Abstract
Built on the idea that supply chain integration (SCI) and green supply chain management (GSCM) are both multidimensional constructs, this paper empirically investigates the impact of different dimensions of SCI on different practices of GSCM and the contribution of different practices of GSCM to business performance. The aim is to uncover the distinctive role of each dimension in achieving environmental sustainability along the supply chain. A conceptual model is proposed to link supplier and customer integration to both internal GSCM within the company and external GSCM with the suppliers as well as business performance. The study is based on a survey of Chinese manufacturing companies. The results show that integration with suppliers only supports external GSCM while integration with the customer supports both internal and external GSCM. It also finds that external GSCM has no positive relationship with business performance but supports internal GSCM, which positively influences companies’ business performance. The results suggest that considering construct multidimensionality brings the opportunity of closely scrutinizing the relationships between SCI, GSCM, and business performance. Different dimensions have different effects in achieving environmental sustainability by integrating different partners along the supply chain. The separation of internal and external GSCM and the exploration of the result of the multidimensionality of the proposed constructs may be contributions to this field. The implications of supporting a green supply chain are explored.
Highlights
The attainment of environmental sustainability is relevant to the coordination and collaboration between partners of the entire supply chain [1]
There is no consensus about the relationship between internal and external Green supply chain management (GSCM), we propose that the adoption of external GSCM facilitates the adoption of internal GSCM
Supplier integration has a positive effect on external GSCM
Summary
The attainment of environmental sustainability is relevant to the coordination and collaboration between partners of the entire supply chain [1]. Green supply chain management (GSCM) has gained increasing popularity recent years as it aims to integrate environmental sustainability into the management of the supply chain, including the internal issues within a company and external relationships across partners [2]. To this end, deep and close partnerships between supply chain stakeholders are essential [3,4]. SCI is gaining growing significance in the fields of sustainable/green supply chains to coordinate and aid in the collaboration of suppliers and customers in achieving environmental sustainability. Coined terms such as green supply chain integration [10] and sustainable supply chain management integration [11] explicitly demonstrate the growing awareness of the significance of integration along the supply chain to achieve environmental sustainability
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