Title: Green supply chain parameters for a Canadian petroleum refinery company

Authors: Salem Y. Lakhal, Souad H'Mida, M. Rafiqul Islam

Addresses: Faculty of Business Administration, University of Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada. ' Faculty of Business Administration, University of Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada ' Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4, Canada

Abstract: This research studies environment dimensions of Canadian petroleum refinery companies. It proposes an analysis of the supply chain and focuses on specific actions related to the following: reduction of contaminants; analysis of the operations process; development of parameters and characteristics that can evolve into a benchmarking system for measuring greenness efforts of petroleum refineries. Based on a previous model suggested by the first two authors, this analysis aims at defining the basic features of an |Olympic| green supply chain, characterised by zero emissions, zero waste of resources, zero waste in activities, zero use of toxics, and zero waste in product life-cycle.

Keywords: green supply chain; petroleum industry; environmental management; Kyoto convention; Canada; supply chain management; SCM; petroleum refineries; zero emissions; zero waste; toxic waste; product life-cycle; benchmarking.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2007.013236

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2007 Vol.7 No.1/2, pp.56 - 67

Published online: 13 Apr 2007 *

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