The achievement of new Business Objectives Models for Supply Chain Sustainability

Sustainability is today a central topic both in academia and in the industrial world, and many scientific issues are still open and for which new insights are required, in particular by adopting a supply chain perspective. To better identify the value of sustainability practices along the supply chain, this study analyzes four successful case studies of companies that have been able to create new Business Objective Models (BOMs) wisely integrating the concept of sustainability with their supply chain partners. Results show that these BOMs are supported by a strong alignment towards sustainability within the of the whole supply chain.