The research gap exists in a holistic perception with regard to a product when supply chain stages are mapped for sustainability due to diverse environmental issues. Also, to build a holistic approach, we must know how the stages and levels interact. | Development of a parametric matrix based on GSCM literature Accounting 3 2017 53 80 Contents lists available at GrowingScience Accounting homepage ac Development of a parametric matrix based on GSCM literature M. B. Nidhia and V. Madhusudanan Pillaib a Research Scholar Mechanical Engineering Department National Institute of Technology Calicut India b Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Department National Institute of Technology Calicut India CHRONICLE ABSTRACT Article history Today Green Supply Chain Management GSCM still remains as an attempt alone. For more Received December 5 2015 than a decade supply chain evolution to be a low carbon chain in an energy and resource Received in revised format constrained world has been posing greater challenges. Though environmental policies remain February 16 2016 without much variation towards green operations in an industry the implantation strategies and Accepted April 26 2016 Available online stages vary. There have been a number of studies by researchers and a lot of endeavors by April 28 2016 organizations to build a green supply chain mainly because of pressure from the professional Keywords bodies like EPA WEEE OECD and Clean Air Act to reduce emissions with growing concerns Green supply chain over climate change issues global warming and requirements from policy makers end users Parametric matrix stake holders and others. But at the implementation level there lacked a proper framework on Corporate social responsibility GSCM which suggests guidelines for proper planning and coordination and the practices to be Sustainable chain adopted. This indicates the need for a complete strategic approach on the part of decision Social responsibility index makers across the supply chain to have sustainability as a corporate social responsibility. The research gap exists in a holistic perception with regard to a product when supply chain stages are mapped for sustainability due to diverse .
