The Emergence of Green Management and Sustainability Performance for Sustainable Business at Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Culinary Sector in Indonesia Helin G. Yudawisastra * , Mokhamad Anwar , Sulaeman Rahman Nidar , Yudi Azis Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 40132, Indonesia Corresponding Author Email: yudawisastra.helin@gmail.com https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.180519 ABSTRACT Received: 2 March 2023 Accepted: 14 May 2023 This study aims to see the emergence of green management and sustainable performance that can affect sustainable business in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the culinary sector in Indonesia. This research sample is of 372 SMEs in the culinary sector in Indonesia. Data analysis uses factor analysis and partial least squares (PLS). The sampling technique used stratified cash based on UNWTO (2012) criteria. The results showed that stakeholder demand has a significant effect on the implementation of green management, resources and knowledge have a significant effect on the implementation of green management. It shows that stakeholder demand, available resources, knowledge, and product uniqueness significantly affect green management. Product uniqueness has a significant effect on green management, and green management has a significant effect on sustainability performance. Green management simultaneously has a significant effect on sustainability performance. The research innovation is a green management and sustainability guidelines for SMEs culinary sector to implement and improve green management and sustainability performance. Keywords: green management, sustainability performance, sustainable business, culinary, SMEs 1. INTRODUCTION In the research by Votz et al. [1], the Worldwide Fund for Nature confirms that global warming directly impacts human health and livelihoods. Water and air pollution can cause environmental damage. Clean water and unhealthy food have made people aware of the importance of healthy living. It triggers people to realize the need for products and services that are environmentally friendly. The green economy seeks to produce goods with more efficient use of resources and produce goods and services that contribute to more environmentally friendly outcomes, such as recycled paper and solar water heaters. With green production methods, many environmentally friendly goods and services are available. With standardization, it is easier to put green principles into practice than additional features or quirks. This requires a strategic transformation of management practices to a green management level [2]. A Nielsen survey in Insight, 2015 states that that across 60 countries, 55 percent of customers worldwide are likely to be willing to pay more for products and services provided by companies that are engaged in social and environmental impact. The government has proven its commitment to environmental management through Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management and its implementation in industry and Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 74 of 2001 concerning the management of dangerous and hazardous substances. However, stakeholders sometimes pay less attention to this, and thus sustainability goals still need to be achieved. Studies on green management and sustainability with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) still need to be made in the business and management literature. Companies that adopt green and sustainability strategies can offer many advantages, such as the cost savings generated from environmental efficiency, an excellent corporate reputation, good relations with local society, access to green markets, and competitive advantage [3]. In the other hand, some researchers argue that these benefits are not optimal for SMEs because they are only relevant to large companies [4, 5]. Hitchens et al. [6] states a critical issue for SMEs is the shortage of information and resources that hampers their investment in green management. Therefore, it is essential to know the emergence of green management and performance sustainability in business organizations, especially SMEs in the culinary sector in Indonesia. 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Green and sustainability management in SMEs In the case of SMEs as an organization, they have some advantages compared to companies with large organizations in providing more effective green management. In a smaller organization, the lines of communication are often narrower, the organizational structure is simple, people often perform multiple tasks, and access to the top management is more available than others. These characteristics can be a real advantage for the effective green management of SMEs. SMEs have few employees and a small organizational structure. The small number of employees often indicates the need for more human resources, which, as mentioned, hinders the implementation of environmental management [4, 7-9]. Gladwin et al. [10] asked researchers to consider environmental issues to develop organizational assessments. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning Vol. 18, No. 5, May, 2023, pp. 1489-1497 Journal homepage: http://iieta.org/journals/ijsdp 1489