S Sustainable Supply Chain Management Morgane M. C. Fritz La Rochelle Business School, Excelia Group CERIIM & CEREGE, La Rochelle, France Synonyms Responsible supply chain management; Sustainability management in supply chains Definition Supply chain management: Supply chain manage- ment (SCM) is the management of products or services from the design phase to the different production stages starting with raw material extraction and ending with the delivery of the product/service to the end consumer and, eventu- ally, the reuse, recycling, or disposal phase, depending on the product/service, industries, and business models of firms. This includes the man- agement of material, information, and capital flows as well as the management of human resources (HR) to deliver the product/service to the consumers at a low cost, quickly and at the right place, while still ensuring the quality of the product/service. Sustainable supply chain management: Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) is the management of supply chains (SC) in a way that integrates the sustainability objectives and requirements defined by the firm, suppliers, customers, and external stakeholders (e.g., con- sumers, policy-makers, associations). These sus- tainability objectives include economic, social, environmental, and ethical targets that all mem- bers of the supply chain must reach in order to make the supply chain sustainable. Introduction To date, no consensus exists to define the term “sustainable supply chain management” (Ahi and Searcy 2013). Supply chain management (SCM) is commonly defined as “the systemic, strategic coordination of the traditional business functions and the tactics across these business functions within a particular company and across businesses within the supply chain, for the pur- pose of improving the long-term performance of the individual companies and the supply chain as a whole” (Mentzer et al. 2001, p. 18). SCM typically consists of managing a network of businesses and service providers including raw material producers, components manufacturers, product manufacturers, retailers, and consumers. Central departments for supply chain manage- ment within each firm are among others the © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Responsible Consumption and Production, Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71062-4_21-1