Green Supply Management: An Integrated Theoretical Framework (Integrating Suppliers into Environmental Management Process)

The implementation of green supply is better explained by focusing on the development and deployment of an organization's specialized internal resources, rather than by the more usual focus on external environmental pressures on a firm. Further, the capabilities appropriate for green supply are developed by a proactive corporate environmental stance and by a more strategic purchasing and supply management approach Now Green Supply Management (GSM) is becoming an integral part of an environmentally conscious firm But research related to Green Supply Management is still in its infancy. Accordingly, this article represents a significant step in addressing the impending issues related to corporate environmental strategy and GSM through the development of an integrated theoretical framework that can be used to evaluate the various GSM initiatives and their collective effects on performance