Chapter 10 looks at endogenous factors, exploring the relationship between firm capabilities and the institutionalizations of supply chain sustainability standards.
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This paper discusses organizational key capabilities that allow a focal company to institutionalize previously defined proactive sustainability standards in its supply chain.
The paper deals with sustainability compliance strategies helping brand-owners to ensure that their branded products are produced without violation of their claimed brand values.
Eine Untersuchung des Lehrstuhl für Logistikmanagement der Universität St.Gallen zeigt, dass die Akteure im Europalettenpool mit einem verbesserten Palettenmanagement erheblich Kosten einsparen können
This paper discusses organizational key capabilities that allow a focal firm to implement previously defined voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) (e.g., codes of conduct) in its value chain. More specifically, we investigate how a firm's key capabilities contribute to process compliance management activities (e.g., supplier development or auditing), ultimately achieving value chain partners' compliance with the VSS.
This paper discusses organizational key capabilities allowing focal firms to implement previously defined voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) (e.g., codes of conduct) in their entire value chain(s). Our case study research identifies five key capabilities of a focal firm to make value chain partners (i.e. direct tier-1 as well as indirect tier-2..n subsuppliers) comply with VSS: inter-firm dialogue, risk management, external stakeholder collaboration, cross-functional integration, and
continuous improvement. We propose that those capabilities are contingent on the prevailing power relationship between the firm and its suppliers. The organizational key capabilities identified may extend the theory of institutional entrepreneurship with concepts that facilitate the institutional change in value chains with respect to corporate sustainability.
Our exploratory case study research identifies five key capabilities of a focal firm to implement previously defined voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) (e.g., codes of conduct) in their entire supply chain(s), ultimately making supply chain partners (i.e. direct tier-1 as well as indirect tier-2..n sub-suppliers) comply with the VSS: inter-firm dialogue, risk management, external stakeholder collaboration, cross-functional integration, and continuous improvement. We further propose that those capabilities are contingent on the prevailing power relationship between the firm and its suppliers.
Carbon accounting is only the basis of a comprehensive carbon management. As implied by the term "accounting", carbon accounting shows many similarities to the basic logics of financial as well as cost accounting. This article highlights the key areas of carbon accounting and presents the main challenges Logistics Service Providers are faced with.
