Contents

  • Introduction
    • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 What do we mean by the term ‘sustainable supply chain’?
  • 2 The environmental perspective
    • 2.1 The impact of logistics on the environment
    • 2.2 The impact of manufacturing and production on the environment
    • 2.3 The impact of waste on the environment
  • 3 The financial perspective
    • 3.1 The traditional bottom line
  • 4 The social perspective
    • 4.1 Ethics in the supply chain
  • 5 The network perspective
    • 5.1 Stakeholders in the supply chain
    • 5.2 Best practice when working with stakeholders
  • 6 The four perspectives of supply chain sustainability: a self-assessment
  • Conclusion
  • Keep on learning
  • Acknowledgements
  • Further reading
  • References
  • Solutions
  • Descriptions