Int. J Sup. Chain. Mgt Vol. 9, No. 3, June 2020
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Synthesizing the Influences of Green Supply
Chain Management towards Organisational
Outcomes
Bambang Tri Cahyono
1
, Avinash Pawar
2
, Koes Indrati
3
, Henry Loupias
4
1
Universitas Pelita Bangsa, Indonesia
2
Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
3
Universitas Pelita Bangsa, Indonesia
4
Universitas Pasundan, Indonesia*
1
bambangcahyono@gmail.com
2
dr.avinashpawar@outlook.com
3
koes.indrati@gmail.com
4
hloupias@unpas.ac.id*
Abstract: Today sustainability is the biggest concern for the
entire world, and it is one of the foremost objectives of the
United Nations sustainability goals. In the context of businesses,
supply chain management (SCM) is the most critical function
which decides the company’s performance. However, it is
necessary to understand the influence of green supply chain
management (GSCM) on organizations. This paper reviews the
literature to explore the crucial dimensions of GSCM and
analyses its influence on organizational outcomes. In order to
apprehend the in-depth details, the authors have adopted a
mixed research methodology to collect qualitative and
quantitative data. The data from 74 companies were composed
using the survey questionnaire and interview method using
stratified sampling. The analysis is accomplished to recognize
the influences of GSCM on organizational outcomes through
the components of green supply chain drivers, green supply
chain support activities, green supply chain practices, and
organizational supply chain strategies. The findings and
conclusion of the study highlight the relationship and positive
influence of GSCM on the organizational outcomes in the form
of financial and environmental performance.
Keywords: Green Supply Chain Management, Green Business
Practices, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability in
Businesses, SCM Strategies, Organisational Performance
1. INTRODUCTION
The environmentally sustainable activities have gained
growing interest in improving their supply chain
management (SCM) practices among organizations
today. While environmental regulations require industry
to adopt these considerations into account as the green
issues evolve daily. To gain a full interpretation of the
challenges, they need a continuous analysis and
monitoring in the field. Environmental concerns in the
role of sustainable development have received
significant priority. With rising awareness of
environmental protection, enterprises are compelled to
consider environmental practices in order to reinforce
the green image of their own businesses together with
the actual motivation to protect the environment [1]. In
this regard, businesses must consider putting higher
standards and liabilities on operations to protect
environmental deterioration, which is a progressively
significant aspect for corporations [2, 3, and 4].
The Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) is seen
as an approach to management theory incorporating all
elements of the supply chain comprehended as a
humanitarian and sustainable activity for companies,
which is also offering economic advantages to them [5,
6]. The green supply chain management has developed
into an industry-wide sustainability solution.
Environmental responsibility has transformed as a key
differentiator with progressively strict regulations and
growing consumer expectations for more sustainable
products, and many firms have started implementing
sustainability practices in their businesses to create
competitive advantages [7, 8]. Green supply chain
management is all about delivering goods and services
in the context of the environment from suppliers,
manufacturers and retailers to the end customers through
information, material and cash flows. Conventional
supply chain management emphasises more on quality,
cost and service, which has attributed to the environment
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