Green supply chain management is a blend of science and art that helps to improve the way company succeed in obtaining raw materials to make a product or service and deliver it to its clienteles.

Emerging trends in green supply chain management
In the urge to create a well business mechanism, GSCM is a body that has come up to deal with formulating regulations that may meet society needs as well as the ecological concerns that facilitate to the business growth and economic development (Golinska-Dawson, 2015). In other words, it is a highway to global business development. It is an integrated way of bringing forth harmonized business relations by adopting various mathematical and literature perspective after analyzes are worth implementing.

Best green related practices
Most industries that have GSCM as a probable choice of it industrialization have come up with several successful practices that generate profit without the detriment of business. Choosing the right suppliers has been one of the leading practices. Although it may seem easy getting environment responsible suppliers is a challenge, different industries handle their methods differently; depending on their needs. There are several mechanisms used to attain this e.g. issuing letters to the best suppliers and organizing meetings to determine the supplier who best supports the GSCM methodology of doing business (Lamb, Hair & McDaniel, 2012). Besides, a company may choose to use request for proposals from the suppliers, pushing on with specific queries that favor their industry in a green mode.

Putting our industries efforts where it best suit is one of the most successful method or practice that does not ruin businesses. For example, some companies demand a percentage rule that helps one focus on the most beneficial supplier. The companies then come up with strategies that favor of everyone else (industries). Different companies also choose their strategies differently, for example, it may choose to use an LCA (Life Cycle Analyses) as a tool to attain its goal. LCA helps them to prioritize on the best supplies to suit their productivity and best choose one that best suits the environment.

Another initiative for green movement is collaboration innovation, and these are groups of companies joining hands in a focus of complying with guidelines. These rules help face environmental challenges in a more harmonized way by integrating ideas that mutually favor all collaborating industries or companies. Also using suppliers as a force to multiply and go green is another good practice (Wang & Gupta, 2011). It may necessitate every single company to comply with the green environmental rules, come up with several measures that support the GSCM maintenance. This program requires one to declare its tools and methods for improving the green project recovery openly.

Importance of GSCM
The benefits of having GSCM as a goal regarding the economy, society, and global impact are the fact that it creates a balance between the business and the environment. Despite the concern about the financial sustainability, it helps companies to produce its products in an environmentally friendly way (Emmet & Sood, 2010). Besides, creations of global market supply competition that yield more profit, by attracting more profitable clients.

Challenges associated with adopting green practices
Even with all the positivity of Go Green Movement and several good practices, there are challenges that globalize the GSCM. In this case, only very few are willing to cooperate with the financial challenges that come with it. Another hard query is the choice between what is best for the environment and what is best for business. Many have failed to mutualize the concept of the two due to lack of business value proposition leading to laxity in support of GSCM.

Why companies should go green in their operations
GSCM being a natural leading way to conserve and maintain our environment, it is practical that if the entire concept is internalized it will be easier to face the minute challenges. Improvement of this program on the waste material management, utilization of resources in the best way possible, involvement in waste energy utilization, the program is bound to be successful. Furthermore, if GSCM practices are put in place and well documented, it will result in multi-business benefits bringing about industrial completion and greater environmental improvement. In addition to this, it is best that all businesses and industries comply and support GSCM and Go Green Initiative. A global trade becomes a more decisive factor in success or failure for firms of all sizes, global supply chain management increases in importance.

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