Evaluating sustainability initiatives in warehouse for measuring sustainability performance: an emerging economy perspective

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Samar Ali ◽  
Rajbir Kaur ◽  
Shahbaz Khan
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives

Supply chain sustainability learning: the COVID-19 impact on emerging economy suppliers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Morais Oliveira Pereira ◽  
Minelle E. Silva ◽  
Linda C. Hendry
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainability Learning ◽  
Learning Capabilities ◽  
Exploitation And Exploration ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives ◽  
Certification Requirements ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chain (SC) sustainability learning. In particular, it focuses on the learning associated with changes in the sustainability initiatives of emerging economy suppliers. Design/methodology/approach Through studying three scenarios (pre-outbreak, buyer-centred peak and supplier-centred peak) over a nine-month period, a multi-case study strategy was used to gain an understanding of the learning of export-oriented Brazilian coffee producers, using both exploitation and exploration capabilities. Content analysis was developed after each data collection phase to investigate how sustainability initiatives had changed. Findings Social sustainability was observed to be the main priority by suppliers facing this unprecedented outbreak, in ways that go beyond expected sustainability certification requirements. For instance, there was evidence of outstanding contributions to the local community. Suppliers initially developed their sustainability initiatives during the outbreak without any support from global buyers, certification bodies or government. In spite of this, stronger relationships with buyers ultimately emerged facilitating greater SC sustainability. Consequently, by using both exploitation and exploration learning capabilities, multiple levels of learning were observed (i.e. individual, organisational and SC) as related to planning, new procedures and social awareness. Practical implications A greater awareness of supplier learning processes will aid buyers in developing recovery plans that are appropriate for their global SC partners. Originality/value This paper provides an understanding of how emerging economy suppliers of global SCs are coping with this unprecedented outbreak in regard to sustainability management. Moving the spotlight from buyers to suppliers, the research demonstrates that supplier learning is central to global SC sustainability.

scholarly journals Business Sustainability - A Study of Most Sustainable Corporations

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Mahesh G. Dalvi ◽  
Anju Singh ◽  
Paravastu Rambabu ◽  
Nagesh N. Murthy ◽  
Nachiket Gosavi
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Global Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Sustainability Indices

‘G100’ is the list of most sustainable 100 corporations out of thousands of global leading corporations. G100 corporations are acknowledged every year during the world economic forum. The focus of the study is to identify the key factors which support these corporations to get listed in G100 and to check the relationship of these factors with superior sustainability performance. Literature review enabled us to understand the different motives and factors influencing the drive of sustainability. These are categorized as operational and strategic drivers based on their nature. Multiple regression analysis carried out to check the correlation between the Sustainability drivers and, the repeat performance in G100 by these corporations. Findings helped us conclude that Sustainability initiatives have a motive of an operational benefit and it is also considered as a strategic driver by adding social and environmental dimension in the core purpose of the organization. A positive correlation is confirmed between corporations adopting sustainability as a strategic driver and their performance in G100. Year on year continual improvement is observed in the average scores of G100 corporations and it confirms the contribution of global sustainability indices in helping overall sustainable development.Proposed model adoption may help corporations to drive their sustainability programs and as a result, perform better in G100 with consistency. This study provides insights into sustainability champions and business leaders to understand the role of sustainability drivers. Business leaders can achieve superior sustainability performance in global sustainability indices using the findings of this study. It will also ensure the good governance of sustainability initiatives.

Sustainability Initiatives and Collaborative Practices: A Study of Emerging Economy Suppliers

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Michele M. O. Pereira ◽  
Rita C. Arantes ◽  
Luiz G. R. Antunes ◽  
Linda C. Hendry ◽  
Leonardo P. Deboçã ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Collaborative Practices ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives

scholarly journals Employee’s Attitude and Organizational Sustainability Performance: An Evidence From Jordan’s Banking Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Firas A. Rifai ◽  
Abdul Sattar H. Yousif ◽  
Omar M. Bwaliez ◽  
Moayyad Abdel-Razzaq Al-Fawaeer ◽  
Bushra M. Ramadan
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
Sustainability Policy

This study aims to investigate the role of employee’s attitudes towards implementing and expanding the sustainability policy and the sustainability performance in terms of economic, social, and environmental dimensions. The study model and hypotheses were developed based on a comprehensive literature review. The data were collected from 84 employees working in Jordan’s banking sector through a questionnaire. The results revealed that there is a significant and positive relationship between employee’s attitudes towards implementing and expanding the sustainability policy and the triple bottom lines of sustainability performance. This study promotes the idea of focusing on employee’s attitudes in the banking sector and others sectors in order to enhance sustainability performance, especially that sustainability still does not have the highest priority in a country with an emerging economy like Jordan. The results of the study have significant implications and open many avenues for future research.

scholarly journals How Does the Contingent Sustainability–Risk–Cost Relationship Affect the Viability of CSR? An Emerging Economy Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göçer ◽  
Jin ◽  
Fawcett
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Firm Risk ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Limits To Growth ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives

Sustainability has become a core strategic initiative for firms in the global economy. Its key benefits aside, sustainability may increase a firm’s risks, undermining its prospective value. The intricate relationship among sustainability’s impact on various dimensions of firm risk is poorly understood, particularly for firms operating in emerging economies. The purpose of this study is to address this gap by developing a nuanced framework for the sustainability–risk relationship in various industries in emerging economies. A multi-method approach was used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data through interviews and site visits for supply chain members of four industries. A fuzzy AHP method was used to illustrate cross-industry differences in sustainability-induced firm risks. These differences are further illustrated through inductive, interpretive analysis of semi-structured interviews. Sustainability behaves as a limits-to-growth system and engenders different risk profiles across four industries. For all firms in emerging economy, sustainability initiatives increase various unanticipated risks. Thus, these firms must saliently tailor sustainability initiatives uniquely suitable for their industry to avoid compromising their value proposition. Insights gleaned from this study may assist both buyers from multinational corporations in the developed economy to propagate sustainability initiatives and suppliers in the emerging economy to implement sustainability initiatives more saliently.

Drivers for adoption of sustainability initiatives in supply chains of large Russian firms under environmental uncertainty

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulia Aray ◽  
Anna Veselova ◽  
Dmitri Knatko ◽  
Anna Levchenko
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Environmental Uncertainty ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainability Transformation ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives

Purpose In reaction to the environmental challenge, many firms are looking for the ways how to integrate sustainability into their operations, business models and strategies. Very often sustainable initiatives go beyond the boundaries of a focal firm engaging a wide variety of partners within the supply chain. In conditions of countries with institutional deficiencies and voids such as emerging economies, the task of sustainability integration is challenging as many critical conditions needed for sustainability development are missing. To understand how firms can integrate sustainability initiatives in their supply chains under the conditions of environmental uncertainty, this paper aims to investigate firm-level and supply chain drivers that stimulate sustainability implementation in Russian firms. Design/methodology/approach Using the sample of 273 large Russian firms the paper explores how firm-level drivers such as innovativeness, risk-taking and internationalization, as well as collaboration and integration in the supply chain are related to sustainability performance and sustainability transformation in supply chain. The hypotheses are tested using regression analysis and the bootstrapping technique. Findings The study indicates the positive association between sustainability performance and sustainability transformation of the firm and such strategic drivers as a firm’s innovativeness and internationalization. The positive moderating effect of environmental uncertainty was found for innovativeness indicating that innovative firms show better sustainable performance in the supply chain under uncertain conditions. Also, the findings indicate that environmental uncertainty positively moderates the relationships between a firm’s transformation for sustainability, its internationalization and supply chain integration and coordination. Originality/value The obtained results contribute to a better understanding of mechanisms that drive firms’ sustainability performance and transformation in conditions of emerging markets. The paper provides an adaptation and empirical testing of Silvestre’s (2015) theoretical model for sustainable supply chain management in emerging economies.

scholarly journals Development of Framework for Improved Sustainability in the Canadian Port Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11980
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. MacNeil ◽  
Michelle Adams ◽  
Tony R. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Global Reporting Initiative ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Port Authorities ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives ◽  
Sustainability Framework

Canada Port Authorities (CPAs) are federal entities responsible for managing Canadian Ports with local, national, and international strategic importance. Despite their connection to the Government of Canada, the CPAs inconsistently report sustainability performance and are absent from Canada’s Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS)—a national strategy to operationalize the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sustainability initiatives currently used by CPAs only contribute towards attaining 14 of 36 relevant SDG targets, suggesting the need for an additional sustainability framework to achieve the remainder of these targets. This paper proposes a port-specific framework based on disclosures from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to fill performance gaps in current sustainability initiatives. Disclosures were selected in an iterative process based on literature and industry best practices. The framework provides a unified approach for both CPAs and policymakers to attain SDG targets relevant to the Canadian port sector and align sustainability performance with Canada’s FSDS.

Regulatory and sustainability initiatives lead to improved polyaminopolyamide epichlorohydrin (PAE) wet-strength resins and paper products

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (09) ◽  
pp. 519-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Crisp ◽  
Richard Riehle
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
Wet Strength ◽  
The Past ◽  
Consumer Safety ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives ◽  
The Impact

Polyaminopolyamide-epichlorohydrin (PAE) resins are the predominant commercial products used to manufacture wet-strengthened paper products for grades requiring wet-strength permanence. Since their development in the late 1950s, the first generation (G1) resins have proven to be one of the most cost-effective technologies available to provide wet strength to paper. Throughout the past three decades, regulatory directives and sustainability initiatives from various organizations have driven the development of cleaner and safer PAE resins and paper products. Early efforts in this area focused on improving worker safety and reducing the impact of PAE resins on the environment. These efforts led to the development of resins containing significantly reduced levels of 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol (1,3-DCP) and 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD), potentially carcinogenic byproducts formed during the manufacturing process of PAE resins. As the levels of these byproducts decreased, the environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) profile of PAE resins and paper products improved. Recent initiatives from major retailers are focusing on product ingredient transparency and quality, thus encouraging the development of safer product formulations while maintaining performance. PAE resin research over the past 20 years has been directed toward regulatory requirements to improve consumer safety and minimize exposure to potentially carcinogenic materials found in various paper products. One of the best known regulatory requirements is the recommendations of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), which defines the levels of 1,3-DCP and 3-MCPD that can be extracted by water from various food contact grades of paper. These criteria led to the development of third generation (G3) products that contain very low levels of 1,3-DCP (typically <10 parts per million in the as-received/delivered resin). This paper outlines the PAE resin chemical contributors to adsorbable organic halogens and 3-MCPD in paper and provides recommendations for the use of each PAE resin product generation (G1, G1.5, G2, G2.5, and G3).

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