EVALUATION OF GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN - REFERENCE MODELS APPROACH

Sa？etak Currently, the principles of sustainable development are playing an increasingly important role in running a global business and economy. The development of the concept of a sustainable supply chain is possible with the use of economic, environmental and social aspects in the processes and activities carried out. These aspects are becoming one of the elements of the decision-making process. The presented considerations are aimed at indicating reference models of evaluation of the functioning of the green supply chain in the context of growth the efficiency in the new business strategy. The content analysis of the literature has made it possible to identify common, input and necessary elements, as well as drivers, barriers and correction mechanisms that have served as the basis for building a reference model for the assessment of the functioning the green supply chain. The conceptual model integrates the identified factors, based on the management theories used in literature and practice, which at the same time serve the purpose of clarifying the adoption of indicated practices in a given subject area. The limitation and gaps, which occur in literature, as well as further directions of research were indicated. The value and novelty of the considerations consists in the proposition of model solutions in the scope of evaluation of the functioning of the green supply chain, which may serve as a basis for the construction of the green supply chain model, at the same time indicating the elements that will be taken into account in the evaluation of this strategy, including the scope of implementation of pro-environmental solutions, using management tools and management theories