Towards environmentally just supply chains: from harm reduction to transformative sustainability actions
本文提出环境正义作为可持续供应链管理的核心概念，并给出三条实践路径：人权尽职调查、韧性思维和共同生产，帮助供应链从减少危害转向变革性可持续行动。
Purpose In response to the worsening environmental crisis, there have been multiple calls for sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) scholars and practitioners to adopt a “business-not-as-usual” approach based on justice, fairness, equity and sustainability. We add to this literature by proposing environmental justice (EJ) as a key concept for the theory and practice of SSCM. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual article builds SSCM theory on EJ and contributes to supply chain justice research and practice by introducing the concept of the “environmentally just supply chain” and presenting pathways for operationalizing it in practice. Findings Three pathways are proposed to leverage transformative SSCM to create environmentally just supply chains: human rights due diligence, resilience thinking and coproduction of environmentally just supply chains. Practical implications The three pathways can be used by actors within a supply chain to create environmentally just supply chains. Originality/value This article extends transformative, non-instrumental perspectives on environmental sustainability within SSCM scholarship to provide insights into how supply chains can be transformed through EJ. Not only does the article show the relevance of EJ for SSCM theory and practice, but it elaborates pathways for moving from harm reduction to transformative sustainability actions.