselli, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Miguel Afonso Sellitto: Production and Systems Engineering Graduate Program, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, UNISINOS, Av. Unisinos, 950—Cristo Rei, São Leopoldo 93022-000, Brazil

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 15, 1-20

Abstract: Sustainability and environmental concerns have been important topics of discussion in recent decades. Green supply chain management assures the effectiveness of public and company policies in greening their operations, increasing the market share, improving the company image and reputation, and increasing profits. The objective of this article is to propose a conceptual framework that considers dimensions, categories, and practices in green supply chain management. After an extensive review of the literature, we identified models and a set of green dimensions, categories, and practices used for green supply chain management. From the analysis of the findings, we propose a conceptual framework that is organized into 3 environmental dimensions, 21 categories, and 64 green practices. The framework can contribute to the literature, given that empirical studies mostly select a limited set of dimensions to evaluate supply chain green practices. Finally, this study offers directions for future research.

Keywords: green supply chain management; green practices; green strategy; green innovation; green operations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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