Multi-tier sustainable supply chain management

Grimm, Jörg; Hofstetter, Joerg S. (2019). Multi-tier sustainable supply chain management In: Handbook on the Sustainable Supply Chain. Research Handbooks in Business and Management series (pp. 526-541). Elgar https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786434272.00035

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A focal company’s boundary of accountability for social or environmental misconduct in its supply chain is hard to define. Non-sustainable business practices can occur at all stages in the supply chain: at raw material exploitation, intermediate production, or transportation. And it can occur atany tier of supplier. Thus investigating multi-tier supply chain sustainability is critical. This chapter argues for the relevance of sub-tier suppliers’ supply chains. Included in the discussion is institutionalizing sustainability standards throughout the entire supply chain, and the role of multi-tier analysis. Background on transparency and impact on sub-suppliers, drivers for active sub-supplier management, and critical factors for sub-supplier management are all introduced. Research implications and directions complete this chapter.

Item Type:	Book Section (Book Chapter)
Division/Institute:	School of Engineering and Computer Science > Institute for Data Applications and Security (IDAS) School of Engineering and Computer Science School of Engineering and Computer Science > Institute for ICT-based Management (ICTM)
Name:	Grimm, Jörg0000-0002-7559-9500 and Hofstetter, Joerg S.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
ISBN:	9781786434272
Series:	Research Handbooks in Business and Management series
Publisher:	Elgar
Language:	English
Submitter:	Jörg Grimm
Date Deposited:	03 Dec 2019 14:43
Last Modified:	14 Dec 2021 21:45
Publisher DOI:	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786434272.00035
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.9331
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/9331