Journal articles by Dr. Morgane M.C. Fritz
Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain, 2023
Supply chains' broad operational capacity and their integrative potential are too relevant to be ... more Supply chains' broad operational capacity and their integrative potential are too relevant to be ignored. However, they are sometimes pursued with limited care for global sustainability concerns. This research paper argues how comprehensive the incorporation of sustainability in supply chain management is, discussing the importance of promoting supply chains rooted in a sustainability mindset, which employs a systems perspective to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. Using four cases from the electronics sector, the study proposes a framework that could be used to assess the sustainability within supply chain management as an alternative for the traditional TBL perspective, analyzing the sustainability mindset dimensions: "Knowing" and "Doing". Also, the paper emphasizes the gap between what companies' supply chains declare and what they actually would do towards sustainability, proposing that the "Being" dimension of the sustainability mindset is still missing.
Cleaner Production Letters, 2022
Given the global sustainability challenges facing humans and nature today, this theoretical paper... more Given the global sustainability challenges facing humans and nature today, this theoretical paper aims to propose a supply chain view of sustainability management and thereby contribute to elevating the sustainable supply chain management field to the level of theory. This is done by identifying supply chain stakeholders and related sustainability challenges, which reveal the inherent paradoxes and tensions in global consumption and production networks. This perspective supports the urgent need for all supply chain stakeholders to understand sustainability challenges and adopt a sustainability mindset. The focus on reducing supply chain disruptions, improving supply chain resilience, and improving supply chain sustainability performance has neglected and even undermined broader sustainability challenges, such as climate change. Therefore, this paper first provides a discussion on the complementarity between stakeholder theory and sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) from a systems perspective; and, second, develops a novel supply chain theory to enhance sustainability management by identifying supply chain stakeholders and related sustainability challenges. Linking stakeholder theory and SSCM facilitates a holistic understanding of sustainability challenges, making it possible to identify opportunities to improve one's decisions, actions, and current consumption and production patterns. Instead of perpetuating a firm-or client-centred perspective, the supply chain view places the product/service at the center of the stakeholder identification process. It clearly identifies stakeholders upstream, within the focal firm, downstream, or outside the supply chain (SC), as well as the related sustainability challenges. It encourages all organizations and individuals to practise their systems thinking skills in order to improve their sustainability mindset and enhance their subsequent ability to solve sustainability and ethical challenges. The proposed supply chain view supports managers, policymakers, educators, consultant, consumers, and individuals in identifying stakeholders and understanding sustainability challenges related to production and consumption effectively. This extends existing knowledge on sustainability management from a supply chain perspective and opens new research areas, particularly for ethical decision-making and behavioural sciences.
Acta Energetica, 2018
Improvement of energy efficiency may, in many ways, be beneficial for the economy and society. En... more Improvement of energy efficiency may, in many ways, be beneficial for the economy and society. Energy efficiency programs, however, are often assessed based on energy savings only, without considering the socioeconomic benefits. Therefore, the entire benefit from energy efficiency in national economies and in the global dimension is significantly underappreciated. The basic aim of this paper is to demonstrate the multiple benefits from improving energy efficiency and to analyse them based on selected case studies.
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
Purpose – The majority of the supply chain sustainability (SCS) literature is based on research p... more Purpose – The majority of the supply chain sustainability (SCS) literature is based on research perspectives and findings from studies conducted in developed countries. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the current Latin American publications on SCS (2007–2016) to explore whether another perspective exists. Design/methodology/approach – As part of a structured literature review, 123 peer-reviewed articles published in four Latin American databases were scanned. This literature review was combined with a qualitative content analysis using an inductive and deductive approach to move away from top–down approaches and to illuminate the Latin American perspective on SCS.
Findings – The analysis of the scientific literature demonstrates that the traditional three pillars of sustainability are not enough to understand the specificities of the region. This review shows that cultural and institutional dimensions enhance the understanding of SCS locally. In addition, three major triggers for SCS in Latin American economies were found: green supply chain management practices, local development and stakeholder engagement.
Research limitations/implications – A deeper understanding of the Latin American perspective can support scholars worldwide in developing the field of SCS in relevant directions and in comprehending the specificities of their own countries by infusing cultural and institutional elements into their conceptualisations of SCS.
Originality/value – This paper provides an unexplored perspective on SCS because it analyses Latin American publications and presents a mapping of current SCS issues and research gaps that offers insights to guide future research in the field.
Traditional stakeholder research typically departs from organisation-centric or issue-centric app... more Traditional stakeholder research typically departs from organisation-centric or issue-centric approaches. However, using these approaches for stakeholder identification lacks rigor and comprehensiveness, since these approaches cannot be used to embrace the complexity and dynamics of the organizational constituents. To address this gap, we propose adopting a supply chain perspective on stakeholder identification and describe the process in more detail with two cases of mercury trade and energy. Adopting a supply chain perspective reveals the direct and indirect stakeholders' influences, allowing us to study their interrelations, and clearly shows the role of each constituent in the stakeholder nexus. This process can serve as a tool to support governments, businesses, researchers, and non-governmental organisations to help them identify stakeholders related to services or goods in a more rigorous and comprehensive manner. In turn, in terms of increasing stakeholder understanding and engagement, responsible decision-and policy-makers can adopt this process to improve their chances of reaching sustainability goals. The focus is here set on environmental strategies and policies but the approach can be applied in other contexts where supply chain stakeholders need to be identified in relation to a piece of goods or a service.
Women & Environment Magazine, 2017
This is a short literature review based on research literature. It focusses on women health and s... more This is a short literature review based on research literature. It focusses on women health and safety risks related to Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining and the use of mercury (pp.24-28). It is published by the Women & Environment Magazine.
For many years, the use of mercury in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining has afforded an incom... more For many years, the use of mercury in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining has afforded an income for many persons without better options, but has brought with it extensive harm to the environment, the miners and their communities. Technical and financial assistance have focused on raising awareness of the affected mining communities and encouraging the transition to mercury-free techniques. However, relatively little research has examined the roles of the stakeholders in the mercury supply chain, and their ability to influence the mercury-free transition. This paper analyzes the stakeholders and their diverse roles with regard to the trade and supply of mercury for Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining. The paper applies a supply chain management approach to stakeholder theory. This is done through an extensive literature review, a qualitative content analysis, an online survey and the development of supply chain diagrams that were validated by experts in the field. By providing a comprehensive picture of the stakeholders and their roles, this paper helps governments, inter-and non-governmental organizations and others to better understand stakeholders and their interactions with the mercury supply chain at multiple levels, permitting the development of appropriate policies within the context of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the preparation of better adapted National Action Plans.
Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management, 2017
This paper aims to analyse how the publications in Brazil are considering the relationship
betwe... more This paper aims to analyse how the publications in Brazil are considering the relationship
between sustainability and supply chain management. For this end, a literature
review was carried out in 120 Brazilian academic journals in which 124 papers
were identified, from 2008 until 2013. When considering the Triple Bottom Line
approach, the results show that sustainability research in Brazil is focusing on the
environmental dimension and SCM research is focusing on the economic dimension.
Additional inputs are provided by integrating the governance dimension in the
analysis to underline which actions and policies are discussed in Brazil at a corporate
level. To support the results a consultation of experts in the field of sustainability in
Brazil was fulfilled, and three case examples are presented to explain some of the
research results. The findings on publications in Brazil contrast with international
studies, particularly on the topic of social performance and management in supply
chains. One of the main conclusions is that there are large opportunities to increase
publications about sustainability and SCM in the country and that Brazil presents
some specificities in the field that researchers and managers shall consider.
In a context of growing complexity of supply chains and pressure from multiple stakeholders for m... more In a context of growing complexity of supply chains and pressure from multiple stakeholders for more transparency, there is a trend in research and practice towards building methods for supply chain sustainability assessment. This trend represents a core issue in research but rarely takes a multiple stake-holder perspective. Based on a literature review, a qualitative and quantitative content analysis of sustainability reports, a survey, and interviews with various stakeholders, this paper suggests a set of sustainability aspects to exchange data to support the sustainability assessment of supply chains. The focus is set on the interrelated automotive and electronics industries which are representative sectors of this growing need for transparency and assessment and reflect the complexity of the issue. The outcome and main differences between companies and other stakeholders (e.g., Non-Governmental Organisations , researchers) is highlighted as well as the overall result of this work: a suggestion for 36 sustainability aspects to exchange sustainability data along the supply chain. By integrating empirical information, this paper emphasises the need to define precisely which sustainability aspects can be found in the different dimensions of sustainability and shows the importance of the governance dimension in sustainability research. It also aims at encouraging a standardised data exchange by taking into account company demographics and data exchange accessibility to allow comparability between companies and supply chains and support decision-makers. The results are meant for companies to improve and monitor the sustainability performance of their organisation and supply chain, improve communication through corporate sustainability reports, and provide more transparent information to customers and final consumers. The results also aim at supporting researchers in the field in developing indicators for a supply chain-wide sustainability assessment.
In automotive and electronics supply chains, sustainability assessment is gaining increasing impo... more In automotive and electronics supply chains, sustainability assessment is gaining increasing importance. More stringent regulations and growing customer pressure are driving the change towards more environmentally, socially and economically responsible supply chains. Since this implies a rising use of resources for data collection, monitoring, exchange and assessment, the objective of this paper is to facilitate supply chain sustainability assessment. The present paper first provides a tailored set of 69 supply chain sustainability indicators for the European automotive and electronics industries. These were derived on the basis of a systematic literature review, together with 13 semi-structured interviews and five focus group workshops, all of which involved sustainability and industry experts. Second, the paper provides a case example of software-based supply chain sustainability data exchange. The extent to which sustainability information is currently exchanged in the two industries is also analyzed. The set of indicators is scientifically relevant since it considers all three dimensions of sustainability and is intended to allow for supply chain-wide sustainability assessment in two specific industries. It is also of high practical relevance since it was developed with and validated by industry experts, and also since it considers industrial and technical requirements for supply chain sustainability assessment in order to increase the efficiency of the work processes.
Book chapters by Dr. Morgane M.C. Fritz
Handbook of Research on Supply Chain Resiliency, Efficiency, and Visibility in the Post- Pandemic Era, 2022
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, ethical supply chain practices have been the focus of several su... more Following the COVID-19 pandemic, ethical supply chain practices have been the focus of several supply chain stakeholders, such as firms, suppliers, governments and consumers. The pandemic caused a disruption that forced supply chains to reorganise their activities and sometimes make unethical decisions to ensure business survival or satisfy customers. In light of several scandals, stakeholders require increased transparency in the supply chain, and recent norms of sustainable procurement highlight its importance in this mission. The chapter revises all key concepts of business ethics, supply chain practices and supply chain resilience to explore, through the COVID-19 pandemic, unethical supply chain practices and propose solutions and recommendations based on practitioners' and researchers' studies.
Responsible Consumption and Production. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, 2019
This is a summary of the academic literature defining "sustainable supply chain management" for t... more This is a summary of the academic literature defining "sustainable supply chain management" for the Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals published by Springer and directed by Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T.
This chapter presents research results on the topic of supply chain sustainability assessment. It... more 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.
With the US Dodd-Frank Act, the first legally binding regulation that forces American companies t... more With the US Dodd-Frank Act, the first legally binding regulation that forces American companies to ensure their products are conflict-free, transparency in supply chain management has been challenged. The European Commission being about to release a similar regulation for European companies makes this challenge almost global. The electronics industry has been the first sector under pressure to take initiatives against conflict minerals in products. Due to close interrelations, the automotive industry is also strongly impacted, but research has not been focusing on implications for this sector so far. With the use of concepts from the stakeholder management theory, this chapter shows the importance of identifying conflict minerals stakeholders within and outside the supply chain of the automotive sector to determine where to start from and whom to engage in the automotive sector. The analysis based on a literature review, expert interviews and information disclosed online by the five largest car manufacturers shows that stakeholders engaged by the automotive sectors are limited to suppliers, industry groups and the electronics sector. However, two specific areas of development within the automotive industry are identified, namely, awareness raising of suppliers and methods to trace conflict minerals along the supply chain. It is argued that a supply chain perspective enables to identify a wide variety of stakeholders with whom the automotive industry may find synergies. The analysis also reveals that so far miners and their communities, one of the most affected stakeholders, are not being engaged sufficiently to support conflictfree mining.
Understanding what marketing messages trigger sustainable consumer behavior is one of the key iss... more Understanding what marketing messages trigger sustainable consumer behavior is one of the key issues for companies to be able to design effective green marketing. The goal of this paper is to present a conceptual framework for a green marketing approach that includes product, industry, production processes, and supply chain specific considerations to be utilized in the design of green product marketing for the mass markets. Based on a literature review, we have created a conceptual framework with industry-specific aspects on the basis of unique features in seven industrial sectors that are of relevance to the personal needs of consumers from an environmental perspective, but are focusing on the product-specific aspects of the marketed products. The originality of this study lies in the proposition that green marketing should use the actual product features as a starting point and not focus only on green consumers. The greenness of a product should be an additional dimension that adds to the competitiveness of the product when compared to conventional products. Theoretically, we propose that a transdisciplinary approach that integrates 581 sustainable supply chain management perspectives to green marketing would benefit companies designing green marketing approaches and consumers making green product choices.
In several European countries, the construction industry has to face an existing or future lack o... more In several European countries, the construction industry has to face an existing or future lack of natural resources. Although research on the use of by-products in the construc-tion industry is abundant, countries in Europe do not reach the same rate of construction waste re-integration into construction works. In order to identify some infl uencing factors for the use of by-products in the construction industry, this paper studies the case of The Netherlands and France at a national and company level. It follows a methodology of participatory observation that enables the observer to obtain a good understanding of the local context and company-specifi c information. The paper aims at setting the basis to build an explanatory framework for the use of by-products in the construction industry according to several parameters derived from the partici-patory observation: socio-economics factors, national and international policies and companies' strengths and weaknesses. When created...
Reports by Dr. Morgane M.C. Fritz
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has experienced explosive growth in recent years due to th... more Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has experienced explosive growth in recent years due to the rising value of mineral prices and the increasing difficulty of earning a living from agriculture and other rural activities. An estimated 40.5 million people were directly engaged in ASM in 2017, up from 30 million in 2014, 13 million in 1999 and 6 million in 1993. That compares with only 7 million people working in industrial mining in 2013.
Conference papers and posters by Dr. Morgane M.C. Fritz
A recent publication from the IEA (OECD/IEA, 2014) shows that initiatives, programme or projects ... more A recent publication from the IEA (OECD/IEA, 2014) shows that initiatives, programme or projects aiming at enhancing energy efficiency (EE) can provide multiple benefits to the economy and society in addition to energy savings. These benefits can for instance be an improvement of inhabitants' health in the case of building renovation. Publications on the topic are so far very limited since the focus of researchers in this field is rather set on quantifying energy savings, i.e. mainly economic and environmental impacts. Such approaches do not enable to assess the full economic, environmental or social impacts of energy efficiency improvements since not all impacts are quantifiable. Additionally, the multiple benefits of energy efficiency can also originate from initiatives that do not have energy savings as a primary goal. This is the case for instance of initiatives at a city or region level that aim at reaching energy autonomy and ensure a secured supply of energy to the inhabitants and companies of the city or region. Such a context is typical in Austria where more than a hundred so called " Energy Regions " were created in the past few years (Klima-und Energie-Modellregionen, 2015). The aim of this research is to show what multiple benefits can be expected from Energy Regions in Austria and analyse if these are similar to the ones identified by the IEA or if Energy Regions can expect any other multiple benefits of EE. This research is conducted via the qualitative content analysis of case-studies in Austria (project reports and scientific papers) according to Mayring and Gläser-Zikuda (2008). A focus is set on project and papers aiming at deriving policy recommendations or creating new business models for Energy Regions. Such analysis is complemented by a literature review (Fink, 2005) on the topic of multiple benefits of EE in Austria. The results show that Austrian Energy Regions can expect to benefit from the same benefits as the one identified by the IEA such as energy security, job creation or resources management. Additionally, the Energy Regions can also benefit from aspects that are specific to the Austrian context such as more motivation for cities that are not yet part of Energy Regions based on best practice examples of successful Energy Regions; an increased social value of the regions via the stimulation of networking between energy experts, the public administration and researchers or else; a stronger identification of inhabitant to their city and region and a higher acceptance for technological changes. The analysis also reveals that some EE initiatives may be counterproductive and hence bring " negative benefits " to the overall transition of Energy Regions towards energy independence. The results show that beyond the multiple benefits of EE identified by the IEA, there is also a need to identify country and region specific benefits. These benefits may indeed support project leaders, public utilities and inhabitants towards EE or non-EE related initiatives and hence contribute to economic, environmental and/or social value creation for cities and regions in Austria.
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Journal articles by Dr. Morgane M.C. Fritz
Findings – The analysis of the scientific literature demonstrates that the traditional three pillars of sustainability are not enough to understand the specificities of the region. This review shows that cultural and institutional dimensions enhance the understanding of SCS locally. In addition, three major triggers for SCS in Latin American economies were found: green supply chain management practices, local development and stakeholder engagement.
Research limitations/implications – A deeper understanding of the Latin American perspective can support scholars worldwide in developing the field of SCS in relevant directions and in comprehending the specificities of their own countries by infusing cultural and institutional elements into their conceptualisations of SCS.
Originality/value – This paper provides an unexplored perspective on SCS because it analyses Latin American publications and presents a mapping of current SCS issues and research gaps that offers insights to guide future research in the field.
between sustainability and supply chain management. For this end, a literature
review was carried out in 120 Brazilian academic journals in which 124 papers
were identified, from 2008 until 2013. When considering the Triple Bottom Line
approach, the results show that sustainability research in Brazil is focusing on the
environmental dimension and SCM research is focusing on the economic dimension.
Additional inputs are provided by integrating the governance dimension in the
analysis to underline which actions and policies are discussed in Brazil at a corporate
level. To support the results a consultation of experts in the field of sustainability in
Brazil was fulfilled, and three case examples are presented to explain some of the
research results. The findings on publications in Brazil contrast with international
studies, particularly on the topic of social performance and management in supply
chains. One of the main conclusions is that there are large opportunities to increase
publications about sustainability and SCM in the country and that Brazil presents
some specificities in the field that researchers and managers shall consider.
Book chapters by Dr. Morgane M.C. Fritz
Reports by Dr. Morgane M.C. Fritz
Conference papers and posters by Dr. Morgane M.C. Fritz
Findings – The analysis of the scientific literature demonstrates that the traditional three pillars of sustainability are not enough to understand the specificities of the region. This review shows that cultural and institutional dimensions enhance the understanding of SCS locally. In addition, three major triggers for SCS in Latin American economies were found: green supply chain management practices, local development and stakeholder engagement.
Research limitations/implications – A deeper understanding of the Latin American perspective can support scholars worldwide in developing the field of SCS in relevant directions and in comprehending the specificities of their own countries by infusing cultural and institutional elements into their conceptualisations of SCS.
Originality/value – This paper provides an unexplored perspective on SCS because it analyses Latin American publications and presents a mapping of current SCS issues and research gaps that offers insights to guide future research in the field.
between sustainability and supply chain management. For this end, a literature
review was carried out in 120 Brazilian academic journals in which 124 papers
were identified, from 2008 until 2013. When considering the Triple Bottom Line
approach, the results show that sustainability research in Brazil is focusing on the
environmental dimension and SCM research is focusing on the economic dimension.
Additional inputs are provided by integrating the governance dimension in the
analysis to underline which actions and policies are discussed in Brazil at a corporate
level. To support the results a consultation of experts in the field of sustainability in
Brazil was fulfilled, and three case examples are presented to explain some of the
research results. The findings on publications in Brazil contrast with international
studies, particularly on the topic of social performance and management in supply
chains. One of the main conclusions is that there are large opportunities to increase
publications about sustainability and SCM in the country and that Brazil presents
some specificities in the field that researchers and managers shall consider.