The World population is growing tremendously and consequently the demand for basic human needs. The over-consumption of natural resources leads to develop a new solution that provides alternative ways to utilize resources more efficiently, while regulating the demand as well as the habits of developed countries, and meeting everyone’s needs. The footprint of luxury fashion supply chains (LFSCs) is huge: from the environmental and social consequences the need arises to adopt a framework that includes the fundamental aspects to be sustainable. Literature gaps lead us to fill them with questions and answers to improve the sustainability integration and implementation. The following work, carried out at Politecnico di Milano and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, identifies through a theoretical lens to a degree of integration of sustainability within the LFSCs. The methodology adopted is characterized by an exploratory approach, obtaining results from a sample of ten companies operating in the silk or leather fashion supply chains. The data gathered through interviews and secondary sources have been analysed through the coding procedure, an iterative process able to group data according to three main themes: sustainable practices adopted, antecedent factors related and outcomes. Results suggest that LFSCs efforts towards sustainability are driven by market and/or regulation, blocked meanwhile by resources and SC configuration. Practices available in literature are not all implemented, but new ones arise. Consequently, sustainability impacts positively on organization, operations and environment, worsening reliability and responsiveness. Common criticalities arise from these three macro-categories: the complexity of the supply chain configuration and the lack of knowledge. According to sustainability management approach and the degree of complexity and impact evaluated, criticalities can be categorized and prioritized in order to define a framework able to fully integrate the SSCM. In parallel, some complexities can be solved only by the whole industry, introducing some actions, achievable only through the collaboration of all the companies.
La popolazione mondiale sta crescendo terribilmente e così la domanda dei bisogni fondamentali dell’uomo. Il consumo eccessivo delle risorse naturali, elemento caratterizzante l’industria del luxury fashion, incoraggia a sviluppare soluzioni capaci di utilizzare le risorse in modo più efficiente, riducendo la domanda dei paesi più sviluppati e soddisfacendo allo stesso tempo i bisogni di tutti. L’impatto della LFSC è enorme: le conseguenze in ambito sociale e ambientale richiedono di adottare un framework che comprenda tutti gli aspetti rilevanti della sostenibilità. Le lacune della letteratura ci portano a porci domande in grado di migliorare l'integrazione e l'implementazione della sostenibilità. Questo lavoro, svolto presso il Politecnico di Milano e la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, identifica il grado di integrazione della sostenibilità nella supply chain del luxury fashion. La metodologia sfrutta su un approccio esplorativo, basandosi sui risultati ottenuti da un campione di dieci compagnie appartenenti alle supply chain della seta e della pelle. I dati, raccolti attraverso interviste e fonti secondarie, sono stati analizzati attraverso il coding, un processo iterativo in grado di raggruppare i dati in tre grandi temi: pratiche sostenibili, fattori antecedenti e outcomes. I risultati suggeriscono che il percorso verso la sostenibilità venga incoraggiato dal mercato e/o normative ma ostacolato dalla configurazione della SC. Le pratiche della letteratura non vengono tutte adottate, ma ne emergono di nuove. Si deduce poi che la sostenibilità impatti positivamente sull’organizzazione, operations e ambiente, ma peggiori l’affidabilità e la reattività. Comuni criticità emergono da queste tre macro-categorie: la complessità della configurazione della supply chain e l’inconsapevolezza. Facendo riferimento all’approccio manageriale riguardo la sostenibilità, le diverse criticità sono state categorizzate in modo da identificare un framework in grado di integrare la SSCM. Parallelamente, parte delle criticità possono essere risolte solo dall’intera industria, che quindi dovrebbe introdurre delle azioni, realizzabili solo attraverso la collaborazione di tutte le compagnie.
Sustainability in luxury fashion supply chain management : a framework encompassing antecedents, practices and outcomes of sustainability integration
GRANATO, ALESSANDRA;UKA, DAMIANO
2015/2016
Abstract
The World population is growing tremendously and consequently the demand for basic human needs. The over-consumption of natural resources leads to develop a new solution that provides alternative ways to utilize resources more efficiently, while regulating the demand as well as the habits of developed countries, and meeting everyone’s needs. The footprint of luxury fashion supply chains (LFSCs) is huge: from the environmental and social consequences the need arises to adopt a framework that includes the fundamental aspects to be sustainable. Literature gaps lead us to fill them with questions and answers to improve the sustainability integration and implementation. The following work, carried out at Politecnico di Milano and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, identifies through a theoretical lens to a degree of integration of sustainability within the LFSCs. The methodology adopted is characterized by an exploratory approach, obtaining results from a sample of ten companies operating in the silk or leather fashion supply chains. The data gathered through interviews and secondary sources have been analysed through the coding procedure, an iterative process able to group data according to three main themes: sustainable practices adopted, antecedent factors related and outcomes. Results suggest that LFSCs efforts towards sustainability are driven by market and/or regulation, blocked meanwhile by resources and SC configuration. Practices available in literature are not all implemented, but new ones arise. Consequently, sustainability impacts positively on organization, operations and environment, worsening reliability and responsiveness. Common criticalities arise from these three macro-categories: the complexity of the supply chain configuration and the lack of knowledge. According to sustainability management approach and the degree of complexity and impact evaluated, criticalities can be categorized and prioritized in order to define a framework able to fully integrate the SSCM. In parallel, some complexities can be solved only by the whole industry, introducing some actions, achievable only through the collaboration of all the companies.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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