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Green business among certified companies in Malaysia towards environmental sustainability: benchmarking on the drivers, initiatives and outcomes

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  • Tarig Khidir Eltayeb
  • Suhaiza Zailani
  • Walter Leal Filho

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In recent years, environmental issues become more intense and widespread. This calls for considering the issues of sustainable development in business operations. This paper utilised interviews with three organisations to identify green initiatives adopted in Malaysia, their drivers and outcomes. Analysis of the interviews indicates that the most adopted green initiatives in Malaysia are eco-design and green purchasing, followed by reverse logistics. The key drivers are regulations, customer pressures, expected business benefits and social responsibility. The study indicates that the outcomes of green initiatives are environmental, cost reductions, economic, in addition to company and brand image and reputation.

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  • Tarig Khidir Eltayeb & Suhaiza Zailani & Walter Leal Filho, 2010. "Green business among certified companies in Malaysia towards environmental sustainability: benchmarking on the drivers, initiatives and outcomes," International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 12(1), pages 95-125.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijetma:v:12:y:2010:i:1:p:95-125
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    1. Radostina A. Angelova & Daniela Sofronova, 2023. "Sustainable Textiles: Design of New Weave Patterns Based on Texts," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-16, January.
    2. Samad, Sarminah & Nilashi, Mehrbakhsh & Almulihi, Ahmed & Alrizq, Mesfer & Alghamdi, Abdullah & Mohd, Saidatulakmal & Ahmadi, Hossein & Syed Azhar, Sharifah Nurlaili Farhana, 2021. "Green Supply Chain Management practices and impact on firm performance: The moderating effect of collaborative capability," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 67(C).
    3. Mohammad Iranmanesh & Sajad Fayezi & Suhaiza Hanim & Sunghyup Sean Hyun, 2019. "Drivers and outcomes of eco-design initiatives: a cross-country study of Malaysia and Australia," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 13(5), pages 1121-1142, November.
    4. Gupta, Suraksha & Kumar, V., 2013. "Sustainability as corporate culture of a brand for superior performance," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 48(3), pages 311-320.
    5. Khor, Kuan Siew & Udin, Zulkifli Mohamed, 2013. "Reverse logistics in Malaysia: Investigating the effect of green product design and resource commitment," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 71-80.

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