However, the concept of SCM addressed the issues relating to efficiency and effectiveness of
the entire chain of the business entities it has shown least concern to the environmental issues
Now when protection of environment has become an important national and global concern,
it is imperative on businesses also to take up the responsibility of making their supply chains
environment friendly. Environmental problems associated with waste and emissions produced
from various supply chain activities have forced organizations, facing competitive, regulatory
and community pressures, to move towards greening their supply chains (Barve & Muduli,
2011). This inclusiveness leads to the concept of Green Supply Chain Management (GrSCM),
which integrates the ecological factors with supply chain management principles to address
how an organization's supply chain processes may conserve the environment.
Meanwhile, the issues such as human rights, safety of the workers as well as of the society at
large and concern for enhancing the quality of life began to appear centre stage in the global
outlook, the business groups also have to address their responsibilities. The idea is being
embraced by the researchers to suggest organizations having reporting on supply chain on
triple parameters as economic, environment and social performance. The whole idea of
integrating these three parameters is to develop a concept of Sustainable Supply Chain
Management (SSCM), which reduces cost, protect environment and help to the society at
large. A sustainable supply chain is a supply chain that is not only optimal for the focal firm,
but is optimal relative to its environmental and societal impact. Research in SCM has
examined issues such as environment safety, social welfare and their interrelationship with
organization’s economic responsibility (Carter & Rogers, 2008). Existing frameworks for
SSCM in literature are reviewed to propose three-dimensional framework