Sustainable procurement and corporate social responsibility in the maritime network
Abstract
With a deductive approach and the use of a questionnaire, this study collected empirical data from managers who engage in the maritime industry. The results indicate that the general intensity of sustainable initiative implementation is to somewhat extent. While supplier selection and governance are executed to a high degree, building relationships with suppliers shows a weak sign with low ratings and high deviation from company to company. Other than that, social factors, which are safety, human rights, and diversity-owned suppliers, have the highest implementation degrees amongst maritime companies.