Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how a focal firm can manage sustainability in its lower-tier suppliers which lie beyond the firm’s visible horizon. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents a new approach to managing sustainability in multi-tier supply chains with...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold. First is to investigate the impact of social supplier development practices on the suppliers’ social performance. Second is to analyze if the implementation of supplier development practices by Western buying firms pays off in terms of...

Contents: Preface -- Part 1 defining a sustainability-driven business strategy -- 1. Developing a sustainability strategic agenda / François Maon, Adam Lindgreen and Valérie Swaen -- 2. Corporate foundations as vehicles for sustainable development: How do corporate foundations work with parent...

Global economic development is facilitated by the commercial shipping industry. Shipping operations contribute to the growth of international trade activities, which heavily count on ships to carry cargoes from places of production to places of consumption. Despite its importance, there have...

Research on the effects of environmental management has largely neglected the importance of green service practices and their impact on environmental protection and cost reduction. There is also little knowledge on how service-oriented firms may leverage their efforts in providing green services...

<title>Abstract</title> The adoption of technology for security enhancement by organizations in a container transport chain has become a necessity for enhancing container transport security. Organizations in a container transport chain, including shippers, consignees, freight forwarders, transport operators,...