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Beatrice Kogg

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

The International Institute of Industrial Environmental Economics grants permission to reprint materials in this book provided that the reprint is for educational or other non-profit purposes and provided that the reprint contains a clear reference to the original material. Published in 2009 by IIIEE, Lund University, P.O. Box 196, S-221 00 LUND, Sweden, Tel: +46 – 46 222 02 00, Fax: +46 – 46 222 02 10, e-mail: iiiee@iiiee.lu.se. Printed by KFS AB, Lund. ISSN 1402-3016 ISBN 978-91-88902-46-7

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

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