Green supply chain management practices and performance

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of organizational size on adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices for the Indian industry. It also evaluates the impact of GSCM practices on organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach This study aims to empirically test the GSCM model to investigate the present orientation of the Indian industry toward GSCM practices using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. The statistical inferences were drawn using the data provided by 161 Indian firms. This has compared the GSCM practice implementations among small-sized, medium-sized and large-sized organizations. Findings The study reveals that Indian organizations have shown a satisfactory implementation of majority of the environmental practices, except supplier ISO:14001 certification and Tier-II supplier evaluation. Out of 21 practices, medium-sized organizations have adopted GSCM practices at a similar level compared with large organizations, with three exceptions: existing environmental management systems, support from mid-level and top management and supplier evaluation for environmental practice. It was found that GSCM adoption can lead to equal improvements in operational performance for both large-size and medium-size organizations. Originality/value This paper makes two major contributions in the domain of green supply chain practices in India. First, it investigates the adoption of GSCM practices in organizations of different sizes (small, medium and large) and the impact of GSCM practices on the performance of organizations of different sizes. Second, it identifies the key areas for improvement and recommends a set of measures for improving the implementation of GSCM practices in Indian organizations.

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Impact of knowledge management capability and green supply chain management practices on firm performance

“…Qinghua Zhu, Tian, and Sarkis (2012) highlight that top management initiative is most important to adopt GSCM practices in the Chinese firm. Top management perception likely influences their behavior to sustainability practice (Vijayvargy, Thakkar, & Agarwal, 2017;Qinghua Zhu, Sarkis, & Geng, 2005). The firm with a higher environmental management system, compliance, and auditing practices can lessen the environmental impact of their manufacturing (Qinghua .…”

“…ED emphasizes to design of the product those are manufactured considering the product lifecycle analysis to minimize the environmental impact. Many researchers focused on ED as a GSCM practice which incorporates the environmental aspects from product idea to usage and finally disposal (Vanalle et al, 2017;Vijayvargy et al, 2017;Qinghua Zhu et al, 2007).…”

“…Green Purchasing (GP) is referred to environmental aware purchasing practices that considering waste reduction, free from hazardous and toxic (Vijayvargy et al, 2017), and the ability to reuse, recycle of purchased materials with maintaining its required performance (Min & P, 2001). Due to growing consumer awareness on eco-friendly clothing product (Hustvedt & Dickson, 2009), retailers are promoting and sourcing environmental friendly product to lower the environmental impact (Zsidisin & Siferd, 2001), hence they strictly control their suppliers' to confirm their products are manufactured and delivered in a sustainable manner (Petljak, Zulauf, Štulec, Seuring, & Wagner, 2018).…”

“…Investment recovery (IR) refers to the effective, efficient and profitable recycling, recovery, reselling and disposal of waste, excess inventory, scrap, defective, obsolete product in order to economic benefit for firm and improve environmental impact (Vijayvargy et al, 2017;Q. Zhu et al, 2008).…”