Mapping Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Supply Chains: an Exploratory Perspective

• Published in: Business strategy and the environment Vol. 21; no. 7; pp. 475 - 494
• Main Authors: Carbone, Valentina, Moatti, Valerie, Vinzi, Vincenzo Esposito
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2012; Wiley; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subjects: Business reputation; corporate environmental responsibility (CER); Corporate responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility; corporate social responsibility (CSR); Country of origin; Demonstrations; Discriminant analysis; Economic research; Environmental performance; Factor analysis; Investitionsentscheidung; Lieferkette; longitudinal study; Mapping; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Pilot surveys; Pollution control; Rule of origin; Social responsibility; socially responsible investment (SRI); Studies; Supply; Supply chain management; Supply chain sustainability; Supply chains; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Umweltmanagement
• ISSN: 0964-4733; 1099-0836
• DOI: 10.1002/bse.1736

ABSTRACT Corporate responsibility (CR) in general, and sustainable supply chain management in particular, have been a growing concern for companies and researchers over the past decade. However, in scholarly work, sustainability has often been dealt with in a generic fashion or from an anecdotal point of view. Further, research works examining CR on the one hand and sustainable supply chains on the other have been conducted separately. We undertake the multiple factor analysis of a CR rating database (Innovest) which reports longitudinal scores for both the social and environmental performance of 1198 companies in different countries and distinct industries, to demonstrate a strong relationship between CR and a sustainable supply chain. Our findings from exploratory analysis also illustrate the role of country of origin and industry in shaping CR behaviour, highlighting isomorphic as well as allomorphic trends for CR trough time. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.