Environmental sustainability in supply chain management

The journey of environmental conservation and protection in supply chain management begins with the evaluation and selection of materials and their appropriate suppliers based on their environmental performance. Increasing market influence is being imposed by proactive customers world-wide on their vendors to operate environmentally consciously and responsibly. This paper outlines the work carried out by a project collaboration between City University of Hong Kong and UMIST of UK in identifying, formulating and disseminating good practices in environmentally sustainable supply chain management. The background and long-term significance of the work as well as the relevant advances in various industrial and business sectors in the subject area are discussed.