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Drivers, barriers, and enablers for greening industry in Sub-Saharan African countries

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  • Ralph A. Luken
  • Edward Clarence-Smith
  • Lucille Langlois
  • Inae Jung

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A survey was undertaken in 2016 of key informants in seven Sub-Saharan African countries about why there had been limited greening of industry in their countries. The results of this survey, combined with analysis of earlier studies drawn from a focused SSA literature review, find a multitude of relevant factors that act as drivers for, barriers to, and enablers for changing managerial attitudes and strategies on greening. The dominant cluster of drivers involves material costs, both the high costs of inputs and the related need for cost savings. The dominant cluster of barriers relates to the lack of information. Enablers, who play an important and essential role in lowering the barriers in firms to greening, figure weakly in the 11 reports considered. This possibly reflects the lack of effective government programmes that are essential for accelerating the greening of industry as called for in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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  • Ralph A. Luken & Edward Clarence-Smith & Lucille Langlois & Inae Jung, 2019. "Drivers, barriers, and enablers for greening industry in Sub-Saharan African countries," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(5), pages 570-584, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:36:y:2019:i:5:p:570-584
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2018.1503944
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    1. Samuel Howard Quartey & Olamide Oguntoye, 2020. "Promoting corporate sustainability in small and medium‐sized enterprises: Key determinants of intermediary performance in Africa," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(3), pages 1160-1172, March.

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