Reverse logistics and social sustainability

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 337-354

  Sarkis, Joseph ^a   Helms, Marilyn Michelle ^b   Hervani, Aref A ^c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DALTON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Recycling; Reverse logistics; Social responsibility; Social sustainability; Supply chain; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649490180     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.220     Document Type: Article

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