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Top1. Introduction
Sustainable management addresses two concepts: management and sustainability (Aboelmaged, 2018; Peters, Siller, & Matzler, 2011; Toledo, Junior, Filho, & Costa, 2019; Zijm, Klumpp, Clausen, & Ten Hompel, 2015). Today, we face fundamental sustainability challenges in a number of areas, for example energy supply, which is confronted with rapid depletion of natural resources, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions (Ferreira et al, 2019 a; Ferreira et al, 2019 b), nuclear risks, short- and long-term security of supply uncertainties, energy poverty and quality management (Markard, Raven, & Truffer, 2012). Sustainability has three key branches, such as the environment, the needs of present and future generations and economic management (Amui, Jabbour, de Sousa Jabbour, & Kannan, 2017; Bhupendra & Sangle, 2015; Espiner, Orchiston, & Higham, 2017; He, Han, de Veris, Wang, & Guochao, 2017; Moscardo, 2008; Tsoukala et al., 2018).
Using intellectual knowledge in these areas of study, it creates the capacity of a system to thrive while maintaining economic viability and also nurturing the needs of present and future generations by limiting the depletion of its resources (Hassan, 2000; McNicol & Rettie, 2018; Sayyadi Tooranloo, Azadi, & Sayyahpoor, 2017). From this definition, sustainable management was created to serve as an application of sustainable practices in business, agriculture, society, the environment and personal life, managing to benefit current and future generations. Sustainable management is necessary because it is an important part of our ability to successfully maintain and the quality of life around us, enabling sustainability in supply chain management (Ageron, Gunasekaran, & Spalanzani, 2012; Bastas & Liyanage, 2019; Crespin-Mazet & Dontenwill, 2012; Descubes & McNamara, 2015; Gencer, 2016; Giunipero, Hooker, & Denslow, 2012; Jonker, 2000; Jonker et al., 2017; Kazemian, Rahman, Sanusi, & Mohamed, 2016 ; Kearins & Springett, 2003; Richey Jr., Musgrove, Gillison, & Gabler, 2014; Shi, Yan, Shi, & Ke, 2015; Walker & Jones, 2012).
Sustainable management can be implemented in the most diverse integrated sustainability systems and in all walks of life of a human being (Aagaard, 2016; Gareis, 2013a; Islam & AlGeddawy, 2017; Kamaruzzaman, Lou, Zainon, Mohamed Zaid, & Wong 2016; Kramar, 2014; Marshall, McCarthy, Heavey, & McGrath, 2015; Silvius & Tharp, 2013; Wichaisri & Sopadang, 2017). For example, sustainable value chain management and performance, the practices of a business must be sustainable if they wish to remain in business competitiveness because if the business is unsustainable then by the definition of sustainability they will no longer be able to compete with each other (Camuffo, Stefano, & Paolino, 2017; Chofreh, Goni, & Klemeš, 2018; Daddi, Iraldo, & Testa, 2015; Marinkovic et al., 2016; Pawliczek & Piszczur, 2013; Xu, Chan, & Ying, 2010).