Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Fast Fashion Industry: An Analysis of Corporate Reports
Journal article, 2014

In recent decades, the fast fashion industry has been characterized by widespread operations across both developing and developed countries. Due to the economic, social and environmental problems in developing countries, companies increasingly focus on sustainability and try to ensure the same quality and standards in working and production conditions throughout their supply chains. Although the tension in the exchange of resources between developing and developed countries lies at the heart of current sustainability activities, what these companies are actually doing to manage their supply chain has not yet been explored in depth in the literature. Drawing on the theoretical framework of Seuring and Müller (2008), the current study attempts to fill this void by conceptually mapping the current situation of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) in the fast fashion industry by analysing reports from 9 companies that use the same reporting guidelines. The results of the study reveal that these companies focus significantly on supplier compliance with their code of conduct, employing further monitoring and auditing activities to prevent production problems in developing countries, improve overall supply chain performance and set sustainability criteria for their suppliers.

Fast fashion industry

Sustainability

Sustainability reports

Supply chain management

Author

Duygu Turker

Yasar University

Ceren Altuntas Vural

Yasar University

European Management Journal

0263-2373 (ISSN)

Vol. 32 5 837-849

Subject Categories

Telecommunications

Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Business Administration

DOI

10.1016/j.emj.2014.02.001

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