The topics of sustainable Supply Chain Management (sSCM) has received growing attention and become an increasingly popular research area. Several approaches were proposed for the implementation of sSCM initiatives as well as defining the role of organizational factors in the adoption of environmental innovations based on factors identified through survey. Despite different research approaches and studies with sSCM, the critical factors affecting the implementation and adoption of sSCM is still at embryonic stage. On the other hand, supply chain risk management in the successful implementation and adoption of sSCM initiatives entirely determine the sustainability of such initiatives for efficiency and long term commitments. This study examines risk management issues from the perspectives of the sSCM by factor analysis to determine core risk management factors for sSCM. The findings of these critical factors implicates that for the adoption with performance of sSCM operations, risk management plays a significant role.