Dear colleagues,
Intuition and practitioner experience as a sustainability expert for supplier management in the automotive industry tells me that the number of supplier sustainability audits is increasing. Sustainability assessment service providers like Sedex and Ecovadis as well as SGS etc proclaim the ten's of thousands of audits conducted. Authors such as Richard M. Locke and Genevieve LeBaron make convincing cases questioning the effectiveness of such audits, but also admit an increase in the frequency of audits as a tool for sustainability in supply chain management (SSCM).
However, I'm yet to come across an academic or thorough quantitative portrayal of this supposed growth. I'd be very grateful for hints.
Thanks in advance,
Iain
Just a question to add here: it would also be interesting to know how many corporations worldwide (or in a specific sector) have sustainable supply chain programs in the meantime. Unfortunately, GRI does not capture such data from its reports.
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Please check this:
https://www.pnas.org/content/115/9/2072.short
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/8/2254