Competences required for environmentally responsible managers - a European perspective

T. Bartosz Kalinowski (), Agata Rudnicka (), Gra?yna Wieteska (), Anna Wronka (), Antonio Diglio (), Carmela Piccolo (), Giuseppe Bruno (), Adrian Solomon (), S.C. Lenny Koh () and Andrea Genovese ()
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T. Bartosz Kalinowski: Faculty of Management, University of Lodz
Agata Rudnicka: Faculty of Management, University of Lodz
Gra?yna Wieteska: Faculty of Management, University of Lodz
Anna Wronka: Faculty of Management, University of Lodz
Antonio Diglio: Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Naples "Federico II"
Carmela Piccolo: Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Naples "Federico II"
Giuseppe Bruno: Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Naples "Federico II"
Adrian Solomon: South Eastern European Research Centre / The University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College
S.C. Lenny Koh: Management School, University of Sheffield
Andrea Genovese: Management School, University of Sheffield

No 7209477, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to identify the competences required for environmentally responsible managers in sustainable supply chain management. The proposed paper will analyze skills needed for green management. Along with theoretical study it will present the research results of the international TrainERGY project (http://www.trainergy-project.eu/) aimed at promoting green thinking among enterprises and academics across four European countries: Poland, United Kingdom, Italy and Greece. The findings of the research cover the differences between countries in terms of managers? environmental skills presence index which is a measure representing presence of particular skills in the surveyed companies. It also highlights the essential directions of a design and a content of the current and future environmental education and practice.

Keywords: environmental management; green management; supply chain management; competences; manager; research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F64 M10 O13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2018-06
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 36th International Academic Conference, London, Jun 2018, pages 141-155

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