Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to present the results of a content analysis of Canadian corporate sustainable development reports. Design/methodology/approach – A comparison of existing content analyses of corporate sustainable development reports was conducted. Based on the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present concrete recommendations on how the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems can be improved. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents the key results of a Canadian colloquium on ISO 14001. The theme of the colloquium...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the keywords used in peer-reviewed literature on green supply chain management. Design/methodology/approach To determine the keywords that were used in this area, an analysis of 629 papers was conducted. The papers were identified through searches...

Purpose This paper aims to highlight the importance and need to include carbon emissions from international transport in the sourcing decisions of corporate organizations and the calculation of national emissions inventories (NEIs). Design/methodology/approach The paper proposes a method of...

We review the literature on sustainable supply chains during the last decade; 2000–2010. We analyze the literature from different perspectives. We then provide frameworks for sustainable supply chain management and performance measures. We also provide a case study to illustrate the experience of a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how a systems approach can be used to facilitate the development of an organizational performance measurement system. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a review of the literature, the paper introduces the implications for applying a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the reported indicators in corporate sustainability reports, other documents and the web sites of 14 apparel brands belonging to the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). Design/methodology/approach – A content analysis of the corporate...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a process‐based design of integrated management systems (IMS) implementation. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive survey of peer‐reviewed literature was conducted. Based on the literature review, a comprehensive methodology for the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the key findings of a colloquium on ISO 14001. The colloquium focused on three key areas: critical loops and synergies among management system elements, the full spectrum of management system auditing, and integrating management systems....

Purpose – Governments and funders are increasingly linking the funding of higher education institutions (HEIs) to their performance. Performance indicators (PIs) provide a means to measure and track performance of HEIs. The purpose of this paper is to provide a structured framework for mapping...