Abstract In an age of climatic shifts and environmental degradation, globalization and expanding supply chains are rapidly changing operational and market dynamics. Yet, how are green supply chains dimensioned as a combination of activities and practices? What phases of the supply chain can be most easily improved by adopting a green philosophy? If a company has not yet adopted a green philosophy, what stages of its supply chain can be most likely improved? This article proposes an industry framework to index and benchmark green “environmentally sustainable” supply chains. We use 21 managers and senior executives across 12 firms to derive and validate the index variables and parameters. Data from our observations and interviews allow us to derive the Green Supply Chain Index (GSCI). The comprehensive GSCI creates a baseline on which companies can measure their green supply chain performance. This article serves as a starting point for benchmarking organizational GSC initiatives and their downstream effects on organizational performance addressing requisite incentives and penalties. The index can serve as rudimentary templates for research and practices as we seek to decipher various operational and performance aspects that distinguish between green-washing and greening while offering greater scrutiny into a rapidly changing and environmentally-conscious world.

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衡量可持续发展绩效：绿色供应链指数

摘要在气候变化和环境退化的时代，全球化和不断扩大的供应链正在迅速改变运营和市场动态。然而，如何将绿色供应链定义为活动和实践的组合？采用绿色理念最容易改善供应链的哪些阶段？如果一家公司尚未采用绿色理念，其供应链的哪些阶段最有可能得到改善？本文提出了一个行业框架来对绿色“环境可持续”供应链进行索引和基准测试。我们使用 12 家公司的 21 名经理和高级管理人员来推导和验证指数变量和参数。我们的观察和访谈数据使我们能够推导出绿色供应链指数 (GSCI)。全面的 GSCI 为公司衡量其绿色供应链绩效创建了一个基准。本文作为对组织 GSC 计划及其对组织绩效的下游影响进行基准测试的起点，以解决必要的激励和惩罚。该指数可以作为研究和实践的基本模板，因为我们试图破译区分绿色洗涤和绿化的各种运营和绩效方面，同时对快速变化和具有环保意识的世界进行更严格的审查。