From a literature review to a conceptual framework for sustainable supply chain management

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The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm?

The article is intended as a contribution to the ongoing conceptual development of corporate sustainability. At the business level sustainability is often equated with eco-efficiency. However, such a reduction misses several important criteria that firms have to satisfy if they want to become truly sustainable.

This article discusses how the concept of sustainable development has evolved over the past three decades and particularly how it can be applied to the business level. It then goes on to describe the three types of capital relevant within the concept of corporate sustainability: economic, natural and social capital.

From this basis we shall then develop the six criteria managers aiming for corporate sustainability will have to satisfy: eco-efficiency, socio-efficiency, eco-effectiveness, socio-effectiveness, sufficiency and ecological equity. The article ends with a brief outlook towards future research. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment

Beyond the business case for corporate sustainability

Purpose – The authors perform a large‐scale literature review and use conceptual theory building to introduce the concept of sustainability to the field of supply chain management and demonstrate the relationships among environmental, social, and economic performance within a supply chain management context.Design/methodology/approach – Conceptual theory building is used to develop a framework and propositions representing a middle theory of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM).Findings – The authors introduce the concept of sustainability – the integration of environmental, social, and economic criteria that allow an organization to achieve long‐term economic viability – to the logistics literature, and position sustainability within the broader rubric of SSCM. They then present a framework of SSCM and develop research propositions based on resource dependence theory, transaction cost economics, population ecology, and the resource‐based view of the firm. The authors conclude by discussing manageri...

A framework of sustainable supply chain management: moving toward new theory

The circular economy concept has gained momentum both among scholars and practitioners. However, critics claim that it means many different things to different people. This paper provides further evidence for these critics. The aim of this paper is to create transparency regarding the current understandings of the circular economy concept. For this purpose, we have gathered 114 circular economy definitions which were coded on 17 dimensions. Our findings indicate that the circular economy is most frequently depicted as a combination of reduce, reuse and recycle activities, whereas it is oftentimes not highlighted that CE necessitates a systemic shift. We further find that the definitions show few explicit linkages of the circular economy concept to sustainable development. The main aim of the circular economy is considered to be economic prosperity, followed by environmental quality; its impact on social equity and future generations is barely mentioned. Furthermore, neither business models nor consumers are frequently outlined as enablers of the circular economy. We critically discuss the various circular economy conceptualizations throughout this paper. Overall, we hope to contribute via this study towards the coherence of the circular economy concept; we presume that significantly varying circular economy definitions may eventually result in the collapse of the concept.

Conceptualizing the circular economy: An analysis of 114 definitions

Introduction - is capitalism sustainable? seven revolutions for sustainable capitalism revolution 1 - competition - going for the triple win revolution 2 - values - from me to we revolution 3 - information and transparency - no hiding place revolution 4 - lifecylces - from conception to resurrection revolution 5 - partnerships - after the honeymoon revolution 6 - time - three scenarios revolution 7 - corporate governance - stake in the future the sustainability transition - value shifts, value migrations the worlds of money and power the sustainability audit - how are you placed?

Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business

Cannibals with Forks

In 1994, the author coined the term triple bottom line. He reflects on what got
him to that point, what has happened since – and where the agenda may now be
headed.The late 1990s saw the term ‘triple bottom line’ take off. Based on the results
of a survey of international experts in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and
sustainable development (SD), Figure 1.1 spotlights the growth trend over the
two years from 1999 to 2001. As originator of the term, I have often been asked
how it was conceived and born. As far as I can remember – and memory is a
notoriously fallible thing – there was no single eureka! moment. Instead, in 1994
we had been looking for new language to express what we saw as an inevitable
expansion of the environmental agenda that SustainAbility (founded in 1987)
had mainly focused upon to that point.

Enter the Triple Bottom Line

Renowned playwright George Bernard Shaw once said "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." By this definition, some of today's entrepreneurs are decidedly unreasonable--and have even been dubbed crazy. Yet as John Elkington and Pamela Hartigan argue in The Power of Unreasonable People, our very future may hinge on their work. Through vivid stories, the authors identify the highly unconventional entrepreneurs who are solving some of the world's most pressing economic, social, and environmental problems. They also show how these pioneers are disrupting existing industries, value chains, and business models--and in the process creating fast-growing markets around the world. By understanding these entrepreneurs' mindsets and strategies, you gain vital insights into future market opportunities for your own organization. Providing a first-hand, on-the-ground look at a new breed of entrepreneur, this book reveals how apparently unreasonable innovators have built their enterprises, how their work will shape risks and opportunities in the coming years, and what tomorrow's leaders can learn from them. Start investing in, partnering with, and learning from these world-shaping change agents, and you position yourself to not only survive but also thrive in the new business landscape they're helping to define.

The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World

Acknowledgements. Foreword. Executive Summary. CHRYSALI$. Introduction: Inside the Chrysalis Economy. Beyond the Limits: Planet, People and Politics. Extreme Economics: The Real New Economy. METAMORPHOSI$. Value versus Values: Penetrating the Values and Value Barriers. Inside the Cocoon: Are You Working for a CorporateCaterpillar, Locust, Butterfly or Honeybee? The Citizen CEO: Leaders Aiming for the Triple Win. STAGE$. Invasion. Internalization. Inclusion. Integration. Incubation. MIGRATION$. Future Memories: Scenarios and Their Uses. Kaleidoscope: A Dipstick Survey of SD Thought--Leaders. Afterword: Can Civilizations be a Built to Lasta ? SOURCE$. Notes. Index.

John Elkington

Papers

Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business

Cannibals with Forks

Enter the Triple Bottom Line

The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World

The Chrysalis Economy: How Citizen CEOs and Corporations Can Fuse Values and Value Creation