Environmental and social criteria in supplier evaluation – Lessons from the fashion and apparel industry

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 139, Issue , 2016, Pages 175-190

  Winter, Stefan ^a   Lasch, Rainer ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case study; Environmental criteria; Fashion and apparel industry; Social criteria; Supplier evaluation

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE CONTROL; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

APPAREL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA; FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION; SOCIAL CRITERIA; SUPPLIER EVALUATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84995444943     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.07.201     Document Type: Article

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