Green supply chain management for a more sustainable manufacturing industry in China: a critical review

Green supply chain management (GSCM) is an integrated environmental management tool for green transformation of the manufacturing industry and has remarkable potential to support China’s target of carbon neutrality by 2060. To understand the development path of GSCM and the subsequent impacts in Chi...

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Published in:Environment, development and sustainability development and sustainability, 2023-02, Vol.25 (2), p.1151-1183
Main Authors: Sheng, Xuerou, Chen, Leping, Yuan, Xueliang, Tang, Yuzhou, Yuan, Qian, Chen, Rong, Wang, Qingsong, Ma, Qiao, Zuo, Jian, Liu, Hongwei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Carbon neutrality
Consumers
Developing countries
Disclosure
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Economic Geology
Economic Growth
Energy consumption
Environment
Environmental Economics
Environmental information
Environmental Management
LDCs
Legal system
Literature reviews
Logistics
Manufacturers
Manufacturing
Manufacturing industry
Neutrality
Product design
Recycling
Regulation
Review
Suppliers
Supply
Supply chain management
Supply chain sustainability
Supply chains
Sustainable Development
Sustainable production
Tax incentives
Transformation
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Summary:Green supply chain management (GSCM) is an integrated environmental management tool for green transformation of the manufacturing industry and has remarkable potential to support China’s target of carbon neutrality by 2060. To understand the development path of GSCM and the subsequent impacts in China, the systematic literature review, analysis and comparison method is applied. The management institution involves eight governmental departments. The policy system includes 7 National Laws, 2 Regulations of the State Council, and 100 Documents of the State Council, Ministries, and Commissions. The review compares the relevant policies of China, the USA, the EU, and Japan, which reveals that management system of multi-departmental collaboration leads to the avoidance and transfer of responsibility. We also find that the existing relevant legal system need to be improved, especially in terms of tax subsidy, incentive mechanism, environmental information disclosure and the range of industries involved. Corresponding suggestions are put forward in response to these identified problems. The overall picture of GSCM in China could serve as a useful reference for other developing countries.
ISSN:1387-585X
1573-2975
DOI:10.1007/s10668-022-02109-9