International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 40 Issue 12

The hidden side of sustainable operations and supply chain management: unanticipated outcomes, trade-offs and tensions

Stelvia V. Matos, Martin C. Schleper, Stefan Gold, Jeremy K. Hall

The research is based on a critically analyzed literature review focused on the unanticipated outcomes, trade-offs and tensions of sustainable operations and supply chain…

The hidden side of sub-supplier firms' sustainability – an empirical analysis

Shobod Deba Nath, Gabriel Eweje, Aymen Sajjad

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how sub-suppliers decouple the implementation of sustainable supply management practices in supply chains, and what institutional…

The dark side of sustainable dairy supply chains

Jane Glover

The purpose of this paper is to explore the dark side of supermarket-driven sustainable dairy supply chains. This paper raises questions about the unintended consequences of…

Maintaining stability while boosting growth? The long-term impact of environmental accreditations on firms' financial risk and sales growth

Yuxiao Ye, Andy C.L. Yeung, Baofeng Huo

In this research, we examine the impact of ISO 14001, an international environmental management accreditation, on the long-term financial risk and sales growth of firms.

Expect the unexpected: toward a theory of the unintended consequences of sustainable supply chain management

Craig R. Carter, Lutz Kaufmann, David J. Ketchen

The purpose of this paper is to develop a theorization of the unintended consequences of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM).

Supply chain corruption practices circumventing sustainability standards: wolves in sheep's clothing

Bruno S. Silvestre, Fernando Luiz E. Viana, Marcelo de Sousa Monteiro

A growing number of private, voluntary and mandatory sustainability standards have recently emerged. However, supply chain corruption practices as mechanisms to circumvent…

Maximising “Community Benefits” in public procurement: tensions and trade-offs

Karen Lorraine Wontner, Helen Walker, Irina Harris, Jane Lynch

This study aims to illuminate the challenges involved in implementing community benefits (CBs), a sustainable public procurement policy that ensures that there are positive social…