Can we have it all? Sustainability trade-offs and cross-insurance mechanisms in supply chains

Purpose The study investigates the interaction of sustainability dimensions in supply chains. Along with the analysis of sustainability trade-offs (i.e. prioritizing one dimension to the sacrifice of others), we develop and test the concept of cross-insurance mechanism (i.e. meeting of one sustainability goal possibly attenuating the effects of poor performance in another). Design/methodology/approach Through the analysis of a 20-variation...