The Role of Environmental Management Concept in the Supply Chain

• Authors: Maciej Urbaniak

Title variants

Rola koncepcji zarządzania środowiskowego w łańcuchu dostaw

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this article is to define the role of environmental management in the implementation of the concept of a Green Sustainable Supply Chain. Widespread interest in the implementation of this concept determines the environmental activities which are undertaken by companies. For this reason, more and more organizations are interested in the introduction of an environmental management system (based on the requirements of the ISO 14000 family of standards). The involvement of companies in the implementation of the concept of sustainable development is also reflected in the propagation of this idea among business partners in the supply chain. Undertaking activities mitigating the negative impact on the environment is considered by many organizations an important criterion in the initial and periodic assessment of suppliers. Many companies, while working on developing of a strong and positive brand image among their customers, use environmental labels when promoting their products. In recent years, more and more companies implement the material flow cost accounting concept which takes into consideration the relationships in the supply chain.

PL

Celem artykułu jest określenie roli zarządzania środowiskowego w realizacji koncepcji Green Sustainable Supply Chain. Powszechne zainteresowanie jej wdrażaniem powoduje, iż przedsiębiorstwa podejmują działania proekologiczne. Z tego też względu coraz więcej organizacji jest zainteresowanych wprowadzaniem systemowego zarządzania środowiskiem (opartego na wymaganiach standardów ISO serii 14000). Zaangażowanie firm w realizację koncepcji trwałego rozwoju przekłada się także na propagowanie tej idei wobec partnerów gospodarczych w łańcuchu dostaw. Podejmowanie działań związanych z ograniczaniem negatywnego oddziaływania na środowisko jest często brane pod uwagę przez wiele organizacji jako istotne kryterium oceny wstępnej i okresowej dostawców. Można dostrzec, iż wiele przedsiębiorstw stara się kształtować swój pozytywny wizerunek w opinii klientów, stosując etykiety środowiskowe w promocji swoich produktów. W ostatnim okresie podmioty gospodarcze coraz częściej podejmują się prowadzenia rachunkowości kosztów przepływu materiałów z uwzględnieniem powiązań w łańcuchu dostaw.

Keywords

EN

relationship with suppliers; environmental management system; supply chain management

PL

budowanie relacji z dostawcami; systemowe zarządzanie środowiskowe; zarządzanie łańcuchem dostaw; budowanie relacji z dostawcami; systemowe zarządzanie środowiskowe; zarządzanie łańcuchem dostaw

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 331
• Pages: 131-141

Dates

published

2018-01-19

Contributors

author

Maciej Urbaniak

• University of Lodz, Faculty of Management, Department of Logistics

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/0208-6018.331.08