Guest editorial: Navigating complexity: advances in supply chain due diligence for sustainable and resilient operations

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Navigating complexity: advances in supply chain due diligence for sustainable and resilient operations Introduction: navigating complexity through supply chain due diligenceIn an era marked by increasing global interdependencies, technological disruptions and heightened regulatory scrutiny, supply chains are evolving into complex, multi-tiered systems that demand greater transparency, accountability and resilience (Zheng et al., 2024;Sonar et al., 2026).Organizations today face unprecedented challenges arising from sustainability pressures, ethical concerns, climate risks and geopolitical uncertainties, all of which necessitate a proactive and structured approach to supply chain governance.In this context, supply chain due diligence (SCDD) has emerged as a critical strategic capability that extends beyond compliance to encompass risk identification, ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship and resilience-building across supply networks (Buttke et al., 2024).As highlighted in this Special Issue, due diligence is no longer a reactive mechanism but a dynamic, data-driven and technology-enabled process that integrates digital transformation, stakeholder collaboration and performance benchmarking to address the complexities of modern supply chains (Samal and Jena, 2025).The contributions in this issue collectively advance our understanding of how organizations can operationalize due diligence through innovative frameworks, digital technologies and governance mechanisms to achieve sustainable and resilient outcomes.By bringing together diverse perspectives spanning agri-food systems, hospitality, e-commerce, manufacturing and circular economy contexts, this Special Issue provides a comprehensive exploration of the evolving role of due diligence in navigating complexity and shaping the future of supply chain management. Supply chain due diligence through local agricultural integration in hospitalityThis study examines how hospitality firms operationalize supply chain due diligence through the integration of local agricultural sourcing, offering a nuanced perspective on sustainabilityoriented governance in food supply chains.Adopting a qualitative multiple-case study approach across four leading hospitality organizations in Vietnam, the authors demonstrate that due diligence extends beyond compliance to function as a strategic and operational capability embedded within sourcing practices.The findings identify key dimensions of due diligence, including resource-oriented assessment, transparency and traceability mechanisms, stakeholder governance and cascading compliance across supply networks.Importantly, the study highlights how these practices generate multidimensional sustainability value -economic, environmental, social and cultural while simultaneously enhancing resilience and enabling circular supply chain transitions.By integrating the Natural Resource-Based View with circular economy principles (Hoang et al., 2026), contributes to theory by positioning local sourcing not merely as a procurement decision but as a governance mechanism for sustainability and accountability.This work provides important insights into how context-specific, relationship-driven supply chains can operationalize due diligence in fragmented and locally embedded ecosystems. Digital maturity as a driver of sustainable and resilient hotel operationsFocussing on the role of digital transformation in hospitality (Ranjan et al., 2026), investigates how digital maturity influences sustainability and resilience through operational practices in Benchmarking:

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