Awareness of individuals and businesses worldwide, about the impact they have on the environment is growing. Pollution, inflation, exchange rates, unemployment, macroeconomic policies, conflicts and health issues that occur anywhere in the world can cause problems for business sustainability. Many issues that significantly influence the sustainable development are neglecting national and international boundaries. With the growth of international trade is increased the number of industrialized nations and as a result is increased the amount of pollution. So this concept is direct connected to the system: economic, social and environmental. Sustainable business is considered a business which operates in the market taking into account and respecting the interests of all stakeholders, in order to ensure a healthy long term business. This concept, among others, is linked with the term sustainable business. Sustainable development is not a problem only for developed countries, but to the entire world. The concept of sustainable development is being used and is often heard every day. In turn, purpose of this research is to investigate traceability to gain greater understanding of why firms implement traceability and what actions or initiatives lead to greater traceability effectiveness. In addition, missing from the literature is the important discussion of what factors predicate firms to implement traceability initiatives beyond those prescribed by law and how industries other than very specific categories (e.g., food/agriculture/information systems/electronics) create and implement effective traceability initiatives throughout the supply chain. Research does exist on the importance and benefits of implementing traceability initiatives but in very targeted areas. Areas that are affected include quality control and product safety, tracking product recalls, and reverse logistics. Traceability is a significant benefit to firms. Firms have responded by increasing and improving product traceability throughout their global supply. Traceability in firms’ supply chain operations has become an increasingly important issue in recent years with calls for greater scrutiny and transparency. Furthermore, our study provides policy implications that could mitigate the challenges identified especially in a least developed country, Uganda. However, weak legislations and enforcement in some instances, lack of sufficient resources to invest in new technologies, high costs of financing, organisational culture, and limited awareness emerge as the main challenges facing the uptake of SPs. From the review, enforcement of the available environmental laws and policies, customer's awareness, technological innovation, organisational culture and strict governance, emerge as key drivers towards the uptake of SPs in this country. The paper utilized a qualitative research design following a review approach of relevant scientific, technical as well as government policy papers. SPs are among the notable solutions in overcoming the challenges facing the global environment, society as well as prosperity for all. The aim of this paper is to provide an in-depth exploration of the opportunities and challenges towards the uptake of sustainability practices (SPs) among manufacturing firms in Uganda.
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