A Study on the Effects on the Strategic Orientation for the Green Management Performance

How does green operational policy impact on corporate social responsibility and enterprise image Evidence from South Korean construction enterprises

“…Green management focuses on using integrated strategies and management activities to enhance corporate value. This is done by assuring substantial accountability over environmental, social, and economic aspects by taking advantage of green corporate management (Haden et al, 2009;Ko et al, 2012;Kang, 2010;Joo and Choi, 2015).…”

“…The main elements used for evaluation of green management practices complement the disadvantages of environmental management. The focus is on direct environmental factors and on complementing the disadvantages of sustainable management that now limit the environment, to include a wide range of social and economic systems by which to evaluate management (Ko et al, 2012). In other words, green management focuses on the influence on the environment of environmental management, and emphasises environmental impacts in the process of achieving social responsibility through continuous value creation by companies (Kang et al, 2011).…”

“…The key evaluation items were considered in detail and sorted into five major categories (greenhouse gas/environmental pollution, systems, strategy, resource/energy, and social/ethical responsibility). Twenty categories, the operation system, and performance were evaluated (GGR, 2009;Ko et al, 2012). The "Green Management Standard" is the first detailed standard for green management prescribed in the Basic Law on Green Growth.…”

“…Performance of the green management practices of a company have the effect of enhancing the image of environment-oriented companies. These companies minimise the negative environmental impact on their products and processes, and increase their competitiveness through expansion of the market (Ko et al, 2012). In addition, the high public recognition of the company in relation to the environment enhances the relative corporate value through environmentally friendly management practices, and also results in an increase in sales (An and Heo, 2016).…”

“…Green management refers to management that fulfils social and ethical responsibilities while minimising the occurrence of greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution. This is done by saving resources and energy in management practices and using them efficiently (Ko et al, 2012). The need to practice green management has been a social contribution activity by which companies could avoid social criticism in the past.…”