Table 6 Synthesis of cross-case analysis...

Table 6

Synthesis of cross-case analysis for SSCM's BPP

Category or subcategories		Companies
Category or subcategories	Evidence	Case A	Case B	Case C	Case D
Internal SSCM barriers
Lack of clarity on sustainability's definition and indicators	Medium	+++	+	+	++
Lack of top-management commitment	Low	+	++	+
Lack of sustainability-related expertise	Medium	++	+++	+
Lack of technology	Low	+	+
Supply chain cost implications	High	++	++	+++	+
Information flow and access	High	+	+++	+++	+++
External SSCM barriers
Supplier resistance	Low	++
Market or customer uncertainty	Medium	++	+	+++
Regulatory uncertainty	High	++	++	+++	++
SSCM practices
Policy
Sustainability council	Low		+
Internal audits and reporting	High	+	+++	+	+
External audits and reporting	Medium	+	+++		+
Research and technology development	High	+	+++	+	++
Programme
Supplier decarbonisation programme	Low	++
Hazardous substance management	Medium	++		+	+
Supplier training and award	Medium	++		++	++
Supplier diversity and inclusion programme	Low		+		+
Science-based target initiatives	Medium	+	++		+
Supplier code of conduct and audit programme	High	+++	+++	+	+
Supplier health and safety programme	Medium		+	+	++
Procedure
Supplier risk management	Low	+
Supplier selection procedure	Low	+	+
Design for environment	High	+++	+++	+++	++
Management systems, standards and certifications	Medium	++	+		++
SSCM performance
Economic
Supply chain cost	Low	+	+
Competitive advantage or green products' sales	High	+	+	+++	+
Social
Labour or human rights	Medium	++	++	+
Health and safety	High	+	++	++	++
Diversity and inclusion	Low		+
Environmental
Circularity	Medium		++	+	+
Hazardous and toxic substance use	Medium	++	+		+
Waste generation	Medium	+	+	+	+
Water usage	Medium		+	+	+
Energy consumption	Low		+		+
Carbon footprint and handprint	High	+++	++	+++	++

Category or subcategories		Companies
Category or subcategories	Evidence	Case A	Case B	Case C	Case D
Internal SSCM barriers
Lack of clarity on sustainability's definition and indicators	Medium	+++	+	+	++
Lack of top-management commitment	Low	+	++	+
Lack of sustainability-related expertise	Medium	++	+++	+
Lack of technology	Low	+	+
Supply chain cost implications	High	++	++	+++	+
Information flow and access	High	+	+++	+++	+++
External SSCM barriers
Supplier resistance	Low	++
Market or customer uncertainty	Medium	++	+	+++
Regulatory uncertainty	High	++	++	+++	++
SSCM practices
Policy
Sustainability council	Low		+
Internal audits and reporting	High	+	+++	+	+
External audits and reporting	Medium	+	+++		+
Research and technology development	High	+	+++	+	++
Programme
Supplier decarbonisation programme	Low	++
Hazardous substance management	Medium	++		+	+
Supplier training and award	Medium	++		++	++
Supplier diversity and inclusion programme	Low		+		+
Science-based target initiatives	Medium	+	++		+
Supplier code of conduct and audit programme	High	+++	+++	+	+
Supplier health and safety programme	Medium		+	+	++
Procedure
Supplier risk management	Low	+
Supplier selection procedure	Low	+	+
Design for environment	High	+++	+++	+++	++
Management systems, standards and certifications	Medium	++	+		++
SSCM performance
Economic
Supply chain cost	Low	+	+
Competitive advantage or green products' sales	High	+	+	+++	+
Social
Labour or human rights	Medium	++	++	+
Health and safety	High	+	++	++	++
Diversity and inclusion	Low		+
Environmental
Circularity	Medium		++	+	+
Hazardous and toxic substance use	Medium	++	+		+
Waste generation	Medium	+	+	+	+
Water usage	Medium		+	+	+
Energy consumption	Low		+		+
Carbon footprint and handprint	High	+++	++	+++	++

Note(s): + = superficially evidenced; ++ = evidenced; +++ = strongly evidenced

Source(s): Authors own work

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