- Title
- Exploring challenges impeding sustainable supply chain practices in mining sector
- Creator
- Mulongo, Ndala Yves, Kholopane, Pule
- Subject
- Mining industry, Challenges, Sustainability
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Conference proceedings
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10210/243732
- Identifier
- uj:25194
- Identifier
- Citation: Mulongo, N.Y. & Kholopane, P. 2017. Exploring challenges impeding sustainable supply chain practices in mining sector.
- Description
- Abstract: Growing pressures from various players such as governments, non-governmental organizations, and customers have impelled business corporations to address the economic, environmental, and social issues associated with their supply chain activities. Consequently, the concept of sustainability has become a buzzword among scholars and industry practitioners. Although, the concept of sustainability is attaining high level of importance in Europe, America, and Asia due to its ability of ensuring environmental sustainability, in Africa the integration and application of sustainability’s concept is facing several challenges. To date, several studies were conducted to investigate the barriers affecting sustainability practices in mining sector at country’s level. However, an investigative study regarding the barriers of sustainability practices in mining sector of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which involve fifteen African countries is missing, this paper aims at filling this gap. The data were collected through a quantitative approach. At least 1 423 participants were involved in the survey. The findings revealed that the major barriers blocking the development of Sustainable Supply Chain in mining industry of SADC region include Lack of commitment on environmental deterioration, lack of communication and knowledge sharing, Ineffective monitoring and control system, lack of effective policy and legislation direction, high cost associated with the implementation of SSCM, Poor Supplier Commitment, lack of green practitioners, poor senior managements’ commitment, lack of recycling activities. Lack of Political commitment and support, Lack of managerial support and practical tools, and inadequate individual capacity.
- Language
- English
- Rights
- ©2017, authors
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