Aspirations and environmental performance feedback: a behavioral perspective for green supply chain management

Environmental sustainability and green environmental issues have an increasing popularity among researchers and supply chain practitioners. An attempt has been made to identify and empirically analyze green supply chain management (GSCM) practices in Indian automobile industry. Six main GSCM practices (having 37 sub practices) and four expected performance outcomes (having 16 performances) have been identified by implementing GSCM practices from literature review. Questionnaire based survey has been made to validate these practices and performance outcomes. 123 complete questionnaires were collected from Indian automobile organizations and used for empirical analysis of GSCM practices in Indian automobile industry. Descriptive statistics have been used to know current implementation status of GSCM practices in Indian automobile industry and multiple regression analysis has been carried out to know the impact on expected organizational performance outcomes by current GSCM practices adopted by Indian automobile industry. The results of study suggested that environmental, economic, social and operational performances improve with the implementation of GSCM practices. This paper may play an important role to understand various GSCM implementation issues and help practicing managers to improve their performances in the supply chain.

PurposeThis study aims to empirically test a comprehensive green supply chain management (GSCM) practices model. This paper incorporates green intellectual capital (GIC) and green supply chain orientation (GSCO) as antecedents to the successful implementation of GSCM practices and organizational performance as its consequence.Design/methodology/approachThis study has been conducted in the Indian food processing industry. The respondents of this study include 139 plant-level managers working in the food processing industry. The managers were contacted using a combination of personal visits, phone and mail. Structural equation modeling was performed using SPSS AMOS v26 to test the hypothesized model.FindingsThe findings of this study reveal that GIC and GSCO positively impact the implementation of GSCM practices. Further, GSCM practices improve economic and operational performance, leading to improved organizational performance.Practical implicationsThis study provides implications for managers suggesting that GSCM practices should be implemented in phases. The first phase must reflect the organization's commitment toward building GIC and the second phase must reflect managerial orientation toward implementation for GSCM practices.Originality/valueThis study adds to the existing literature by linking GIC to GSCM practices; second, this study provides a framework for implementation of GSCM practices in the food processing industry.

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the greening practices adopted by micro, small and medium enterprises in India and recommend an empirically tested and validated green supply chain management (GSCM) practices construct. The study also aims at measuring the influence of pressures created by external and internal stakeholders on the GSCM score.Design/methodology/approachThe study used a mixed-method approach. Qualitative methods, including literature review, expert opinion, focused group discussions and questionnaire-based surveys, were used for item generation and data collection. Quantitative methods included exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to find out the reasonable number of constructs to include in the scale of the GSCM practice, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to purify/confirm the scale, and finally, structural equation modelling (SEM) to select the best fit model and to test all causal relationships as portrayed in the base model. In the two-stage survey, convenience and purposive sampling methods were applied.FindingsThe study develops an empirically validated scale of GSCM practices, which has 6 dimensions and 16 items. This scale can measure the greening score of GSCM practices implementation. Further, findings confirm that the pressures from external and internal stakeholders are the significant forces for micro, small and medium enterprises to adopt GSCM practices. Finally, mediation function of external/internal pressures and green factors also does occur where GSCM is the mediator.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is an extension of available literature on GSCM practices utilizing the survey data from India. It contributes to the literature on micro, small and medium enterprises and GSCM practices implementation and expands the scope of theoretical applications.Practical implicationsFor the managers, it provides useful insights about innovative practices to become eco-efficient. The second-order of scale reveals that managers need to equally focus on all factors rather than on any single one. Less GSCM practices score indicates the dearth of external and internal pressures on micro, small and medium enterprises. Therefore, managers need to collaborate with local customers, overseas customers, competitors and legislative agencies. Besides, training of employees, literacy of employees and support from top management also emerge as critical measures that help the industry implement GSCM practices.Originality/valueGSCM as a topic had been extensively explored within different business areas and functions in the available literature. However, this study has some significant values. At prima facie, the study is the first that elucidates GSCM practices by incorporating the effects of pressures of different stakeholders in the context of Indian micro, small and medium enterprises which is considered as the most unorganized sector. Second, the proposed model of the study could provide useful direction for GSCM practices implementation in the unorganized sector in developing nations. Third, the study can also benefit academicians interested in the researched topic, organizations within different sectors and any other party interested in understanding more the concept of GSCM.

Purpose This study establishes a framework of green supply chain management (GSCM) in the construction project context. The purpose is to empirically validate the effect of GSCM practices on environmental and organizational performance from the sustainability perspective and explore the distinct role of contractual and relational governance in promoting GSCM practices. Design/methodology/approach This study used survey data collected from construction companies in China, with a sample of 159 responses participating in the analysis. This study applied a survey method to test the hypothesized relationships. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypothesized relationships based on the survey data in Chinese construction industry. Findings The results demonstrate that in construction projects, GSCM practices have a positive effect on both environmental and organizational performance. Contractual governance is not significantly related to GSCM practices, while relational governance positively influences the implementation of GSCM practices. The results further demonstrate the indirect effect of relational governance on the relationship between contractual governance and GSCM practices. Originality/value Theoretically, this study enhances the understanding of GSCM as a holistic method to integrate green practices into construction projects and reveals the distinct role of governance arrangements in greening construction supply chain, which contributes to project sustainability research. Practically, this study provides a systematic GSCM implementation framework and transformation path for the construction industry to achieve both organizational and environmental performance.

Article history: Received October 5, 2015 Received in revised format December 16 2015 Accepted February 16 2016 Available online February 16 2016 There is an emergent need for corporates to incorporate environment friendly practices into supply chain management. Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) practices are the processes, which reduce the environment hazards from the supply chain. These practices help industries provide the competitive advantage from their core competitors by reducing environmental hazards. The literature gives an idea about a number of evidences of green supply-chain management practices, which are not developed. The study discusses the rules and the regulations made by the environmental authorities to meet social and environmental concerns to help in both developments of economies as well as business units suffering from insufficient GSCM practices. This research helps academicians, practitioners and researchers in incorporating and understanding GSCM practices in a broad manner. The research on the GSCM practices is at a very nascent stage in Indian manufacturing environment despite the fact that sustainability is the foremost worry of Indian industries. Using the rich literature, an attempt is made to bring out the need for GSCM practices and environmental sustainability of organizations. Finally, the findings and interpretations are summarized, and the main research issues and opportunities are highlighted. Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 6 © 201

Background: South Africa has a high rate of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) failure, especially in the manufacturing sector. The operational challenges confronting manufacturing SMEs are acknowledged by the Global Competitiveness Index that ranked South African SMEs as one of the lowest in emerging economies.Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the association between green supply chain management (GSCM) practices, environmental collaboration and financial performance in SMEs.Method: The study is quantitative in nature and involves a convenient sample of 312 SMEs based in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Data analyses follow a two-step process involving a confirmatory factor analysis to test the psychometric properties of the measurement scale and Structural Equation Modelling to test the proposed hypotheses.Results: The study shows that three GSCM practices, namely, green procurement, green logistics and green manufacturing in SMEs exert a positive effect on environmental collaboration, with green manufacturing exerting a higher effect than the other two constructs. In turn, higher levels of environmental collaboration inspired higher levels of SME financial performance.Conclusion: The study advances that SMEs can succeed financially through the influence of enhanced environmental collaboration, which emanates, in part, from the adoption and implementation of GSCM practices.

PurposeEnvironmental concerns are rapidly increasing in the industries across the world. They are a more serious issue, especially, in the developing countries due to the prevalence of old practices and outdated technology. The purpose of this paper is to understand the role of institutional pressure and environmental orientation of the firm in adopting green supply chain management (GSCM) practices, and thereon the effect of GSCM on the firm’s performance.Design/methodology/approachBy employing survey methodology using purposive sampling technique, the data were collected from 229 respondents who were working as supply chain management professionals in various manufacturing firms. The hypotheses were tested through partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe findings reveal that both institutional pressures and environmental orientation significantly impact GSCM practices. The result further shows that GSCM practices have a positive effect on the environmental and economic performance as well as customer effectiveness.Originality/valueIndustries in the developing economies like Pakistan are reluctant to implement GSCM practices due to the perception of ambiguous financial implications. This study signifies that institutional pressures act as an effective driving force for change management and compliance.

Green supply chain practices in the plastics industry in Portugal. The moderating effects of traceability, ecocentricity, environmental culture, environmental uncertainty, competitive pressure, and social responsibility

For sustainable growth and development, it is time for eco-friendly efforts as well as pursuing economic performance. This study first identified the relationship between green supply chain management practices and environmental performance. In addition, it was of key significance to examine the differences in the influence of green supply chain management practices on environmental performance through moderating variables of institutional pressure.BR The results showed that among the green supply chain management practices, internal environmental management system, investment recovery, and buyer management have a positive impact on environmental performance. Previous studies argued that institutional pressure increases the willingness of companies to implement and improve green supply chain management and affects the efficiency of resources used for environmental management. However, contrary to the arguments suggested in the institutional theory, our study found that the higher the institutional pressure, the weaker the positive influence of green supply chain management practices on environmental performance. In particular, concerning green design, it has been statistically significantly demonstrated that the higher the institutional pressure, the weaker the positive influence of green design on environmental performance.

Environmental sustainability has become a major concern in the present era. The pressure of sustainable development is not only exerted by the government but also by the customer. Awareness among the society and strict government regulations force the industries to reduce environmental impact from their supply chain. Hence, green supply chain management (GSCM) has become an imperative industrial philosophy to avoid environmental hazards. There are motivational forces which are responsible for the implementation of GSCM practices. These motivational forces are termed as drivers. The objective of this paper is to prioritize the drivers of GSCM in Indian manufacturing industries based on government, industry, environment, and public perspectives using fuzzy TOPSIS methodology. An empirical study is made by collecting the data from a group of 12 decision-makers (DMs), three from each perspective. Sensitivity analysis is performed to check the effect of preferences given by each DM. The results show that the regulations forced by the central government play the most significant role followed by regional/state government legislation. The results obtained help firms in identifying the important drivers to implement GSCM practices in Indian manufacturing industries based on different perspectives. It will also help the policymakers to identify important drivers of GSCM in Indian manufacturing industries and will support in implementing GSCM practices.

Green supply chain management (GSCM) has gained significant attention as companies in developing countries face growing pressure from regulators, consumers, and global value chains to adopt environmentally responsible practices. Yet empirical evidence on the relationship between specific GSCM activities and firm performance in developing country contexts remains inconsistent and sparse. This study addresses that gap by empirically examining the relationships between three GSCM dimensions green procurement, green manufacturing, and green distribution and three firm performance dimensions: environmental, economic, and operational. Using a cross-sectional survey of 312 manufacturing firms across India, Nigeria, China, and Ghana, a structural equation model (SEM) was estimated, grounded in Natural Resource-Based View (NRBV) and Stakeholder Theory. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed strong reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.86), composite reliability (CR = 0.88), and convergent validity (AVE = 0.61). Path analysis reveals that green manufacturing exerts the strongest positive effect on environmental performance (β = 0.412, p < 0.001), while green procurement significantly influences both environmental (β = 0.341) and economic performance (β = 0.198). Green distribution notably drives operational performance (β = 0.318, p < 0.001). Environmental performance further mediates the relationship between GSCM practices and economic and operational outcomes, suggesting a virtuous cycle between ecological responsibility and business competitiveness. Country-level moderation analysis indicates that institutional quality and regulatory stringency amplify the performance benefits of GSCM adoption, highlighting the critical role of governance in sustainability transitions within emerging markets. These findings advance the GSCM literature by providing empirical evidence from economies at varying development stages, and offer actionable guidance for managers and policymakers seeking to leverage green practices as a source of sustainable competitive advantage.

Sustainability is the focus of many manufacturers, yet uncertainty of competitive advantage that can be gained from sustainability causes manufacturer flinches from implementing green supply chain management. This research focuses to examine the implementation level of green supply chain management practices among manufacturing industry in Malaysia. The relationship between green supply chain management practices and operational performance also being studied in this research to show the competitive advantage that can be gained by firm. The green supply chain management that is covered in this study is internal green supply chain management, green supply chain management with suppliers and green supply chain management with customers. Furthermore, the operational performance of firm is identified through product quality, operational flexibility, delivery time and production cost. There are 111 respondents who work in manufacturing industry certified of ISO 14001, answered the questionnaire that send through email. The data is analysed through Software of IBM Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The result showed that there is high implementation level of internal green supply chain management practices while for the external green supply chain management practices are having medium implementation level. Furthermore, the green supply chain management practices have significant and positive relationship with the operational performance. Therefore, implementation of green supply chain management practices helps the manufacturer obtain competitive advantage via better operational performance together with achieving sustainable development.

The pharmaceutical industry plays a critical role in providing essential healthcare products to people globally. However, the industry's operations and supply chains have significant environmental impacts, including the consumption of resources, generation of waste, and emission of greenhouse gases. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices on the sustainability of pharmaceutical firms. This was a desk review. It followed a systematic approach, conducting a comprehensive search across academic databases such as Google Scholar, Research Gate, JSTOR, Emerald Insight and ProQuest, including journals and conference proceedings. The paper outlined the findings of past studies done on the relationship between GSCM practices and organizational sustainability especially in pharmaceutical firms. The researcher sourced studies online under the criteria that they focused on GSCM and organizational sustainability and were carried out from the year 2010 to 2023. The findings showed that GSCM has a positive impact on firm sustainability. Additionally, firms that embraced GSCM demonstrated a heightened commitment to employee welfare and community engagement further enhancing social sustainability. The research also highlighted the positive relationship between green procurement and firm performance, particularly in energy consumption reduction and waste management. Green manufacturing practices led to improved environmental performance, emphasizing optimized production processes and reduced hazardous substances. The conclusion was that the adoption of GSCM practices holds immense promise for enhancing the sustainability of pharmaceutical firms. The evidence suggests that proactive integration of GSCM practices leads to significant reductions in resource consumption, lower emissions, and heightened operational efficiency. It was concluded that pharmaceutical firms in Kenya should develop and implement holistic GSCM strategies that encompass eco-friendly sourcing, efficient transportation, waste reduction, and responsible disposal practices to minimize environmental impact. Pharmaceutical firms should also build strong partnerships with suppliers to encourage the adoption of sustainable practices throughout the supply chain, ensuring compliance with environmental standards and driving collective efforts towards sustainability goals.

The article aims to identify key performance variables of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices to achieve sustainable development goals. It develops a comprehensive structural relationship between various performance variables for GSCM for sustainability in Indian automobile industries. With the help of expert opinions from industry professionals and extant literature review, 15 key performance variables have been identified and stated as these variables attempt to achieve the sustainability goals in GSCM practices. The Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to the Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method is employed to develop the model and then rank them. The results of this study show that supplier willingness towards GSCM, Adoption of technology advancement adoption, and top management commitment have emerged as top three key variables, while organizational motivating, encouragement of sustainable product, and government support systems are identified as the bottom three parameters. It also helps to achieve the priority basis to create a greener platform in the automobile industry. The study helps the managers, practitioners, and policymakers in making strategic and tactical decisions for better sustainability in the Indian Automobile industries in the context of GSCM practices. The critical inputs show the GSCM in the firms being more proactive and well prepared. The novelty of this research lies in the requirement of GSCM as most automobile companies set up their plants for awareness of economic, social, and environmental development. The performance variable identified to improve organizational performance to contribute to sustainable development improvements in the practices and policies.

Globally, pollution has spurred corporate players to use eco-friendly polishes and the textile industry is not an uncommon case. Textile commercial enterprises should adopt the same green supply chain management (GSCM) practices and this research paper seeks to identify the green supply chain management (GSCM) practices embraced by a textile industry in Gazipur District, Dhaka. Essential information was sourced from 200 respondents to support the review. Information was dissected with the assistance of weighted arithmetic mean and chi-square tests and it has been concluded that a huge number of green supply chain management practices are being embraced by the textile industries of Gazipur district.