Arcuri Angelo, Giolli Lorenzo
European School of Economics, 19, Borgo SS. Apostoli, 50123 Florence, Italy.
SN Bus Econ. 2022;2(7):73. doi: 10.1007/s43546-022-00252-z. Epub 2022 Jun 22.
Luxury fashion firms increasingly incorporate the principles of environmental sustainability into their supply chain strategies in response to a growing demand for sustainable products. Starting from this premise, the present study explores the relationship between upstream vertical integration and environmental sustainability in the luxury fashion industry. Based on data from a survey and a set of interviews, this paper examines the link between firm size and the importance of environmental sustainability as a driver of upstream integration. In addition, it investigates the connection between the degree of upstream integration and manufacturers' environmental sustainability performance. According to the research results, large corporations attach greater importance than SMEs to environmental sustainability when considering an upstream integration process. Also, higher levels of vertical integration are positively associated with better sustainability performances.
为响应市场对可持续产品日益增长的需求，奢侈时尚公司越来越多地将环境可持续性原则纳入其供应链战略。基于这一前提，本研究探讨了奢侈时尚行业上游垂直整合与环境可持续性之间的关系。本文基于一项调查和一系列访谈的数据，考察了公司规模与环境可持续性作为上游整合驱动因素的重要性之间的联系。此外，还研究了上游整合程度与制造商环境可持续性表现之间的关联。研究结果表明，在考虑上游整合过程时，大公司比中小企业更重视环境可持续性。而且，更高水平的垂直整合与更好的可持续性表现呈正相关。
