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Table 2

Sustainability-oriented supply chain practices

Practice category	Definition	Implications for sustainable supply chains
Environmental process practices	Monitoring and enforcing compliance with environmental standards	Ensures regulatory adherence, reduces risks and improves resource efficiency
Environmental market practices	Redesigning supply chains for sustainability, including circular economy models	Promotes waste reduction, closed-loop production and sustainable innovation
Social process practices	Ensuring supplier compliance with labor rights and social standards	Strengthens accountability, mitigates human rights risks and prevents modern slavery
Social market practices	Restructuring supply chains to promote social equity, fair trade and worker welfare	Enhances supplier resilience and promotes ethical labor practices

Practice category	Definition	Implications for sustainable supply chains
Environmental process practices	Monitoring and enforcing compliance with environmental standards	Ensures regulatory adherence, reduces risks and improves resource efficiency
Environmental market practices	Redesigning supply chains for sustainability, including circular economy models	Promotes waste reduction, closed-loop production and sustainable innovation
Social process practices	Ensuring supplier compliance with labor rights and social standards	Strengthens accountability, mitigates human rights risks and prevents modern slavery
Social market practices	Restructuring supply chains to promote social equity, fair trade and worker welfare	Enhances supplier resilience and promotes ethical labor practices

Source(s): Authors’ elaboration based on existing literature