Study of Corporate Social Responsibility - From the Viewpoints of Green Supply Chain Management
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Liu, Ching-Ching
Abstract
Greater global capital mobility and information flow has led multinational enterprises in all industries to move supply chains offshore to developing countries with lower labor and environmental costs. Such outsourcing has allowed these enterprises to establish a low-cost global supply chain and compete for growth in major developing market. In the Electronics industry, the trend to outsource manufacturing sub-assemblies has increased the number as well as the complexity of supplier network. Due to outsourcing initiatives, organizations have become more dependent on suppliers performance. Environmental performance has to be considered when selecting a well-rounded supplier to enhance supply chain performance. Electronics companies throughout Asia recognize the benefits of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) for gaining competitive advantage. A large majority of electronics companies in Taiwan have recently adopted the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) Code of Conduct for defining and managing their social and environmental responsibilities throughout their supply chains. The aim of this study is to examine the cause and effect relationship of the environmental aspects in the computer supply chain to manage the environmental performance efficiently. We surveyed the suppliers to the Taiwanese computer industry to determine their environmental performance using the EICC risk management tool, performed by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL). We test the results to determine whether differences in product type, geographic area, and supplier size correlate with different levels of environmental performance. The results suggest that characteristic classification of suppliers could be employed to enhance the efficiency of GSCM.
Subjects
Corporate Social Responsibility
Green Supply Chain Management
EICC Code
Self-Assessment Questionnaire
Environmental Performance
SDGs
Type
thesis