Title: Impact of social supply chain practices on social sustainability performance in manufacturing firms

Authors: Usama Awan

Addresses: LUT School of Business and Management, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 53851, Lappeenranta, Finland

Abstract: The aim of the study is to focus on safety practices, environmental cooperation practices and sustainable manufacturing to identify a set of key practices that drive social sustainability performance in manufacturing firms. It also investigates the moderation role of internal environmental investment (IEI) on the relationship between social supply chain management practices (SSCMPs) and social sustainability performance. Using a sample of 272 manufacturing firms, it was empirically tested the proposed conceptual model. The results provided the support that the social sustainability performance at firm level is dependent on the broader practices of social supply chain, most importantly on safety practices and green manufacturing practices. The discoveries give important bits of knowledge to the specialists, academicians and arrangement creators; firms can utilise these practices to oversee and enhance the social manageability execution.

Keywords: sustainability practices; SSCM; sustainable supply chain management; safety practices; sustainable manufacturing; social sustainability performance.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISD.2019.098996

International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 2019 Vol.13 No.2, pp.198 - 219

Received: 08 Oct 2016
Accepted: 13 Sep 2017
Published online: 12 Apr 2019 *

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