“…Green supply chain management (GSCM) comprises intra‐ and interfirm management of the upstream and downstream supply chain through internal GSCM and external GSCM practices aiming at minimizing the overall environmental impact of both the forward and the reverse flows (Klassen & Johnson, ; Narasimhan & Carter, ; Solér, Bergström, & Shanahan, ; Srivastava, ; Thun & Müller, ; van Hoek, ; Yu, Chavez, Feng, & Wiengarten, ; Zhu, Sarkis, & Lai, ). However, evidence shows that some GSCM practices do not lead to improved firm performance (Chavez, Yu, Feng, & Wiengarten, ; de Burgos‐Jiménez, Vázquez‐Brust, Plaza‐Úbeda, & Dijkshoorn, ; Eltayeb, Zailani, & Ramayah, ; Yang, Hong, & Modi, ). Studies on the relationship between GSCM and firm performance have reached mixed, inconsistent and even confusing conclusions (Chavez et al, ; Geng, Mansouri, & Aktas, ; Rao & Holt, ; Wong, Wong, & Boon‐itt, ; Zhu, Sarkis, & Lai, ).…”