## Overview**Title:** Modeling the Supply Chain Sustainability Imperatives in the Fashion Retail Industry: Implications for Sustainable Development**Publication source:** PLoS ONE## Introduction**Background:**- Supply chains (SCs) have been severely tested by recent disruptions, including pandemics, geopolitical conflicts, and extreme weather events.- These disruptions have highlighted the need for sustainable practices to ensure SC resilience and long-term viability.- The fashion retail industry, in particular, faces unique challenges in navigating disruptions due to its global nature and reliance on complex SCs.**Purpose of the Study:**- To explore the imperatives for improving SC sustainability in the fashion retail industry, focusing on economic, social, and environmental dimensions.- To prioritize these imperatives using a robust methodology.- To examine the broader implications of these imperatives for sustainable development.## Methodology**Method:**- **Literature Review:** - Examined literature on SC sustainability, disruptions, and the emerging economy context.- **Pareto Analysis:** - Prioritized SC imperatives based on expert input using Pareto analysis.- **Bayesian Best-Worst Method (BWM):** - Further analyzed the prioritized imperatives using the Bayesian BWM to determine their relative weights.**Data Collection:**- Conducted a survey with industry experts to gather data on imperative identification and prioritization.- Engaged 24 experts from diverse backgrounds in the fashion retail industry and supply chain management.**Analysis:**- Calculated average weights for imperatives within each sustainability dimension.- Constructed a credal ranking to determine the confidence in selecting one imperative over another.## Findings**Key Imperatives:**- **Economic Dimension:** - Availability of government support schemes to promote sustainability - Digitizing the SC - Exploiting the use of robotics in logistics and inventory systems- **Social Dimension:** - Developing strategic SC interventions to ameliorate the impact of disruptive events - Understanding customer awareness of sustainable products - Improving collaboration among SC stakeholders- **Environmental Dimension:** - Understanding customer awareness of sustainable products - Exploiting the use of robotics in logistics and inventory systems - Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in manufacturing systems**Implications:**- **Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):** - The imperatives align with multiple SDGs, including those related to poverty, decent work, industry, responsible consumption, and environmental protection.- **Government Policy:** - Governments play a crucial role in providing financial support and fostering regulations that support sustainability initiatives.- **Technology Adoption:** - Digitalization and AI integration are critical for SC efficiency, transparency, and sustainability.**Conclusions:**- The study provides a systematic framework for identifying and prioritizing SC sustainability imperatives for the fashion retail industry.- The findings highlight the need for a holistic approach to SC sustainability, encompassing economic, social, and environmental dimensions.- The study underscores the importance of collaboration, government support, and technology adoption for achieving sustainable development.**Limitations and Future Research:**- The study focused on twelve key imperatives based on expert input; further research could expand the analysis to additional imperatives.- Future studies could explore the interdependence of these imperatives and utilize different methodological approaches for a more comprehensive understanding.