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JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 324, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129154
Keywords
Social sustainability practices; Corporate social responsibility; Hybrid approach; Best worst method; Logistic regression; Indian context; Warehousing industry
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- Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arab [KEP32-135-42]
- DSR
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The study explores social sustainability practices in warehousing organizations of developing countries, finding that a responsible work environment is crucial for reflecting corporate social responsibility effectiveness, while more research is needed on training and education initiatives for improving organizations' social footprints.
The field of sustainable supply chain management has been abundantly explored from environmental perspective, however the growing focus on holistic sustainable development demands critical perspective on social dimensions also. Consequently, organizations under national and global pressures tend to implement social sustainability measures in their supply chains. While existing research suggests that social sustainability measures are prevalent in developed countries, the developing nations nonetheless require elaborate efforts. This study aims to explore the initiatives and practices adopted by logistics, specifically warehousing operations organizations. Social sustainability practices identified and finalized using Best Worst Method (BWM) are ranked for their impact on improving social sustainability footprint of organizations. The effectiveness of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is evaluated based on the implementation of the social sustainability practices in the warehousing organizations of the developing countries. Taking a survey-based approach data collected from 217 organizations is statistically analysed using binary logistic regression. The hybrid approach results indicate the importance of 'responsible work environment' as strong contender for reflecting effectiveness of corporate social responsibility. Contrary to theoretical predictions and expectations, 'training education and development' is found lacking for improving social footprints of organizations indicating deeper and rigorous approaches. Additionally, social sustainability practices 'corporate ethical responsibility commitment' towards social reforms and 'Philanthropy' are considerably lacking the seriousness of corporates and require further exploring.
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