Green and Sustainable Supply Chains

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, the problems caused by global climate change have become increasingly obvious, with new issues emerging constantly. Reducing carbon emissions and promoting the recycling of resources have as a result become one of the hot topics of concern around the world. Most countries have taken various measures to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. The production activities of manufacturing enterprises are an important source of carbon emissions, and increasing pressure from a variety of external stakeholders to conduct business operations in a sustainable fashion has encouraged companies to mitigate their environmental impact and enter the “green” scene. In response to the restrictive policies of various countries, manufacturers have begun to consider investing in low-carbon technologies in their products to improve the green level of their supply chain. However, the slow pace of improvements in environmental and social goals calls for more fundamental research that could delve deeper into low-carbon, sustainable, and recycling issues in the supply chain and investigate how companies, their supply chain partners, and customers can be involved to achieve a lasting impact and drive improvements in sustainability performance.

This Special Issue will pay close attention to the current global green supply chain and sustainable development trends and related hot spots, as well as the development and use of new technologies, the development opportunities and challenges faced by green supply chain and sustainable development, and the current stage of the business model and innovation and other research topics. The topics of papers submitted to this Special Issue can encompass any relevant research that focuses on low-carbon, sustainable, and recycling issues in the supply chain. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Closed-loop systems in supply chains (e.g., remanufacturing, and recyclability design);
• Carbon emission in supply chains;
• Collaborative and coordinated approaches to sustainability (e.g., profit allocation, resource sharing, and cost saving allocation);
• Green product design and logistics;
• Sustainable behavioral aspects in the supply chain;
• Applications of emerging technologies in sustainable/low-carbon and green supply chain management (e.g., autonomous vehicles, blockchain, physical internet);
• Policy instruments design for sustainable/low-carbon and green logistics;
• Environmental management and the green supply chain;
• Challenges and responses to green supply chain management in the food industry and agricultural products;
• Research on collaborative innovation management of enterprises’ green supply chain;
• The impact of residents’ green consumption behavior on supply chain decision making;
• Big-data-driven green supply chain management;
• Green supply chain finance;
• Other research on sustainable and low-carbon economic management.

We invite scholars, marketers, managers, and regulators to submit high-quality research papers on the subject of sustainable/low-carbon and green supply chain development and management. Research related to the keywords below is welcomed.

References:

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Prof. Dr. Erbao Cao
Prof. Dr. Chunguang Bai
Prof. Dr. Yuyan Wang
Dr. Wei Li
Guest Editors

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• green supply chains
• green logistics
• circular economy
• sustainable supply chain
• green innovation
• environmental regulation
• supply chain finance