Effectiveness of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in implementation of social sustainability in warehousing of developing countries: A hybrid approach

The field of sustainable supply chain management has been abundantly explored from environmental perspective, however the growing focus on holistic development demands critical perspective social dimensions also. Consequently, organizations under national and global pressures tend to implement sustainability measures in their chains. While existing research suggests that are prevalent developed countries, developing nations nonetheless require elaborate efforts. This study aims explore initiatives practices adopted by logistics, specifically warehousing operations organizations. Social identified finalized using Best Worst Method (BWM) ranked for impact improving footprint effectiveness corporate responsibility (CSR) is evaluated based implementation countries. Taking a survey-based approach data collected 217 statistically analysed binary logistic regression. hybrid results indicate importance ‘responsible work environment’ as strong contender reflecting responsibility. Contrary theoretical predictions expectations, ‘training education development’ found lacking footprints indicating deeper rigorous approaches. Additionally, ‘corporate ethical commitment’ towards reforms ‘Philanthropy’ considerably seriousness corporates further exploring.