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Green Productivity is integrated for enhancing the profitability of the organization by improving productivity and environmental performance for overall socio-economic development. It considered the win-win situation of uplifting the quality of life in the form of generating profits to the business and considering the less impact to the environment from the business processes which leads to the greener business practices. The objective of this research paper is to review the existing literature about the practical application of the GP to identify the business areas which are influenced by the GP methodology. This is Qualitative research in nature. Nineteen existing research papers from reputed Journals are considered for the study. The content analysis method is used to analyze the research papers. The analysis results highlighted that GP methodology could be applied to any organization regardless of nature and size, and it will generate a significant contribution to the overall profitability of the organization by creating a competitive advantage in the market. GP will contribute to the organizations in two areas, (1) Productivity through reducing manufacturing cost, cycle time, risk, waste and increasing competitive advantages through social productivity, labour, and capital productivity of the business, (2) The environment in the form of reducing waste with many environmental concepts such as 3R, 5R Concepts and releasing less carbon emission to the environment. It is clear that this GP Methodology practice will enhance the development of socioeconomic and sustainability, which uplifts the living standard of all living beings in the natural environment.

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This study will explore the impact of green procurement on purchasing by special reference to the ap-parel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka. In order to achieve the stated purpose, the researcher devel-oped three research questions, three research objectives, and three hypotheses. Based on institutional theory and natural resource-based view theory, this study constructs a theoretical framework to clarify the mechanisms underlying the relationship between variables. Utilizing a sample of two hundred and fifty-two Sri Lankan professionals from the large-scaled apparel manufacturing sector, a structural model is outlined and tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). The study results demonstrate that green procurement has a positive and significant impact on purchasing performance. Further, the survey result recommended that the relationship between product-based green procurement and pro-cess-based green procurement on purchasing performance was positive and statistically signifi-cant. Consequently, organizations striving to achieve better purchasing performance should focus more on executing green procurement practices. These two kinds of procurement capabilities present two facets of a firm’s practice on green procurement, which complements rather than substitutes each other. The measurements developed in this study can capture the different aspects of purchasing perfor-mance, thus not only enabling use by practitioners to identify the immediate outcomes of it but also to understand its impacts on organizational performance.