Abstract:
Parallel to the rapid population growth, manufacturing
as one of the supply chain practices should be increased
to fulfill 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. Accordingly,
previous literature confirms that green supply chain
management is the appropriate solution for overcoming
environmental issues.Although several research studies have been conducted
to examine this relationship, moderating effects of
various pressures on this relationship have not been
investigated within the Sri Lankan context. Therefore,
this research aims to identify the impact of green supply
chain management practices on firms’ triple-bottom-line
performance and also examine the moderating effects of
regulatory pressure on this relationship. A hundred
large-scale manufacturing companies were selected as
the sample through the purposive sampling method.
Moreover, a questionnaire survey was employed for the
data collection, and data was analyzed through
confirmatory factor analysis using PLS-SEM software.
Findings indicate that significant positive relationship
between green supply chain management practices and
triple bottom line performance i.e., environmental,
economic, and social. Moreover, findings accentuate
that regulation pressure moderates the relationship of
green supply chain management practices only with
environmental and social performances. This explored
knowledge will encourage practitioners to implement
green practices within their supply chains and it enables
the country to achieve sustainable goals.
