Do Sustainable Supply Chain Practices Really Matter to the Environment? An Empirical Investigation in the Context of Bangladesh

Abstract

Sustainability in supply chain management is getting more and more global attention due to the increasing concern over the environment and the future. Sufficient empirical study in the context of Bangladesh does not exist to measure the impact of sustainable supply chain practices on the environmental welfare. The main objective of this paper is to test a theoretical model on the relationship between sustainable supply chain management practices and environmental performance. Based on 196 responses from different supply chain professionals in the manufacturing industries of Bangladesh, the study found that green purchasing and green manufacturing, two sustainable supply chain management practices positively affect the environment. This study has contributed to the sustainable supply chain management literature and has theoretical implications for the stakeholder theory, the natural resource-based view theory, and the three zero theory.