Environmental Management Systems and Sustainability in SMEs

Shah, Satya; Ganji, Elmira Naghi; Hasan, Syed Mehmood

doi:10.1051/matecconf/20167602006

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“…SMEs may be as high as 60-70% of global environmental pollution. This statements are in accordance with findings ofShah, Ganji, & Hasan (2016) who reported that SMEs share 70% of global pollution, with the majority of manufacturing sector. Therefore, reducing the environmental impact of SMEs in both manufacturing and services is a key factor in successfully greening the economy(OECD, 2015).…”

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Impact of Green IS Practices on Organizational Benefits: The Perspective of SMEs Managers

Brezavšček¹,

Žnidaršič²,

Maletic³

et al. 2019

Humanizing Technology for a Sustainable Society

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The presented study investigates the impact of Green information system (Green IS) practices on organizational performance benefits in the context of a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME). Three categories of Green IS practices, namely pollution prevention, product stewardship and sustainable development are taken into consideration. Furthermore, organizational benefits are considered to capture the extent to which SMEs achieve environmental and social performance. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse survey data collected from 156 managers of SMEs. The results indicate, that Green IS for pollution prevention and sustainable development have a significant impact on environmental and social performance, while product stewardship is not an effective source of perceived organizational benefits in neither of the proposed aspects. To achieve a higher level of organizational benefits arising from Green IS practices, more focus should be given to the strategic orientation of using Green IS in SMEs. From an academic perspective, the paper enhances the current knowledge in investigating the link between Green IS practices and organizational benefits, particularly in the SMEs perspective.

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Impact of Green IS Practices on Organizational Benefits: The Perspective of SMEs Managers

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Žnidaršič²,

Maletic³

et al. 2019

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“…Moreover, SMEs play a significant role on enterprise scenes and market economies, as they cover about 90% of all global businesses, with the high number of suppliers through the supply chain. Not surprisingly, they contribute to 70% of the environmental pollution within the manufacturing sector [1]. Therefore, executing SCM practices, SMEs can achieve significant benefits.…”

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Contribution of Additive Manufacturing Systems to Supply Chain

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Ganji

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2017 International Conference on Industrial Engineering, Management Science and Application (ICIMSA)

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Abstract-The current economic pressures have been challenging manufacturing SMEs that play a complicated role in the Supply Chain (SC); and innovation in the manufacturing supply chain which requires new approaches and technologies. Additive Manufacturing (AM) is considered by research studies as pioneering and disruptive technology that can drive such a transformation. This paper is aimed at investigating in what measures can additive manufacturing techniques adopted as an opportunity for the supply chain in SMEs. Initially, the literature review looks into needs and challenges of SMEs in the SC identifying solutions and strategies. The research further analyses AM's impact on the supply chain, evaluating benefits and drawbacks that AM delivers in this context. IT aims to examine the use of strategic maps, analytical tools and suitable tactical paths to implement and integrate this technology within supply chain. The paper describes the potential effects of the open sources networks and hence argues that a gradual integration of AM with traditional technologies is a plausible way for small manufacturers. However, there are several innovative approaches, and this scenario is rapidly evolving. Material and machines costs reduction could deliver significant changes. Therefore, further and updated investigations from a supply chain perspective are recommended, especially looking at practical cases and examples for this study within this context.

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“…Regarding the for-profit organisations, a research paper examines the influence of stakeholder's pressures towards environmental sustainability of an adhesive manufacturing industry through a qualitative survey [22]. As reported, again competitive advantage plays a vital role in this case as a critical motivator.…”

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“…Furthermore, high industry competition and shareholders' inspiration exert the most important influential factors for environmental management system (EMS) adoption. The shareholder's desire is due to the fact that the factors such as financial performance, energy and water consumption and recycling are their major business challenges, and hence, move them towards adoption of sustainable practices [22].…”

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Evaluation of Sustainable Practices within Project Management Methods

2017

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Abstract. The purpose of this research study is to investigate some of the sustainable practices within projects with a focus on social projects. The different research methodologies applied through this research consisted both primary and secondary research, including literature review and through case study. The stakeholder's behavioural needs towards acting and implementing sustainable practices led to the adoption of sustainable practices within projects which are managed across profit and non-profit organisations. Nevertheless, lack of sustainable behaviour was outlined, and henceforth the integration of sustainable development within social projects is crucially important as such projects were identified as the drivers toward educating the society in order to help to produce generations of people who would be more sustainably aware. Currently, sustainable development is very often taken into account when it comes to managing projects. Nevertheless, if the adoption of sustainable practices is well established in some sectors such as construction, literature tends to demonstrate a lack of information regarding other sectors, especially within social projects. This research aims to investigate the adoption of sustainable practices within social projects and therefore to satisfy a literature gap.

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Environmental Management Systems and Sustainability in SMEs

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Impact of Green IS Practices on Organizational Benefits: The Perspective of SMEs Managers

Impact of Green IS Practices on Organizational Benefits: The Perspective of SMEs Managers

Contribution of Additive Manufacturing Systems to Supply Chain

Evaluation of Sustainable Practices within Project Management Methods

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