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Thinking green, buying green? Drivers of pro-environmental purchasing behavior

Moser, Andrea K. - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 32 (2015) 3, pp. 167-175

Purpose – The theory of planned behavior (TPB) served as a framework for identifying major antecedents of everyday green purchasing behavior and for determining their relative importance. Design/methodology/approach – The German market research institute GfK provided data ( n = 12,113) from...

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Sustainable Development Dilemmas of Biofuels Research and Production: A Snapshot in South Africa

Ngubevana, Lwazi - In: International Journal of Energy Optimization and … 6 (2017) 2, pp. 24-41

Global warming due to greenhouse gas emissions and the growing energy needs of the world, has forced the world into thinking differently about energy sources and sustainable development, giving rise to the field of biofuels. Research and introduction of new technologies do, by their very nature,...

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Three Dimensional Framework and Performance Metric for Indian IT Product Companies

Abidi, Naseem; Bandyopadhayay, Asit; Gupta, Vishal - In: International Journal of Information Systems and Supply … 10 (2017) 1, pp. 29-52

In the current business environment firms have started conceding pressure from the government, international agencies … and not-for-profit organizations to make their business activities more responsible towards environment as well as society … progresses from operational to tactical and then strategic, whereas Z axis levels are innovation, environment and social. The …

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Fostering Environmental Performance Management within Indian SMEs

Nulkar, Gurudas - In: International Journal of Strategic Information … 7 (2016) 2, pp. 1-13

Research and discussions on environmental sustainability of businesses generally focus on large corporations. Their environmental impacts are more likely to be noticed while small and medium enterprises (SME) are largely ignored. With a small scale of operations, SMEs are generally perceived to...

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Building management system for sustainable built environment in Sri Lanka

Kumara, W.H.C.D; Waidyasekara, K.G.A.S.; Weerasinghe, … - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 6 (2016) 3, pp. 302-316

sustainable built environment. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the findings of a comprehensive literature …, environment and social sustainability pillars. Practical implications – This study increases the awareness on functionality of a … BMS and its potential contribution towards a sustainable built environment. Originality/value – The study develops strong …

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National cultural values, sustainability beliefs, and organizational initiatives

Tata, Jasmine; Prasad, Sameer - In: Cross Cultural Management 22 (2015) 2, pp. 278-296

Purpose – Organizations are implementing sustainability initiatives in different countries with varied socio-cultural systems. The literature on sustainability, however, does not present a clear picture of how national culture can influence interpretations of the meaning of sustainability and...

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The green preferences of commercial tenants in Helsinki

Karhu, Jessica; Laitala, Ari; Falkenbach, Heidi; … - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 14 (2012) 1, pp. 50-62

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find out the green preferences of corporate occupiers in relation to their occupied offices. The study aims to focus on the preferences of the end‐users at the organisational level. It also aims to study the relative importance of these preferences...

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Green marketing: a strategic balancing act for creating value

J. Dean, Thomas; F. Pacheco, Desiree - In: Journal of Business Strategy 35 (2014) 5, pp. 14-22

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to illustrate that when practiced correctly, environmental marketing can represent promising opportunities for value creation and market growth. For many companies, the practice of environmental marketing has delivered disappointing results....

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Manufacturing’s role in corporate environmental sustainability ‐ Concerns for the new millennium

Sarkis, Joseph - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 5/6, pp. 666-686

The natural environment and the manufacturing function are becoming inextricably linked. As the new millennium …

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Sustainability strategies in an EPQ model with price‐ and quality‐sensitive demand

Glock, Christoph H.; Jaber, Mohamad Y.; Searcy, Cory - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 23 (2012) 3, pp. 340-359

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a mathematical model that illustrates the trade‐offs between sustainability, demand, costs, and profit in a supply chain with a single supplier and a single manufacturer. Design/methodology/approach – It is assumed that a single product is...

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