Sustainable supply chain management: sustainable decision support

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Eco-design -- 1.1. What are we talking about? -- 1.2. Why is this so?? -- 1.2.1. An economic challenge for the company -- 1.2.2. A commercial issue -- 1.2.3. A challenge for innovation -- 1.2.4. An image issue -- 1.2.5. A risk management issue -- 1.2.6. A challenge of internal mobilization -- 1.3. Institutional, legal and normative framework -- 1.3.1. Institutional framework -- 1.3.2. Legal framework -- 1.3.3. Normative framework -- 1.4. Best practices -- 1.4.1. Best practice 1: Implementing a product life cycle analysis -- 1.4.2. Best practice 2: Implementing an eco-design approach -- 1.4.3. Best practice 3: Eco-design of packaging -- 1.5. Measuring eco-design performance -- Chapter 2. Buying Sustainably and Responsibly -- 2.1. What are we talking about?? -- 2.2. Why?? -- 2.2.1. Image enhancement with suppliers -- 2.2.2. Securing links with suppliers -- 2.2.3. Image enhancement and competitive advantage with customers -- 2.2.4. Better control of costs and profit -- 2.2.5. Better control of the regulatory environment -- 2.2.6. Value creation and innovation capture -- 2.3. Institutional, legal and normative framework for sustainable procurement -- 2.3.1. Institutional framework -- 2.3.2. Legal and regulatory framework -- 2.3.3. Normative framework -- 2.4. Best practices -- 2.4.1. Best practice 1: Carrying out a diagnosis of purchasing processes from a sustainable perspective -- 2.4.2. Best practice 2: Creating a sustainable and responsible purchasing strategy -- 2.4.3. Best practice 3: Drawing up a responsible purchasing charter -- 2.4.4. Best practice 4: Writing sustainable and responsible specifications -- 2.4.5. Best practice 5: Implementing a total cost of ownership (TCO) procurement approach.