TY - JOUR
T1 - Green supply chain management and environmental performance of firms in the bioenergy sector in Brazil
T2 - an exploratory survey
AU - Stefanelli, Nelson Oliveira
AU - Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta
AU - Jabbour, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa
PY - 2014/12/31
Y1 - 2014/12/31
N2 - To achieve sustainable development, supply chains must become greener. In this context, the importance of green supply chain management (GSCM) increases because it can contribute to improving firms' environmental performance (EP). However, little is known about these subjects in the context of firms in the bioenergy sector (sugarcane and ethanol production in Brazil). Thus, the objective of this work is to present the results of a survey conducted on 80 micro-, small-, and medium-sized firms that are suppliers in the Brazilian bioenergy sector (sugarcane and ethanol production). These results indicate that GSCM practices strengthen the EP of firms in the sector. Therefore, this article contributes to the existing literature because it addresses the relationship between GSCM and EP in an understudied sector (sugarcane and ethanol production).
AB - To achieve sustainable development, supply chains must become greener. In this context, the importance of green supply chain management (GSCM) increases because it can contribute to improving firms' environmental performance (EP). However, little is known about these subjects in the context of firms in the bioenergy sector (sugarcane and ethanol production in Brazil). Thus, the objective of this work is to present the results of a survey conducted on 80 micro-, small-, and medium-sized firms that are suppliers in the Brazilian bioenergy sector (sugarcane and ethanol production). These results indicate that GSCM practices strengthen the EP of firms in the sector. Therefore, this article contributes to the existing literature because it addresses the relationship between GSCM and EP in an understudied sector (sugarcane and ethanol production).
KW - green supply chain management
KW - environmental performance
KW - sustainable supply chain management
KW - sustainable operations
KW - bioenergy
KW - Brazil
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03014215
U2 - 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.019
DO - 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.019
M3 - Article
SN - 0301-4215
VL - 75
SP - 312
EP - 315
JO - Energy Policy
JF - Energy Policy
ER -
