As supply chains become more globalized, retailers outsource the manufacturing of their
products to foreign suppliers. Supply chain greenwashing is an immoral practice employed …

This paper explores a buyer's tracing and its supplier's own sourcing decisions in a multi-tier
supply chain. We explore what different stakeholders can do to achieve a more transparent …

Green technologies are crucial for reducing carbon emissions; however, firms may maintain
“dirty” technologies due to low returns on green alternatives. To promote the transition to a …

This study fills a crucial gap in the research on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
(MSMEs), with the main objective of proposing a framework to support the integration of …

Problem definition: When a firm (buyer) outsources the production of a new
product/component to a supplier subject to random yield, a major challenge is that the …

With the rise of environmentally conscious consumers in the digital age, e-commerce
platforms have a significant potential to promote green products through marketing …

In many industries, product quality can be uncertain due to design complexity and
component variety. Manufacturers, who possess private information about product quality …

The second‐hand clothing imports are very popular in the least developed countries (LDCs).
The social health risk (SHR) associated with second‐hand clothing products and the lack of …

With a growing emphasis on corporate social responsibility (SR), companies are
increasingly engaging in SR disclosure activities to establish transparency and enhance …

The growing consumers' environmental consciousness has driven competitive shippers
(cargo owners) to voluntarily disclose carbon emission reduction (CER) information about …