Abstract:
1. Introduction
Global warming, damaging the ozone layer, climate change, and
environmental degradation are major environmental issues being
discussed in every corner of the world. With heightened attention to
environmentalism worldwide, organizations intend to adopt greener
approaches along their entire supply chains to mitigate these
environmental problems. However, many studies have been conducted to
identify barriers to adopting green supply chain management (GSCM)
practices. There is no literature on studying enablers of GSCM practices
especially related to the ISO 14001 companies operating in Sri Lanka.
Therefore, this study aims to identify enablers for adopting GSCM practices
and determine the triple-bottom-line (TBL) performance of GSCM
practices.
2. Research Methodology
This quantitative study collected data through a structured Five-point
Likert-scale questionnaire from 119 sample ISO 14001 Certified
Manufacturing Companies in Sri Lanka. Data gathered using a convenient
sampling method was analyzed employing partial least square structural
equation modeling (PLS-SEM) software (Smart PLS).
3. Findings and Discussion
Findings confirmed that only two GSCM practices i.e., cooperation with
customers and investment recovery gain the triple bottom line (economic,
environmental, and social) performance. Therefore, the other four GSCM
practices do not contribute to the entire TBL performance, however, they
contribute to one or two dimensions of TBL performance. Moreover,
results justified that ISO 14001-certified manufacturing companies are
highly encouraged to adopt GSCM practices by the considered GSCM
Enablers of the study.
4. Conclusion and Implications
The findings of this study justified the importance of adopting GSCM
practices to gain TBL performance. Further, results encourage
manufacturing managers to obtain ISO 14001 environmental certification,
and parallelly this study contributes to the body of knowledge motivating
the manufacturing sector to engage in environmental conservation
activities to achieve sustainable development goals.
