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Table 1

Drivers for sustainability implementation in retailing

General drivers
Regulation	Legal regulation and compulsory industry standards	Odera et al. (2016), Hahn and Kühnen (2013), Naidoo and Gasparatos (2018), Ruiz-Molina and Gil-Saura (2018), Fereira et al. (2019), Kotzab et al. (2011)
Region/country	Diverse among developed, developing and transition countries	Odera et al. (2016), Mata et al. (2018)
Corporate size	Positive influence widely acknowledged	Hahn and Kühnen (2013)
Ownership structure	Publicly listed vs non-listed Concentrated vs dispersed ownership Foreign ownership (foreign chains)	Hahn and Kühnen (2013) Utgård (2018)
Corporate governance	Decarbonising strategies	Fereira et al. (2019)
Creation of competitive advantage	Corporate image making	Odera et al. (2016), Hahn and Kühnen (2013), Lacey and Kennett-Hensel (2010), Wiese et al. (2015), Kotzab et al. (2011)
Creation of competitive advantage	Financial gains through increased profitability and saved costs; time efficiency	Schaltegger and Burritt (2018), Naidoo and Gasparatos (2018), Jones et al. (2011)

General drivers
Regulation	Legal regulation and compulsory industry standards	Odera et al. (2016), Hahn and Kühnen (2013), Naidoo and Gasparatos (2018), Ruiz-Molina and Gil-Saura (2018), Fereira et al. (2019), Kotzab et al. (2011)
Region/country	Diverse among developed, developing and transition countries	Odera et al. (2016), Mata et al. (2018)
Corporate size	Positive influence widely acknowledged	Hahn and Kühnen (2013)
Ownership structure	Publicly listed vs non-listed Concentrated vs dispersed ownershipForeign ownership (foreign chains)	Hahn and Kühnen (2013)Utgård (2018)
Corporate governance	Decarbonising strategies	Fereira et al. (2019)
Creation of competitive advantage	Corporate image making	Odera et al. (2016), Hahn and Kühnen (2013), Lacey and Kennett-Hensel (2010), Wiese et al. (2015), Kotzab et al. (2011)
Creation of competitive advantage	Financial gains through increased profitability and saved costs; time efficiency	Schaltegger and Burritt (2018), Naidoo and Gasparatos (2018), Jones et al. (2011)

Retail sector-specific drivers
Supply chain position Cross-industry sustainable practices, industry leader	Business-to-consumer profile is used in retailing	Wiese et al. (2015), Groves et al. (2011), Kotzab et al. (2011), Ruiz-Molina and Gil-Saura (2018), Björklund et al. (2016)
Storytelling	To create stronger relationship with stakeholders	Jones and Comfort (2018), Wilson (2015)
Private brands	Related with corporate image	Utgård (2018)
Expectations from consumers and other external stakeholders	Dominant driver in the retail sector	Naidoo and Gasparatos (2018), Groves et al. (2011), Ruiz-Molina and Gil-Saura (2018), Tascioglu et al. (2019), Lehner (2015), Hofenk et al. (2019)
Concerns about environmental impact	Energy conservation, GHG emission reduction, waste reduction strategies (at the same time to reduce costs) dominate among retailers	Naidoo and Gasparatos (2018), Richmond and Simpson (2016), Chkanikova and Matthias (2015), Filimonau and Gherbin (2017)
Firm innovations, industry-dependent practices	Food sharing practices	Ruiz-Molina and Gil-Saura (2018)

Retail sector-specific drivers
Supply chain position Cross-industry sustainable practices, industry leader	Business-to-consumer profile is used in retailing	Wiese et al. (2015), Groves et al. (2011), Kotzab et al. (2011), Ruiz-Molina and Gil-Saura (2018), Björklund et al. (2016)
Storytelling	To create stronger relationship with stakeholders	Jones and Comfort (2018), Wilson (2015)
Private brands	Related with corporate image	Utgård (2018)
Expectations from consumers and other external stakeholders	Dominant driver in the retail sector	Naidoo and Gasparatos (2018), Groves et al. (2011), Ruiz-Molina and Gil-Saura (2018), Tascioglu et al. (2019), Lehner (2015), Hofenk et al. (2019)
Concerns about environmental impact	Energy conservation, GHG emission reduction, waste reduction strategies (at the same time to reduce costs) dominate among retailers	Naidoo and Gasparatos (2018), Richmond and Simpson (2016), Chkanikova and Matthias (2015), Filimonau and Gherbin (2017)
Firm innovations, industry-dependent practices	Food sharing practices	Ruiz-Molina and Gil-Saura (2018)