The similarities and differences between the green and sustainable supply chain management definitions and factors: A literature review

Abstract

The objective of this literature review is to identify the similarities and differences between the green supply chain management (GSCM) and sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) definitions and factors in the literature. In order to analyze the identifying definitions, two different groups of factors for sustainable development (i.e., environmental, economic, social factors) and Supply chain management (i.e., flow, stakeholder, relationship, value, coordination factors) were proposed. The presentation of these factors in the recognized definitions will be analyses and compare. The comparative analysis illustrates the similarities and differences between the two concepts. Therefore, definitions of GSCM focus on environmental, flow and stakeholder factors. However, the definitions of SSCM represent a focus on environmental, economic, social, flow and stakeholder factors. In the result, GSCM is the environmental dimension of SSCM, the flow and the stakeholder factors are common factors between the two approaches. SSCM is, thus, an extension of GSCM. The definitions presented addressed the entirety of the sustainable development and SCM factors that were proposed.