The consideration of interorganizational activities related to environmental management
is the primary characteristic of Green Supply Chain Practices (GSCP). They differ from
environmental technologies, discussed in the last sub-section, as the latter is mainly
internally focused. Unlike environmental technologies and partly due to the lack of
consensus in the supply chain management literature, it is more difficult to conceptually
develop GSCP in a solid theoretical framework. This absence of a theoretical framework
can explain the broad range of definitions and conceptualizations found in the literature.
For instance, environmental issues in the supply chain have been labeled and defined
using a variety of terms including green supply (Bowen et al. 2001), environmental
purchasing (Carter and Carter 1998; Zsidisin and Siferd 2001), green purchasing (Min
and Galle 1997), and green value chain (Handfield et al. 1997). To this literature, one
needs to add the numerous studies on product stewardship (e.g., Snir 2001), life-cycleanalysis
(e.g., McIntyre et al. 1998), reverse logistics (e.g., Stock 1998), and product
recovery (e.g., Thierry et al. 1995). However, from these several studies, it is possible to
extract some generally accepted characteristics about GSCP; they include
The consideration of interorganizational activities related to environmental managementis the primary characteristic of Green Supply Chain Practices (GSCP). They differ fromenvironmental technologies, discussed in the last sub-section, as the latter is mainlyinternally focused. Unlike environmental technologies and partly due to the lack ofconsensus in the supply chain management literature, it is more difficult to conceptuallydevelop GSCP in a solid theoretical framework. This absence of a theoretical frameworkcan explain the broad range of definitions and conceptualizations found in the literature.For instance, environmental issues in the supply chain have been labeled and definedusing a variety of terms including green supply (Bowen et al. 2001), environmentalpurchasing (Carter and Carter 1998; Zsidisin and Siferd 2001), green purchasing (Minand Galle 1997), and green value chain (Handfield et al. 1997). To this literature, oneneeds to add the numerous studies on product stewardship (e.g., Snir 2001), life-cycleanalysis(e.g., McIntyre et al. 1998), reverse logistics (e.g., Stock 1998), and productrecovery (e.g., Thierry et al. 1995). However, from these several studies, it is possible toextract some generally accepted characteristics about GSCP; they include
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