Abstract:
1. Introduction
The manufacturing sector has shifted to long-term sustainability measures
due to resource scarcity and environmental damage. Hence, businesses
are adopting the concept of Green Supply Chain Management. Accordingly,
companies select green suppliers that provide environmentally friendly
materials. Previous studies have confirmed that the apparel industry emits
19.8 tons of carbon into the atmosphere. Green Supplier Selection will
bring significant benefits to large-scale apparel industries by increasing
brand image and profit while protecting the environment. However, the
impact of GSS on the triple bottom line performance of buying firms in Sri
Lanka's large-scale apparel manufacturing sector has not been assessed.
2. Research Methodology
With GSS identified as an independent variable and environmental,
economic, and social performance identified as dependent variables, this
quantitative study adopted a positivist research philosophy and a
deductive research approach to collect data through a structured
questionnaire survey on large-scale apparel manufacturing in Sri Lanka. A
sample of 169 companies was selected using purposive sampling. Multiple
regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses using SPSS software.
3. Findings and Discussion
The findings indicated that GSS significantly impacts the buying firms’
environmental, economic, and social performance in the large-scale
apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka. Moreover, findings
emphasized that the highest impact of GSS is on social performance, while
the second largest effect of GSS is on economic performance.
4. Conclusion and implications
Although Sri Lanka's apparel industry contributes to environmental
issues, adopting green practices such as GSS emphasizes its importance to
triple-bottom-line performance. Thereby, findings encourage management
to implement green practices to achieve corporate sustainability goals,
sustainable development, significant profits, environmentally friendly
policies, and improved brand image
