Buyer and nonprofit levers to improve supplier environmental performance

Ö Karaer, T Kraft, J Khawam - Production and Operations …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Material IQ (MiQ) is a new decision tool designed by GreenBlue to help suppliers safely
share sensitive chemical‐toxicity data with their customers. As GreenBlue takes MiQ to …

Buyer-led environmental supplier development: Can suppliers really help it?

SS Saghiri, V Mirzabeiki - International Journal of Production Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
The importance of supplier development programs to enhance supply chain environmental
capabilities has often been posited. However, the literature is limited in identifying and …

Greening the supply chain: when is customer pressure effective?

M Delmas, I Montiel - Journal of Economics & Management …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Suppliers face increasing pressure from their customers to improve their environmental
performance. When firms downstream in the supply chain seek to achieve such …

Environmental performance—Impacts of vendor–buyer coordination

CK Chan, YCE Lee, JF Campbell - International Journal of Production …, 2013 - Elsevier
Effective coordination is a hallmark of successful supply chain management. Without such
coordination, vendors and buyers will act independently to make decisions that optimize …

Efficacy of environmental and supplier relationship investments—moderating effects of external environment

M Pagell, DW Krumwiede, C Sheu - International Journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Supply chains competing today seemingly have to be able to cut costs in the face of global
competition while simultaneously keeping up with rapid technological change. External …

Customer and supplier relations for environmental performance

G Theyel - Greening the supply chain, 2006 - Springer
This paper examines how relations between customers and suppliers affect environmental
performance as indicated by waste reduction in chemical firms. Using a national survey, firm …

Environmental management and manufacturing performance: The role of collaboration in the supply chain

S Vachon, RD Klassen - International journal of production economics, 2008 - Elsevier
As corporations attempt to move toward environmental sustainability, management must
extend their efforts to improve environmental practices across their supply chain. The …

Drivers and enablers that foster environmental management capabilities in small‐and medium‐sized suppliers in supply chains

SY Lee, RD Klassen - Production and Operations management, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The limited capabilities and resources available within many small‐and medium‐sized
enterprises frequently hamper an effective response to environmental pressures, which in …

The impact of transaction costs and institutional pressure on supplier environmental practices

WL Tate, LM Ellram, KJ Dooley - International Journal of Physical …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose Suppliers play a more significant role in the environmental footprint of supply
chains than most final manufacturers. The purpose of this paper is to apply transaction costs …

Buyer and supplier perspectives on environmental initiatives: Potential implications for supply chain relationships

ML Murfield, WL Tate - The International Journal of Logistics …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine managerial perspectives in both buyer and
supplier firms implementing environmental initiatives in their supply chains, and explore the …