Corporate investments in supply chain sustainability: Selecting instruments in the agri-food industry

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 142, Issue , 2017, Pages 2480-2492

  Rueda, Ximena ^a   Garrett, Rachael D ^b   Lambin, Eric F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agri food sector; Corporate social responsibility; Environmental governance; Global supply chains; Marked based mechanisms

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; INVESTMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCES; ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES; FOOD SECTOR; GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN; THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85006802939     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.026     Document Type: Article

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