Measuring the Sustainability of Global Supply Chains: Current Practices and Future Directions

Abstract

Researchers trntl pructitioners ulike hcne become increasinglv interested in the env'ironmental pe('ormance oJ-globol sttpply chains. Does improving the environmental perJbrmance o.f a single link of ct suppl.r- chain improve the entire chttin's sustuinabitiry - that is, econr.tmic, social, ctnd environmentttl outcomes / Answering this qttestion is impossible without a way to measure performance, and this paper seeks to answer the question: what are the goals, requirements, an(J challenges of an overall measure of supply chain sustainabitity'/ In the process of answering this question, three things are accomplished' First, more than 70 articles antJ books ure reviewecJ to give an overview of current methods used to improve business sustainabitity anrt measure performance. Second, a new framework of supply chain sustainabiliry is introducerl. ThirtJ, three research propositions related to global sttpply chain sustaintrbility measurement are presenterl. This research has implications for scholars who can use the framework and propositions to tlirect new theoretical and empirical analyses. The research also has implications for practitioners - managers, policy makers, and community stakeholders with an interest

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