Recognition and classifying the Drivers of green supply chain for hand-woven carpet

The green supply chain is based on the integrity of environmental management and supply chain management to control Environmental Impact on Product Lifecycle Through Co-ordination of All Suppliers of Supply Chain. The purpose of this research is to identify and categorize green supply chain drivers in the hand woven carpet industry. The statistical population of this research in first stage is hand woven carpet experts and in the second stage are members of the supply chain of hand woven carpet industry, including raw material suppliers, sellers, manufacturers, etc. First, using the team of experts, among the 34 variables mentioned in the questionnaire, 17 items were selected as the main drivers of the green supply chain in hand woven carpet industry then another questionnaire was distributed among the members of the supply chain. Using exploratory factor analysis, the factors were classified into five categories. Using the AHP method, the priority of each categories are information, regulation, competition, logistics and marketing. At the end, suggestions such as the development of e-commerce and the cooperation of competitors have been given to improve the supply chain performance.