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Sustainable global purchasing: assessing the relative impact of sustainability goals and programs

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  • Robin Von Haartman
  • Lars Bengtsson

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Global purchasing and offshoring are established strategic means for lowering costs and improving competitiveness. However, firms purchasing globally have been accused of committing, supporting or just turning a blind eye to a number of environmental and social misdeeds, such as disregard for environmental regulation, poor working conditions and corruption. The purpose of this paper is to provide quantitative evidence, based on a large-scale survey, on how global purchasing actually impacts sustainability performance. The study finds no significant differences in sustainability performance between firms purchasing globally and firms purchasing regionally. However, firms purchasing globally are significantly more likely to fulfil their sustainability goals compared to firms purchasing regionally. Moreover, only firms that purchase globally show a significant impact of sustainability programs on supplier sustainability compliance. Global purchasing can thus aid in social and environmental responsibility if it is accompanied by ambitious sustainability targets and sustainability programs.

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  • Robin Von Haartman & Lars Bengtsson, 2018. "Sustainable global purchasing: assessing the relative impact of sustainability goals and programs," International Journal of Business Performance Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 19(2), pages 169-188.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbpma:v:19:y:2018:i:2:p:169-188
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    1. Liliane Carmagnac & Minelle E. Silva & Morgane M. C. Fritz, 2024. "Exploring sustainable development goals adoption in supply chain management: A typology of coexisting institutional logics," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(4), pages 3463-3479, May.

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