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Antecedents for Triple Bottom Line supplier development in the manufacturing industry

Kempers, J.A.H. (2024) Antecedents for Triple Bottom Line supplier development in the manufacturing industry.

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Abstract:The last years has seen an increase in the necessity for sustainability at the corporate level. Not only the economic impact of organizations should be considered, but also the social and environmental impacts. In addition to this not only should sustainability exist at the own organizational level, it should be extended to the entirety of the supply chain. The importance of sustainability is becoming more known, however what makes organizations decide to extend this sustainability towards it suppliers is less known. The purpose of this research is to get a clear understanding of the antecedents that precede the decision for buying firms to sustainably develop their suppliers. In order to study these antecedents, five interviews were conducted with different types of manufacturing companies. The results gathered are in line with the already existing literature on the antecedents of sustainable supplier development, antecedents such as environmental awareness, leadership pressure, economic advantage, customer pressure, regulatory pressure and market dynamics were. However there were also some barriers found to sustainable supplier development, namely that buying firms are reluctant to implement it due to the increase of the firm’s costs but also the lack of capabilities to implement advanced sustainable supplier development practices.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:85 business administration, organizational science
Programme:International Business Administration BSc (50952)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100298
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