GE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT RESEARCH VOLUME -2, ISSUE -9 (September 2014) IF-3.142 ISSN: (2321-1709) A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories. GE- International Journal of Management Research (GE-IJMR) Website: www.aarf.asia . Email: editoraarf@gmail.com , editor@aarf.asia Page 33 ECO-FRIENDLY PRACTICES – EXAMINING FOR DIFFERENCES Dr. Ajith Kumar. V.V, Associate Professor – HR & OB, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore (Constituent of Symbiosis International University) Symbiosis International University #95/1, 95/2, Electronics City, Phase-1, Hosur Road, Bangalore, India. Aarti Mehta Sharma, Assistant Professor – Statistics, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore (Constituent of Symbiosis International University) Symbiosis International University #95/1, 95/2, Electronics City, Phase-1, Hosur Road, Bangalore, India. A. Vidyasagar, Professor - Marketing Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore (Constituent of Symbiosis International University) Symbiosis International University #95/1, 95/2, Electronics City, Phase-1, Hosur Road, Bangalore, India. ABSTRACT More and more people in India are becoming aware of the eco-friendly practices that would reduce the collective damage being done to our planet. Needless to add, there are substantial financial benefits that would accrue by adopting certain eco-friendly practices that are not only easy to put into place but would start showing positive results within a very short period. There is general belief that once there is awareness of eco-friendly practices, there is a desire to adopt them. This paper attempts to study the awareness and implementation of eco-friendly practices among managers and future managers (students of MBA). It will also attempt to test several hypotheses of eco-friendly behavior based on Educational Background, Age, place of origin, work-experience etc. Data for the same will be collected from primary and secondary sources and will be analyzed using suitable statistical techniques on SPSS.