Role of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Dimensions on Sustainability of Mazandaran Province Agricultural Cooperatives

Agricultural cooperatives need to consider sustainability factors in their supply chain operations to achieve sustainable performance in order to achieve long-term viability. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Ssustainable Supply Chain Management Dimensions including sustainable procurement, sustainable design, sustainable distribution and investment improvement on sustainability performance of cooperative agricultural companies. The statistical population of the research were agricultural cooperatives in the cities of Mazandaran province, whose information was most actively registered and active in the site. The number of these cooperatives is 132 cooperatives and the sample was selected by stratified random sampling and based on the Morgan Table, there were 100 cooperatives. A questionnaire was distributed among the heads of these cooperatives to collect the data. In order to analyze the data, Structural Equation Model and SMART- PLS software were used. Results showed that the confirmation of the impact of sustainable design, stable distribution and improve investment on economic performance, social performance and environmental performance as well as results of tests on Sustainable Procurement indicated the relationship between the Sustainable Procurement and social performance and environmental, but Its relationship with economic performance has not been verified.