Sustainability in Chemical Supply Chains : A Close Look at the Current State and Ways Forward
Journal
CHEManager Distribution & Logistics for the Chemical and Life Science Industries
Type
newspaper article
Date Issued
2014-05-08
Author(s)
Abstract
The ongoing sustainability movement has become a hot topic in the business world and within broader society. Issues such as renewable resources, waste management and working conditions have become omnipresent in the media. As a result, chemical companies feel the growing concern of customers, nongovernmental organizations and regulators to ensure sustainable operations beyond the boundaries of the corporate entity. In response to continuously growing stakeholder pressures, leading chemical firms have increasingly taken individual and joint measures to augment the status quo of ecologic and social sustainability in their supply chains. Yet the agendas of prominent industry conferences indicate that chemical companies are particularly concerned with economic aspects, namely the minimization of costs. We take this opportunity to assess the current state of sustainability in chemical supply chains and to suggest auspicious roads into the future.
Language
English
Keywords
Sustainability
Supply Chain
Chemical Industry
HSG Classification
contribution to practical use / society
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
No
Publisher
GIT
Publisher place
Weinheim
Volume
2
Number
1
Start page
18
End page
19
Pages
2
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
230426