Table 3

Summary and examples: Supply chain design across different impact areas

Clusters/Supply chain design elementCommunity championsEnvironmentalistsCustomer impact improversCustomer access improvers
Key InfluencersPolitical and economic environment
  • - Presence of trusted and effective charitable organizations within the local community (e.g. Flowers for Dreams, CIRCLE Alliance Bank, Therafit Shoe)

  • - Characteristics of the local environment in terms of organizations, workforce (e.g. Taos Ski Valley Inc., Opaline, Tech Networks of Boston)

Industry conditions
  • - Perceived consumer adaptability (e.g. Lunapads, Dopper, Klean Kanteen)

Industry conditions
  • - Practices of mainstream competitors (e.g. People's Architecture Office, Rally Assets,R + M Agency)

Political environment
  • - Institutional voids in the target market (e.g. Fortafolio Verde, Travois, VCC Social Enterprises)

Key Design DecisionsPhysical network design
  • - Localization of supply chains (e.g. Oaklandish, Beyond Green Sustainable Food Partners, 7Peaks Brasserie)

Sourcing strategies
  • - Supplier selection criteria (e.g. MotherLove, Traditional Medicinals, All Good)

Physical network design
  • - Localization of supply chains (e.g. Honest to Goodness, Cambridge Naturals, Delicious & Sons)

  • - Inclusion of reverse supply chain (e.g. Seams to Fit, REfficient, Better World Books)

Social network design
  • - Scope of the customer market: PDOs, NGOs (e.g. Mission Partners, Brown Bread, Dog & Bone)

  • - Durability of customer relationships: project-based, short-term (e.g. Brink Communications, GroundFloorMedia, Kin and Co)

Social network design
  • - Scope of the customer market: underserved customers, PDOs (e.g. Beneficial State Bank, Almanatura,City First Bank)

  • - Durability of customer relationships: On-going relationship (e.g. Sunrise Banks, Spring Bank, Clearinghouse CDFI)

Building BlocksSocial capital
  • - Ongoing investments in employees' time and financial resources invested in the local community (e.g. AWA Alliance Bank, SpaceCubed, Sustainable Law Group)

  • - Development of meaningful relationships in the community (e.g. Living Room Realty, Global Leadership Foundation, Trico Homes)

  • Inter-firm processes

  • - Investments in supplier identification, selection and development (e.g. Andean Naturals, Sustain Natural, Coffee Collective)

  • - Investments in ongoing supplier compliance (e.g. Yoni, Organic Basics, Factors Group, HomeFree)

  • Technology

  • - Greener technologies (e.g. e.g. Diasen, eWater Systems, Locus Agricultural Solutions)

Inter-firm processes
  • - Strong stakeholder interface capabilities (e.g. Smiile, InKind Capital, LOACOM, Laridae)

  • - Capabilities for working with PDOs (e.g. Humanitarian Advisory Group, Coates Kokes, Sagent Marketing)

Social capital
  • - Intensive relationship building with beneficiaries (e.g. Kindred Credit Union, 4G Capital, Success Rehab)

  • - Creation of supplementary services for beneficiaries (e.g. ilumexico, Big Issue, Lancaster Works)

Source(s): Authors’ own creation

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