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Quantitative indicators for social sustainability assessment of supply chains

T. Popovic, A. Barbosa-Póvoa, A. Kraslawski, A. Carvalho

Journal of Cleaner Production (Published)

Apr, 2018

Keywords: social sustainability quantitative indicators supply chains content analysis statistical analysis

Despite the increased interest in social sustainability there is still lack of information for the social assessment, as well as a lack of appropriate quantitative social sustainability indicators to perform such assessment. In this paper, there is proposed a set of 31 quantitative social sustainability…

The Wicked Character of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Evidence from Sustainability Reports

J. Meckenstock, A.P. Barbosa-Povóa, A. Carvalho

Business Strategy and the Environment (Published)

Nov, 2016

Keywords: sustainability sustainable development supply chain management sustainability reports CSR reports content analysis wicked problems

Supply chains are changing their business paradigm as they strive for sustainability and not just for increasing profits. Sustainability, however, is a concept that is open to interpretation since it is based on societal and organizational values. Little is known about what companies actually mean when…