Abstract
The incorporation of sustainable practices in the supply chain management (SCM) has become recurrent in the business environment, resulting from a social reflection on the need to seek new development alternatives. In this context, the objective of this paper is to verify the existence of sustainable practices throughout the supply chain of coffee in the Cerrado Mineiro Region (CMR) and to understand the effects of this adoption regarding Green SCM. This paper focus on the relationship between producers and collective organizations, such as cooperatives and development foundations. To this end, a case study was carried out with the representatives of the supply chain members in CMR, which included coffee producers, cooperatives and a development foundation. It was verified the predominance of practices focused on environmental issues, followed by social and, finally, economic ones. It is also highlighted that the data identified allow us to understand that the development of sustainable strategies can bring positive effects to the agents studied. Considering that these aspects, evidently, improve the relationship of supply chain members, making it more collaborative. The results contribute to the systemic understanding of the way in which sustainability has been incorporated and operationalized in coffe supply chains in CMR.
Highlights
The depletion of patterns of development experienced since the twentieth century is evident
This paper aims to verify the existence of sustainable practices along the supply chain of coffees in Cerrado Mineiro Region and to understand the effects of this adoption with regard to the Green supply chain management (SCM) focusing on the relationship between producers and collective organizations, such as cooperatives and foundations of development
This paper aims to broaden the discussion of the sustainability in coffe supply chains, by proposing an analysis of the existence of sustainable practices and a subsequent explanation of the effects of these in Cerrado Mineiro Region, Brazil
Summary
The depletion of patterns of development experienced since the twentieth century is evident. It is the first region to produce coffee demarcated in the country, according to a decree of the Minas Gerais government, Brazil, since April 1995 In this context, this paper aims to verify the existence of sustainable practices along the supply chain of coffees in Cerrado Mineiro Region and to understand the effects of this adoption with regard to the Green SCM focusing on the relationship between producers and collective organizations, such as cooperatives and foundations of development. Regarding the managerial practice contributions, the analysis proposed in this study may favor the decision-making process by the agents that operate in the coffee supply chain, mainly in the case of producers, cooperatives and development foundations In addition to this introduction, the paper presents four other sections. In the fourth and last section, the final considerations of the article are presented
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