Sustainability in supply chain management

Abstract

The sustainability issue is becoming increasingly important as an essential factor for firms to create long-term value and competitive advantages. In this dissertation, I analyze the issue related to the firm's sustainability in terms of economic and environmental performance. The first study examines the relationship between a firm's environmental expenditures and profitability. In addition, I investigate whether firm's research and development costs affect the relationship between two variables. In the second study, I analyze the actual impact of emission trading scheme on firm’s carbon dioxide emission reduction. Furthermore, I examine the impact of firm's investment in research and development on carbon dioxide emission reduction. Additionally, I also analyze the effect of participation in the emission trading scheme on the economic performance of firms.