Modeling the green supply chain in the context of sustainable development

Sustainable development (SD) requires companies to take into account both the social and environmental consequences within their activities. This paper presents research about green supply chain management and highlight the differences between green supply chain and traditional supply chain management. Then, the paper analyses the sources of the risk in green supply chain according to the SD. Sustainable development has gained much attention in recent years as a "challenge" for all businesses. Finally, paper makes a modeling of the green supply chain in the context of SD and presents an interface tool for risk assessment in the green supply chain. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.