Abstract:
Parallel to the rapid population growth, manufacturing as one of the supply
chain practices should be increased to fulfilling their requirements. Due to
the advancement of industry and technology, the needs of human beings are
constantly changing and the process of supplying goods and services
becomes more complex. Reasoning competition and profit maximization,
the manufacturing sector creates severe environmental problems and social
problems as well. Under this scenario, conducting research has begun on
how manufacturing should take place while conserving the environment.
Although several research have been conducted to examine this
relationship, moderating effects of pressures on this relationship have not
been investigated within the Sri Lankan context. Therefore, this research
aimed to identify the impact of green supply chain management practices on
a firm’s triple bottom line performance and to examine the moderating
effects of regulatory pressure as the institutional pressure. 100 large-scale
manufacturing companies were selected as the sample through the
convenience sampling method. Moreover, a questionnaire survey was
employed for the data collection and data was analysed through
confirmatory factor analysis. Findings indicated that significant positive
relationship between green supply chain management practices and triple
bottom line performance i.e., environmental, economic, and social.
Moreover, findings emphasize that there are no significant moderating
effects of regulatory pressure on this relationship. This explored knowledge
will encourage practitioners to implement green practices within their
supply chains and it enables the country to achieve sustainable goals.
