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Minelle E. Silva is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Sustainability and Director of Sustainability at the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba. She holds a PhD from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and a habilitation from Université Grenoble Alpes (France). Her research focuses on integrating sustainability into organizational practices and inter-organizational relationships, emphasizing sustainable purchasing, supply chain justice, and DEI. Silva serves as guest editor for the International Journal of Operations and Production Management and is a board member of the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA).
Her teaching interests include Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, and Sustainability strategies. Research highlights include developing DEI measurement frameworks, analyzing SDGs adoption through institutional logics, and exploring supply chain resilience through sustainability integration. Silva's work spans empirical studies in agriculture, fashion, fisheries, and urban mobility sectors, with a focus on practice theory and social capital dynamics.
Publications span high-impact journals like International Journal of Operations and Production Management and Journal of Cleaner Production, with recent themes addressing circular economy trajectories, environmental justice in supply chains, and gender diversity strategies. She actively bridges academic research with practical sustainability implementation through collaborative projects and policy recommendations.
Key contributions include advancing frameworks for sustainable consumption practices and conceptualizing supply chain sustainability trajectories. Silva's work emphasizes the socio-technical dimensions of sustainability, advocating for transformative approaches beyond compliance-based models.
