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Responsible Supply Chains Through ESG Factors and Transformative Trajectories

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  • Pietro De Giovanni

    (Strategy and Operations Knowledge Area and DIR, Claudio Dematté Research Division, Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Monitor, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 20136 Milan, Italy)

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This study examines the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors to be used in guiding suppliers and creating responsible supply chains. By adopting an integrated mixed-method approach (Delphi in conjunction with the survey method), this research determines the ESG factors prioritized by companies in relation to the assessment, qualification, and tendering of suppliers. We discover that the adaptation of ESG factors follows an unorganized and heterogenous process, resulting in complex adoption. Finally, this study searches for an evolutionary set of trajectories that suppliers can undertake to evolve according to their ESG maturity and their importance in the supply chains, revealing the operational plans necessary for suppliers to become Champions.

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  • Pietro De Giovanni, 2026. "Responsible Supply Chains Through ESG Factors and Transformative Trajectories," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-26, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:18:y:2026:i:7:p:3344-:d:1909576
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