Prof. Joseph Sarkis et al.: A brave new world – Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for transitioning to sustainable supply and production 07/05/2020

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Prof. Joseph Sarkis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

with Maurie Cohen, Paul Dewick & Patrick Schröder

A brave new world: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for transitioning to sustainable supply and production

Article by Sarkis et al. on transitioning to sustainability from lessons learned during the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Published in the journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 17 April 2020.

The paper is structured as follows:

  1. Introduction
  2. Crises and institutional change
  3. Sustainable supply and production in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Behavioral changes
    • Localization
    • Distancing and technology
    • Data and information responses
  4. The dilemma of insufficient political will
  5. Conclusion: a few research questions and opportunities

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Prof. Joseph Sarkis

Joseph Sarkis is Professor of Management within the Foisie Business School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).  He is also an International Scholar at the Humlog Institute within the Hanken School of Economics. He is the editor of IEEE Engineering Management Review and an associate editor for Resources, Conservation and Recycling on the topic of sustainable supply chains. Sarkis is also an international coordinator for the Greening of Industry Network; a founding member of the International Forum on Sustainable Value Chains (ISVC); and member of the Future Earth Knowledge Action Network on Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production.  His research interests include Environmental Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Operations and Technology Management, and Supply Chain Management.

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