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Investigated topics

Strategic areas	Detail of investigation	References
1) Sustainable innovation in product life cycle	R&D regarding product sustainability in design, distribution, sale, consumption, and end of life	Sarigöllü et al. (2021), Wang et al. (2019), Lukman et al. (2016), Jaeger-Erben et al. (2015)
2) Packaging sustainability	Evaluating the level of commitment put aside by the company to make packaging sustainable	Boz et al. (2020), Steenis et al. (2018), Freeman and Chapman (2008)
3) Ethics and sustainability in SCM	Ethics in supplies selection and sustainable supply chain management practices	Wang and Dai (2018), Hong et al. (2018), Testa and Iraldo (2010)
4) Sustainability policies and practices	Evaluating the formalisation of sustainable management at company level (i.e. certifications and codes of ethics)	Nosratabadi et al. (2019), Adelstein and Clegg (2016), Azapagic (2003)
5) Ethics in personnel management and human rights protection	Health and safety at work and diversity management	Passetti et al. (2020), Cucari et al. (2018), Schrempf-Stirling and Wettstein (2017)
6) Energy management and climate change	Evaluating the impact of energy consumption and emissions	Cooper et al. (2022), Simsek and Urmee (2020), Tsai et al. (2017)
7) Waste management	Assessing business circularity and waste management practices	Sarigöllü et al. (2021), Gusmerotti et al. (2019)
8) Water resource management	Assessing water consumption and discharges	Felgueiras et al. (2018), Vilanova et al. (2015), Adamson and Loch (2021)
9) Marketing and communication strategies	Relationship between the organisation's marketing policies and sustainability	Katrandjiev (2016), Murphy et al. (2005), Arnold (2009)
10) Contribution to local communities	Initiatives for local development and relations with local communities	Lu et al. (2017), Squazzoni (2009), White (2005)

Strategic areas	Detail of investigation	References
1) Sustainable innovation in product life cycle	R&D regarding product sustainability in design, distribution, sale, consumption, and end of life	Sarigöllü et al. (2021), Wang et al. (2019), Lukman et al. (2016), Jaeger-Erben et al. (2015)
2) Packaging sustainability	Evaluating the level of commitment put aside by the company to make packaging sustainable	Boz et al. (2020), Steenis et al. (2018), Freeman and Chapman (2008)
3) Ethics and sustainability in SCM	Ethics in supplies selection and sustainable supply chain management practices	Wang and Dai (2018), Hong et al. (2018), Testa and Iraldo (2010)
4) Sustainability policies and practices	Evaluating the formalisation of sustainable management at company level (i.e. certifications and codes of ethics)	Nosratabadi et al. (2019), Adelstein and Clegg (2016), Azapagic (2003)
5) Ethics in personnel management and human rights protection	Health and safety at work and diversity management	Passetti et al. (2020), Cucari et al. (2018), Schrempf-Stirling and Wettstein (2017)
6) Energy management and climate change	Evaluating the impact of energy consumption and emissions	Cooper et al. (2022), Simsek and Urmee (2020), Tsai et al. (2017)
7) Waste management	Assessing business circularity and waste management practices	Sarigöllü et al. (2021), Gusmerotti et al. (2019)
8) Water resource management	Assessing water consumption and discharges	Felgueiras et al. (2018), Vilanova et al. (2015), Adamson and Loch (2021)
9) Marketing and communication strategies	Relationship between the organisation's marketing policies and sustainability	Katrandjiev (2016), Murphy et al. (2005), Arnold (2009)
10) Contribution to local communities	Initiatives for local development and relations with local communities	Lu et al. (2017), Squazzoni (2009), White (2005)

Source(s): Authors' elaboration