Does low-carbon supply chain management reduce greenhouse gas emissions more effectively than existing environmental initiatives? An empirical analysis of Japanese manufacturing firms

Kimitaka Nishitani1, Katsuhiko Kokubu2, Takehisa Kajiwara2
1Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, 2-1 Rokkodai Nada Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
2Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

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