Creating Innovation in Achieving Sustainability: Halal-Friendly Sustainable Port

Harlina Suzana Jaafar, Mona Leza Abd Aziz, Muhammad Razif Ahmad and Nasruddin Faisol
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Harlina Suzana Jaafar: Faculty of Business and Managemen, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
Mona Leza Abd Aziz: Johor Port Authority, Pasir Gudang 81700, Johor, Malaysia
Muhammad Razif Ahmad: Maharani Energy Gateway Sdn Bhd, Johor Bahru 81200, Johor, Malaysia
Nasruddin Faisol: Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-21

Abstract: The expansion of liberalized trade has forced companies to consider the global market demand to stay competitive. Hence, ports have started to embrace sustainability practices in their activities throughout port operations. Various research has suggested that there is more innovation when sustainability is adopted as an integral part of their business activities. This study established a halal-friendly sustainable port concept and its implementation in meeting the objectives of sustainability practices to boost innovation. To embed sustainability within port organizations, it is vital to create an organizational culture that supports innovation and integrative thinking. Based on the qualitative data obtained from 38 port stakeholders in the southern of Malaysia, the respondents supported a halal-friendly sustainable port as a potential innovation in meeting the objectives of the sustainable practices. Four components that were found crucial for the proposed framework reflect the novelty of the research and its successful implementation.

Keywords: sustainability; innovation; ports; halal; environmental; supply chain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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