The Role of Green Supply Chain Management Practices on Environmental Performance of Firms: An Exploratory Survey in Brazil

Adriano Alves Teixeira (), Tiago E. C. Moraes, Talita Borges Teixeira, Rosane A. G. Battistelle, Elton Gean Araújo and Quintino Augusto Có de Seabra
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Adriano Alves Teixeira: Department of Production Engineering, School of Engineering of Bauru, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tiago E. C. Moraes: Department of Production Engineering, School of Engineering of Bauru, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Talita Borges Teixeira: Department of Production Engineering, School of Engineering of Bauru, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Rosane A. G. Battistelle: Department of Production Engineering, School of Engineering of Bauru, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Elton Gean Araújo: Department of Administration, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Paranaíba 79500-000, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Quintino Augusto Có de Seabra: Department of Production Engineering, School of Engineering of Bauru, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 15, 1-19

Abstract: Our work is one of the rare studies that sought to verify the relationship between green supply chain management practices and environmental performance in companies in an emerging Latin American market. We surveyed in the specialized literature on environmental management and green supply chain management (GSCM) for practices were most cited and can influence this relationship. From this review, an e-survey was constructed and answered by 79 environmental or supply chain/logistics managers from the surveyed sample. The results indicate that there is a positive and significant relationship between the adoption of green supply chain management practices and the environmental performance of the companies. We found that GSCM practices: environmental management with total quality (GSCM4), cooperation with suppliers to achieve environmental management objectives (GSCM7), and cross-functional cooperation for environmental improvements (GSCM3), in this order. These are the main GSCM practices that influence the environmental performance in the surveyed companies. Thus, our study adds relevant information to the specialized literature and for the decision-making of managers, professionals, and government working in this area of study.

Keywords: environmental sustainability; environmental management; sustainable supply chain; emergent market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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