The role of Supplier Relationship Management in reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions from food supply chains: supplier engagement in the UK supermarket sector

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:112

Article

Tidy, Martin¹  Wang, Xiaojun¹  Hall, Mark² 

[1] Univ Bristol, Dept Management, Bristol BS8 1TH, Avon, England

[2] Univ Birmingham, Sch Business, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England

关键词: Sustainable Supply Chain Management;    Supplier Relationship Management;    Supplier engagement;    Carbon Management;    Greenhouse gas emissions reduction;    Food supply chains;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.10.065

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Food supply chain operations contribute significantly to Greenhouse Gas emissions. In the United Kingdom (UK), supermarkets are leading operators in the food retailing sector. With 75-90% of a typical food product's carbon footprint occurring in the supply chain upstream of the point of sale, socially responsible retailers need to influence supplier behaviour to reduce emissions. This paper aims to examine the role of Supplier Relationship Management, including the use of formal Supplier Engagement Programmes, in the UK supermarket sector towards this end. We use secondary data analysis techniques to examine their Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability reports. This analysis finds that progress is being made in Sustainable Supply Chain Management, but the use of Supplier Relationship Management for emissions reduction is variable in application. Some Supplier Engagement Programmes operated by UK supermarkets could, nevertheless, act as exemplars of best practice, demonstrating how to achieve emissions reduction alongside other sustainability objectives. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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