Responsibility in the Supply Chain
Interorganisational management of environmental and social aspects in the supply chain Case studies from the textile sector
Doctoral dissertation the international institute for industrial environmental economics
Lund University, Sweden
IIIEE DISSERTATIONS 2009:2
Responsibility in the Supply Chain
Interorganisational management of environmental and social aspects in the supply chain Case studies from the textile sector
Beatrice
KOGG
Doctoral Dissertation May 2009
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics Internationella miljöinstitutet
The picture on the front cover is painted by Rufus Kogg Röjder, aged 3 ½.
Doctoral thesis in industrial environmental economics at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University under the academic supervision of Associate Professor Thomas Lindhqvist and Associate Professor Håkan Rodhe
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Acknowledgements
They say that the process of completing a PhD is a journey. For me it has been a long and trice interrupted journey, and I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t happy that it is finally coming towards its end. Still, I have always felt incredibly privileged to be able to travel this road and I’m deeply grateful towards all the people who have contributed to make it possible. First of all I’d like to express my gratitude to Thomas Lindhqvist, my excellent supervisor, who