In this paper, the relationship between political instability and sustainable supply chain management is examined within the context of Palestine. This is due to the fact that instable state has created a chaotic situation for manufacturers. This paper tends to this subject through quantitative measures from the perspective of employees. A number of 265 employees were selected in manufacturing organizations of Palestine, in which sus-tainable supply chain practices were found to be in the mindset of managers and have been shared with em-ployees and/or the practices are implemented within the firm. This study uses statistical analyses (ANOVA and Correlation analysis) alongside construct reliability and factor loadings to test proposed hypotheses. Results of the analysis show a significant negative effect from political instability and its dimension upon sustainable supply chain management practices and their implementation that is perceived by the employees. Contributions of this papers are threefold as the literature lacks direct examination of current factors, instable countries such as Palestine have not been examined in terms of sustainable supply chain, and managers can benefit from importance of various factors of sustainable practices of supply chain.

There is an emergent need for corporates to incorporate environment friendly practices into supply chain management. Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) practices are the processes, which reduce the environment hazards from the supply chain. These practices help industries provide the competitive advantage from their core competitors by reducing environmental hazards. The literature gives an idea about a number of evidences of green supply-chain management practices, which are not developed. The study discusses the rules and the regulations made by the environmental authorities to meet social and environmental concerns to help in both developments of economies as well as business units suffering from insufficient GSCM practices. This research helps academicians, practitioners and researchers in incorporating and understanding GSCM practices in a broad manner. The research on the GSCM practices is at a very nascent stage in Indian manufacturing environment despite the fact that sustainability is the foremost worry of Indian industries. Using the rich literature, an attempt is made to bring out the need for GSCM practices and environmental sustainability of organizations. Finally, the findings and interpretations are summarized, and the main research issues and opportunities are highlighted.