Research examining sustainable supply chains usually addresses
the question of how companies involve members of their supply chains into
their sustainability practices. Overarching governance structures are often not
in the core focus, but they play a significant role in creating behavioural
responses that promote sustainable practices. This article explains sustainability
governance structures through the lenses of the world polity theory and
analyses data from a survey on European public supply chains and national
action plans. The findings show that suppliers of public authorities in the
European Union better meet sustainability targets when national action plans
are in place. Thus, suppliers behave according to overarching supply chain
sustainability governance structures. This study does not neglect the existence
of other motives for sustainable supplier behaviour, but explains the success of
sustainability initiatives with a supply chain governance structure.
«Research examining sustainable supply chains usually addresses
the question of how companies involve members of their supply chains into
their sustainability practices. Overarching governance structures are often not
in the core focus, but they play a significant role in creating behavioural
responses that promote sustainable practices. This article explains sustainability
governance structures through the lenses of the world polity theory and
analyses data from a survey on European...
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