From Green to Regenerative Supply Chain Management in Construction: Towards a Conceptual Framework
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Oyefusi, ON
Enegbuma, WI
Brown, A
Pedersen Zari, M
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Elsevier BV
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Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) has emerged as a valuable managerial strategy in the construction industry, dedicated to instilling environmental sustainability principles throughout the lifecycle of construction projects. Despite its wide adoption, the built environment continues to generate numerous negative environmental impacts such as significant greenhouse gas emissions, resource depletion, excessive waste production, habitat destruction, and more, thus intensifying climate change. To address this, a shift toward regenerative thinking that goes beyond minimizing negative impacts to actively regenerate ecosystems, restore depleted resources, and regenerate damaged habitats is deemed necessary. This study builds on established GSCM practices and identifies their shortcomings in achieving ‘true sustainability’. In response, it introduces a novel Regenerative Supply Chain Management (RSCM) framework that incorporates key regenerative principles: Focus on Place, Harmony with Place, and Co-evolution which offers a more comprehensive approach, facilitating a transition towards regenerative practices. Overall, this framework not only offers insights into advancing green or sustainable thinking in construction but also provides practical implications for the industry. By embracing regenerative practices, the construction sector can actively restore and renew the built environment, fostering a more restorative and resilient future.Description
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4104 Environmental Management, 33 Built Environment and Design, 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, 41 Environmental Sciences, 3507 Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour, 3509 Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chains, 3302 Building, Regenerative Medicine, Generic health relevance, 0502 Environmental Science and Management, 1205 Urban and Regional Planning, 1605 Policy and Administration
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Environmental Development, ISSN: 2211-4645 (Print), Elsevier BV, 52, 101097-101097. doi: 10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101097
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© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).