Sustainable Paths in Digital Supply Chains: Navigating Environmental Challenges and Technological Frontiers

Editors

  • Harshad Sonar, Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur
  • Bishal Dey Sarkar, Indian Institute of Management Bodhgaya
  • Sandeep Jagtap, Lund University
  • Hana Trollman, University of Leicester

Description

This special issue examines how digital technologies can be integrated with sustainability objectives in modern supply chains. Organizations are increasingly pressured to reduce environmental impacts and ensure ethical operations while managing technological disruption. The issue explores how emerging tools like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and data analytics can enhance supply chain transparency, efficiency, emissions monitoring, and resilience while addressing climate risks and regulatory demands.

The collection seeks empirical, conceptual, and methodological contributions that bridge theory and practice in digital sustainability transitions. It recognizes that technological adoption alone is insufficient; successful transformation requires supportive leadership, training, and organizational culture change. The special issue draws on multiple theoretical perspectives to provide comprehensive understanding of how human and organizational factors influence sustainability-driven digitalization across different organizational contexts.

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Potential topics

  • Strategic leadership and governance for sustainable digital supply chains
  • Digital transformation strategies for environmental sustainability in supply chains
  • AI and machine learning applications for green supply chain planning and optimization
  • Blockchain-enabled transparency, traceability, and ethical sourcing
  • Benchmarking sustainability performance metrics and ESG KPIs in digital supply chain
  • Sustainable logistics and smart transportation
  • Digital circular supply chains and circular economy implementation models
  • Green procurement, supplier collaboration, and sustainable sourcing practices
  • Sustainability-resilience integration through digital capabilities
  • Sustainable supply chain innovation in SMEs and emerging economies
  • Cyber risks, data governance, and trust issues in sustainable digital supply chains
  • Policy, institutional pressures, and regulatory compliance for digital sustainability
  • Benchmarking best practices in AI-driven sustainable supply chain decision-making
  • Cross-industry and cross-country benchmarking of digital sustainability maturity models
  • Benchmarking circular economy adoption and reverse logistics performance across sectors