Table 1.

Environmental dimensions and criteria for green supplier selection

Environmental dimensions	Environmental criteria		Objective	References
Pollution controls C1	C11	Energy consumption	MIN	Cao et al. 2015; Kannan et al. 2015; Datta et al. 2012; Lee et al. 2009; Noci 1997; Fallahpour et al. 2016; Qin et al. 2017; Shaik and Abdul-Kader 2011; Yeh & Chuang, 2011
	C12	Use of harmful material	MIN	Kannan et al. 2015; Datta et al. 2012; Lee et al. 2009; Govindan et al. 2015a
	C13	Pollution control initiatives	MAX	Kannan et al. 2015
	C14	Pollution decrease capability	MAX	Kannan et al. 2015; Humphreys et al. 2006; P. Humphreys et al. 2003
Green product C2	C21	Recycle	MAX	Kannan et al. 2015; Datta et al. 2012; Lee et al. 2009; Büyüközkan and Çifçi 2012; Govindan and Sivakumar 2016; Jabbour and Jabbour 2009; Shaik and Abdul-Kader 2011; P. Humphreys et al. 2006; P. K. Humphreys et al. 2003
	C22	Reuse	MAX	Jabbour and Jabbour 2009; Shaik and Abdul-Kader 2011; P. Humphreys et al. 2006
	C23	Remanufacture	MAX	Hashemi et al. 2015; Kannan et al. 2015; Jabbour and Jabbour 2009; Datta et al. 2012; Shaik and Abdul-Kader 2011; P. Humphreys et al. 2006; P. K. Humphreys et al. 2003
Environment protection/environment management C3	C31	The capability of preventing pollution	MAX	Kannan et al. 2015
	C32	Continuous pursuit and regulatory compliance		Kannan et al. 2015
	C33	Environmental management system	MAX	Kannan et al. 2015; Çifçi and Büyüközkan 2011; Rezaei et al. 2016; Yazdani 2017
	C34	Environmental protection plans	MAX	Kannan et al. 2015
Pollution production C4	C41	Production of polluting agents	MIN	Bai and Sarkis 2010
	C42	Production of toxic products	MIN	Bai and Sarkis 2010
	C43	Waste production	MIN	Bai and Sarkis 2010