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This chapter presents research results on the topic of supply chain sustainability assessment. It is based on interactions with multiple stakeholders from the automotive and electronics industry to determine on which sustainability aspects data exchange could take place all along the supply chain. A focus is then set on company representatives in these sectors to define which indicators make sense to assess these sustainability aspects and what the company requirements are to implement a supply chain-wide assessment. Findings suggest a set of 36 sustainability aspects to exchange sustainability data along the supply chain with 69 corresponding qualitative and quantitative indicators. A framework and methods to calculate the sustainability performance of supply chains are also provided and assessed according to seven industry requirements. The standardized approach enables practitioners to save time in sustainability data exchange and improve the assessment and traceability of their products, individual companies and supply chains. This work provides to our knowledge the most complete tool for a supply chain-wide sustainability assessment on the environmental, social and governance dimensions of sustainability.
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REACH: Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (see: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach_en)
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RoHS: Restriction of Hazardous Substances (see: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32002L0095)
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See: http://www.eiccoalition.org/.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding of the research by the European Commission. The project n°283130 called Sustainability Data Exchange Hub (SustainHub) was funded under the 7th Framework Programme. Acknowledgments are also directed to all project partners and to all interview and survey participants for their time and practical insights in the field.
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Fritz, M.M.C., Schöggl, J.P., Baumgartner, R.J. (2018). Enabling a Supply Chain-Wide Sustainability Assessment: A Focus on the Electronics and Automotive Industries. In: Brandenburg, M., Hahn, G., Rebs, T. (eds) Social and Environmental Dimensions of Organizations and Supply Chains. Greening of Industry Networks Studies, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59587-0_5
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