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Socially responsible purchasing (SRP) in the supply chain industry: Meanings and influences

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  • Titilayo Ogunyemi
  • Emmanuel Adegbite
  • Franklin Nakpodia
  • Kemi Yekini
  • Angela Ayios

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Organisations are increasingly expected to respond to societal and environmental issues within their supply chains. The nuances of this expectation necessitate the consideration of the disparities in corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices within supply chains. Drawing on the stakeholder theory, this paper examines the meanings and influences on socially responsible purchasing (SRP) in supply chains. It adopts an interpretivist qualitative methodology, relying on data from semi‐structured, face‐to‐face interviews with practitioners from multi‐national and indigenous organisations in Nigeria. Our findings present a useful understanding of SRP based on the specific endogenous‐level and exogenous‐level influences. In particular, we develop an encompassing scope for SRP's meaning, outlining its key components, clarifying its boundaries and highlighting inconsistencies in its description. Our study provides a fresh understanding of SRP, with attendant contributions to the broad literature on CSR, corporate governance and supply chain management. It also offers insights to managers, purchasers, suppliers, financial analysts and policy‐makers in embedding SRP.

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  • Titilayo Ogunyemi & Emmanuel Adegbite & Franklin Nakpodia & Kemi Yekini & Angela Ayios, 2025. "Socially responsible purchasing (SRP) in the supply chain industry: Meanings and influences," Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 34(2), pages 362-376, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:buseth:v:34:y:2025:i:2:p:362-376
    DOI: 10.1111/beer.12655
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