A company cannot be more sustainable than its supply chain. Given their complexity and the need for collaborative, strategic action for sustainability across supplier networks this research takes a systems perspective to answer, “How can a Strategic Sustainable Development (SSD) lens support supplier network collaboration towards sustainability?”.The application of the SSD lens includes mapping barriers and enablers to collaboration for sustainability found in literature and a case company along with the Five-Level Model (5LM) to which we add complex adaptive system elements. Based on this a thematic analysis of the barriers and enablers is performed paper presents results of the 5LM and thematic analysis, finding that taking an SSD perspective shows interconnections across the multiple enablers and barriers to collaboration. The challenges encountered during 5LM along with the results implications for the Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) academic field and practitioners are discussed. We conclude that the variety and complexity of barriers and enablers for collaboration make it important to approach sustainability strategically across the supplier network. The SSD perspective supports collaboration for sustainability by providing an opportunity to examine it from a systems perspective and to formulate prescriptive considerations for the case company and guiding questions for SSCM practitioners.

Supply chain practitioners in developing economies, like Nigeria, experience challenges in implementing sustainable supply chain management practices. Poor sustainability implementation engenders the negative effects of supply chain operations on people, the environment, and business continuity. The purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was to explore and describe the experiences of supply chain practitioners in the consumer goods manufacturing industry in Nigeria about sustainable supply chain management based on the theoretical foundations of stakeholder and general systems theories. The focus of the research question was to examine the experiences of supply chain practitioners to understand the challenges in implementing sustainable supply chain management practices. Data were collected through semistructured face-to-face interview of 21 practitioners with a minimum 3 years of professional experience using the purposive sampling strategies of key knowledgeables and snowball to achieve saturation. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed guided by the Husserlian transcendental phenomenological approach for essences. The major finding was that the cost of implementing sustainability initiatives and poor government policies and regulations were the most significant barriers. Sustainability in the supply chain is still at its infancy in Nigeria, with room for improvement. The findings could contribute to positive social change as supply chain practitioners may better engage stakeholders and implement sustainability practices that minimize the negative effects of their supply chain operations on society and the environment.

Corporate sustainability confronts significant challenges when supply chain managers pursue short-term financial performance to meet stakeholders' expectations. To achieve sustainable economic success, organizational managers need to understand the relationship between corporate sustainability and long-term financial performance. Based on the resource dependence theory, the purpose of this correlational study was to examine the relationship between sustainable supply chain management (SCM), stakeholder pressure, and corporate sustainability performance. The population consisted of worldwide public organizations from Newsweek Global Green Ranking 2016 list engaged in sustainable SCM. The secondary data for the study were collected from databases hosted by Sustainalytics and Standard & Poor's. The hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated statistically significant relationships between sustainable SCM and corporate sustainability performance, F(5, 158) = 3,981, p = .002, R2[.112], and between stakeholder pressure and corporate sustainability performance, F(5, 158) = 2,552 p = .030, R2[.075]. Analysis of the relationship between sustainable SCM and corporate sustainability performance with stakeholder pressure as a moderator showed non-significant interaction effect, F (5, 158) = 5.54, p < .001, R2 =.11. R2 -chng =.0007, p-int = .669. With stakeholder pressure as a mediator, the relationship showed non-significant indirect effect, b = .024, z = 0.97, p = .329. The findings of this study could contribute to the social change given that sustainable development of supply chains support the conservation of natural resources and living standards of stakeholders.

Sustainability and sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) is increasingly gainingattention from researchers and practitioners, while social sustainability practices researchinitiated by middle management is yet to be explored in both breadth and depth. Middlemanager, as an intermediary between top management and the frontline staff, holds acritical role for social sustainability adoption in the SSCM. Human centric approach is anessential factor that contributes to SSCM in multinational companies (MNCs) andsignificantly affecting stakeholders along the global supply chain. This paper tries to bridge the gap in the existing literature and understand how middlemanagers adopt social sustainability in their supply chain, their motivations withinorganisational culture, and the challenges for social sustainability integration in SSCM.The study stays in the context of Swedish MNCs and follows a qualitative researchapproach by conducting semi-structured interviews across different industries. The dataanalysis contributes empirical knowledge into the role of middle managers for socialsustainability adoption in supply chain, exploring different motivation from organisationalculture and middle managers leadership practices. This research proves that the organisational culture and supply chain leadership are criticalfactors to motivate middle managers to adopt social sustainability activities and leadsuccessful collaborations within the supply chain. Further, middle managers’ practicalchallenges are analysed, and possible improvement suggestions are discussed to enhancethe middle manager’s role in SSCM. These findings contribute to practical implicationsfor academia and businesses alike by providing insights and recommendations fororganisations seeking to enhance their social sustainability pillar.

The need to address sustainability related issues have increased during the last decades. This originates from increased awareness regarding climate change and the effects of sustainability in strategic agendas. With this, businesses have experienced an accelerating pressure from stakeholders to adopt sustainability measures and actions into their everyday operations. The stakeholder pressure has also accelerated the use of reporting on sustainability in organizations. Though, companies are still not sure how to implement sustainability in current businesses. There is also a lack of studies looking into how companies can include sustainability in business strategies, considering sustainability in all three perspectives.The study has the purpose of increasing the understanding of possible sustainability actions at the case company, and in the supply chain, to constitute the important elements of a sustainability strategy. To fulfil the purpose, the study aimed to answer the questions on what activities that could be included in a sustainability strategy of an industrial supplier that considers the entire supply chain, and which managerial aspects that are important to consider. The research has been conducted as a single case study supported by a literature review, semi structured interviews, and a benchmarking study. The literature review covers sustainability to define the researcher’s definition, sustainable supply chains and industrial sustainability strategies. The literature review presents two frameworks for sustainable strategy that has been the core of this study. The interviews have been conducted at the case company and with its suppliers and customers.The conclusion of this study answers the research questions on sustainable activities to be included in a sustainability strategy and further managerial aspects that are necessary. For the first question, there is a four-step guide on the initiation of integrating sustainability in businesses. The first three steps conclude categories of areas that must be in place for the sustainability strategy to succeed. The fourth and last step concludes the elements to be included for a sustainability strategy, for an industrial supplier. Further, to answer the sub research question, a managerial framework named ROME, is presented emphasizing the importance of Reporting, Owning, Measuring and Educating, in terms of sustainability. The study concluded that using these tools will guide an industrial supplier in how to implement a sustainability strategy in a successful way. By implementing sustainability with these, the company could become a sustainable part of the supply chain, which both the company and the industry will benefit from. / Behovet av att ta itu med hållbarhetsrelaterade problem har ökat under de senaste decennierna. Detta har sitt ursprung i en ökad medvetenhet kring klimatförändringar och effekterna av hållbarhet i strategiska frågor. Med detta som grund, har företag upplevt accelererade påtryckningar från intressenter att vidta hållbarhetsåtgärder i det dagliga arbetet. Påtryckningarna från intressenter har även lett till en accelerering kring användandet av hållbarhetsrapporter. Trots detta är företag fortfarande osäkra på hur dom ska implementera hållbarhet i nuvarande verksamhet. Det saknas också studier där man kollar på hur företag kan inkludera hållbarhet i alla tre perspektiv i sina företagsstrategier. Syftet med denna studie är att öka förståelsen för möjliga hållbarhetsåtgärder för ett fallstudieföretag, och likväl kring försörjningskedjan för att identifiera viktiga beståndsdelar i en hållbarhetsstrategi. För att uppfylla detta syfte så ska studien besvara frågor om vilka aktiviteter som kan inkluderas i en hållbarhetsstrategi hos en industriell leverantör, med hela försörjningskedjan i åtanke, samt vilka aspekter som är viktiga att överväga för en lyckad implementering av en hållbarhetsstrategi. Denna studie har utförts som en enskild fallstudie, med stöd av litteraturgranskningar, semistrukturerade intervjuer och en benchmarkingstudie. Litteraturgranskningen behandlar ämnet hållbarhet, med definitioner, hållbara försörjningskedjor och industriella hållbarhetsstrategier. Litteraturgranskningen presenterar två ramverk inom hållbarhetsstrategi som också är grunden för denna studie. Intervjuerna har genomförts hos fallstudieföretaget samt med deras leverantörer och kunder. Slutsatsen av denna studie besvarar forskningsfrågorna om hållbara aktiviteter som kan ingå i en hållbarhetsstrategi och vidare aspekter som är nödvändiga att se över. För den första frågan finns en guide i fyra steg om implementering av hållbarhet i företag. De tre första stegen inkluderar kategorier av områden som måste finnas på plats för att hållbarhetsstrategin ska lyckas. Det fjärde och sista steget inkluderar de element som kan ingå i en hållbarhetsstrategi, för en industriell leverantör. Vidare presenteras ett ramverk som heter ROME för att svara på den andra frågan och betonar vikten av att rapportera, äga, mäta och utbilda när det gäller hållbarhet. Studien drog slutsatsen att användning av dessa verktyg kommer att vägleda en industriell leverantör i hur man implementerar en hållbarhetsstrategi på ett framgångsrikt sätt. Genom att implementera hållbarhet med dessa kan företaget bli en hållbar del av leveranskedjan, som både företaget och branschen kommer att dra nytta av.

Motivation: Previous research has shown that the focal firm’s supply chain leadership styles could have an impact on the outcome of green supply chain management. However, previous studies of focal firms, such as multinational corporations, have shown that many govern their supply chains through an indirect approach, which needs further research due to the lack of research in the combination of different supply chain leadership and followership styles. Previous research has also indicated that little research has been done on barriers to green supply chain management from the supplier's perspective, especially concerning the followership style and governance mechanism. The context of the study is in the electric-automotive industry, and more specifically, on an original equipment manufacturer's multi-tier supply chain, where the increased use of printed circuit boards has shown to have a tremendous negative impact on the climate. Purpose: The study set out to investigate how supply chain leaders and followers, together with their respective styles and governance mechanisms, are cascading green sustainability throughout the printed circuit board’s multi-tier supply chain. An additional purpose is to find out the barriers to green supply chains from the suppliers’ perspective. Methodology: The study takes a qualitative approach with a single case study design. Further, the different members in the OEM's multi-tier supply chain were interviewed with a semi-structured interviewing method, and respondents were found by a snowballing technique. Finally, the interviews were recorded, transcribed, and then coded and thematized in NVivo. Findings: Interesting findings showed that all supply chain members used an indirect approach as the governance mechanism, which led to the suppliers simultaneously assuming both a leadership role and a followership role. Further, contrasting to previous research was that all the closest tier one suppliers assumed an opposite followership style than the OEM’s leadership style; however, what partly confirms previous research is that the supplier’s leadership style was the same as the OEM. In addition, interesting behavior from the tier two suppliers showed that they assumed a different leadership and followership style than the tier one, which was discussed as a potential reason that the tier one suppliers have lesser influence than the OEMs. Lastly, several barriers to reaching green supply chains were discovered. One of the most problematic was the transparency barrier, which complicated collaboration further down the multi-tier supply chain. Another finding indicated that the use of third-parties could harm the motivation of the followers.

Much has been researched on CSR and its meaning. This also applies to the purchasing function and its work. However, not much research has been done on the practical application of CSR and its problems and opportunities. The purpose of this report is to analyze how these issues and opportunities appear in relation to actors as well as stakeholders, such as suppliers and customers. The report is based on previous theories, among which journal articles have been used and on the other hand has been based on own researches, which the authors have done in six Swedish firms. The purpose of the report is of interest, since CSR is a fuzzy terminology, not least in the purchasing function. Describing the problems and possibilities that exist when the purchasing function practically applies CSR in interaction with suppliers can be a step closer and contribute to more sustainability. A closer step towards sustainability and a greener future is something in more demand than ever. The report treats the theory of sustainability in the purchasing function. Thus, its building blocks appear economic, social and environmental aspects as well as the responsibilities that the concepts give rise to. The report's results indicate that there are different types of problems and opportunities. They are distinguished in such a way that they occur more or less to a large extent among the responding firms. A conclusion shows that firms and their purchasing function must work together and with close relationships with their suppliers as well as customers in order to promote sustainability. An isolated actor can’t work sustainably on its own and depends on its supply chain. Another conclusion indicates that there are problems with both supplier and customer. Mainly, comprehensive requirements are the problem that occurs most, which in turn creates problems with the purchasing function's interaction with the supplier. The problem with the supplier is primarily in the form of non-compliance, or availability of requested products and services. The report also shows how the six responding firms differ, but they also match the basis of the theoretical framework. / Mycket har forskats på CSR och dess innebörd. Detta gäller även inköpsfunktionen och dess arbete. Dock har inte lika mycket forskats på inköpsfunktionens praktiska tillämpning av CSR och dess problematik och möjligheter. Denna rapports syfte är att undersöka hur denna problematik och möjligheter ser ut i samband med aktörer samt intressenter som leverantör och kund. Rapporten baseras på dels tidigare teorier där bland annat vetenskapliga artiklar använts och dels har baseringen varit på egen undersökning som författarna har gjort på 6 stycken producerande företag i Sverige. Rapportens syfte är av intresse då CSR kan upplevas som diffus, inte minst vid inköpsfunktionen. Att redogöra den problematik samt vilka möjligheter som finns då inköpsfunktionen praktiskt tillämpar CSR i interaktion med leverantör, kan vara ett steg och bidrag till mer hållbarhet. Ett närmare steg mot hållbarhet och en grönare framtid är något som efterfrågas mer än någonsin. Rapporten behandlar teori kring hållbarhet vid inköpsfunktionen. Således framkommer dess byggstenar, dvs. ekonomiska-, sociala-och miljömässiga aspekter samt de ansvar som begreppen ger upphov till. Rapportens resultat visar på att det finns olika typer av problematik och möjligheter. De olika typerna särskiljer sig på så vis att de förekommer mer eller mindre i omfattande grad bland de responderande företagen. En slutsats visar på att producerande företag och dess inköpsfunktion måste arbeta tillsammans och med nära relationer med sina leverantörer och kunder för att kunna främja hållbarhet. En isolerande aktör kan inte själv verka hållbart utan är beroende av sin försörjningskedja. En annan slutsats visar på att det finns problematik med både leverantör och kund. Främst är omfattande krav det problem som förekommer allra mest och som i sin tur skapar problematik på inköpsfunktionens interaktion med leverantör. Problematiken med leverantör förekommer främst i form av att krav inte kan tillmötesgås eller att det inte finns någon tillgänglighet på efterfrågade produkter och tjänster. Rapporten visar också på hur de sex responderande företag, både skiljer sig åt men också stämmer överens med det underlag som finns i den teoretiska referensramen.

The demand for sustainability on this earth is more prominent than ever. The global climate crisis affects everyone, and the movie industry's massive annual emissions are certain. However, the movie industry has not yet been investigated in-depth nor held accountable for its environmental impact. In the literature, environmental regulations of powerful institutions, such as the European Union, have been influential for sustainable change. Hence, this thesis will examine the interface of project-based organizations, environmental regulations, and sustainable practices through an exploratory approach. Precisely, this thesis aims to examine the influence of environmental regulations on project-based industries, using the example of the European movie industry with a focus on Germany and Italy. The research questions focus on the aspects of pressures and impacting factors along the supply chains of moviemaking. Lastly, it is also examined how stakeholders are affected by EU regulations. Data is gathered through a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews, and analyzed through the theoretical frame of institutional and stakeholder theory. The results of this study reveal that there is currently no specific impact of EU regulations on sustainable practices in the movie industry. Also, currently, no EU laws affect the defined stakeholders in the film business. Instead, it could be found that national legislation and infrastructure, private sector engagement, and organizations' self-commitment are impacting the industry to become more sustainable. Moreover, the movie industry's structural factor as project-based affects cooperation, communication, and laws for sustainability. This thesis serves as a groundwork for further research and practical implementations for sustainable filmmaking.

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Background/ Problem/Purpose: Sustainability and Digitalisation are two buzzwords nowadays. The textile value chain is one of the most criticised value chains with respects to ecological as well as social sustainability. Thus, it seems a worthwhile project to be examined in the context of how digital technologies can be used to support sustainability aspirations. Academic literature rarely describes the relation between sustainability and digitalisation in a theoretical and empirical way. Most studies focus on one of the two topics, especially in the context of textile procurement. The purpose of this study is to investigate to which extent digital technologies, such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation, can contribute to sustainable procurement in the textile value chain. Methodology: The study follows a qualitative approach and combines insights obtained by means of conducted semi-structured interviews combined with secondary data related to the studied cases. While embracing an abductive approach, the data analysis follows the extended six-dimension model by Münch et al. (2022) based on the socio-technical system theory. The findings were summarised in two frameworks and discussed in the context of the socio-technical system theory and academic literature. Findings – Through the differentiated model, the findings shed light on the relationship between sustainability and digitalisation in the context of textile procurement. Internal and external organisational aspects of technology implementation were identified for digital tools towards sustainability in the textile procurement. Consequently, possible external and internal drivers, challenges and requirements could be identified for implementing digital technologies. Moreover, the contribution of specifically Robotic Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence as well as Blockchain to sustainable procurement in the textile value chain was analysed and compared. Originality/Value – This study combines, as one of the few, sustainability and digitalisation in the context of the textile value chain. It provides an insight into external as well as internal aspects that can foster or hamper the successful implementation of advanced digital technologies, as well as requirements needed for a successful implementation. Furthermore, the study applies the theory of socio-technical system theory in the context of sustainability and digitalisation. The study offers practitioners a better understanding of the potential effects of advanced digital technologies towards sustainable procurement. It also provides a framework that can support the sustainability driven implementation of advanced digital technologies.