Title: The effect of supply chain sustainability practices on SME performance in Turkey

Authors: Jayant Shaligram Brahmane

Addresses: SGPC's Guru Nanak Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, India

Abstract: Companies have started using sustainable supply chain practices (SSCPs) to make their supply chain network less harmful to people and the environment. The main goal is to lessen harmful effects on the environment, especially those that come from using more water and energy. The study looks at how SSCP affects economic performance (EP) using 439 accurate answers from Turkish industrial companies that were gathered through cross-sectional research. There was a study of how environmental performance (ENP) and social performance (SP) work together. The role of Industry 4.0 as a monitor was analysed more. SSC can help both SP and ENP. When SP and ENP are present, EP gets better. The SP and ENP are in charge of part of this link between SSCP and EP. People who worked for companies that used a lot of Industry 4.0 tools also saw SSCP have a bigger impact on ENP and EP.

Keywords: sustainable supply chain practices; SSCPs; sustainability; practice-based view; organisational information processing theory; Turkey.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPM.2025.149401

International Journal of Procurement Management, 2025 Vol.24 No.3, pp.301 - 311

Received: 14 Jun 2024
Accepted: 07 Aug 2024
Published online: 29 Oct 2025 *

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