An exploration of green business process maturity based on ecolabels

Abstract

PurposeThe discipline of business process management (BPM) is challenged by investigating how work is performed in organizations while simultaneously recognizing preeminent environmental issues. Although organizations have become more open to the ecological impact of business processes through Green BPM, research in this field and guidance for practitioners remains relatively limited. Therefore, this study aims to extend and translate the conventional perspective on business process maturity towards green business process maturity levels.Design/methodology/approachThe authors bridged product-focussed and process-focussed environmental management practices by surveying ecolabels against theoretical capability areas for business process maturity. Since ecolabels are instruments to develop environmental-friendly products and services, the authors looked at the underlying processes to produce such green outcomes. By surveying 89 ecolabel organizations, the authors had indirectly access to an international set of companies, operating in distinct industries and producing a wide variety of green products and services.FindingsThe authors statistically uncovered a classification of four groups of ecolabels based on the process capabilities, each representing a distinct green business process maturity level. The four levels are “Green BP immaturity”, “Green BPL maturity”, “Green BPM maturity” and “Green BPO maturity” and align with well-established concepts in the business process literature and profession.Originality/valueScholars are encouraged to elaborate on the identified maturity levels in order to build and test a green business process maturity model, whereas practitioner-related advice is provided based on possible green business process maturity journeys towards excellence.

Research on risk management incentive strategy based on the green financial ecosystem

“…Therefore, the complex green financial ecosystem risk management of the problem of cooperation needs to be further studied. In addition to the incentives studied in this paper, there are factors like green goodwill [ 36 ], green business process maturity [ 37 ], and green startup maturity [ 38 ] that affect the level of effort of the participants. In addition, with the increase of green finance user data and the number of green finance products, building the optimal structural composition of the green finance risk management system so that the participating subjects can continue to create value in a stable state also needs to be explored in depth.…”

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Business strategy, spiritual capital and environmental sustainability performance: mediating role of environmental management process

“…Environmental degradation is a worldwide issue that threatens environmental sustainability (Sari et al, 2020). Therefore, governments worldwide set various rules and standards to encourage companies to adopt environmentally friendly business strategies which are reflected in companies' business processes (Dixit, 2020;Couckuyt and Van Looy, 2021;Yasir et al, 2020). In addition to business strategies, companies need to build their spiritual capital Determinants of environmental sustainability…”

“…, 2020). Therefore, governments worldwide set various rules and standards to encourage companies to adopt environmentally friendly business strategies which are reflected in companies' business processes (Dixit, 2020; Couckuyt and Van Looy, 2021; Yasir et al. , 2020).…”

Enhancing Both Companies and Consumers’ Intention to Both Produce and Consume Green Product

“…Green Business had become one of the most sought-after and discusses topic within the realm of business and management for the past 3-4 years, in which, many research or studies tend to put some emphasize on understanding which factors could ultimately affect consumers' decision in buying, purchasing, consuming or using green products (Byrch et al, 2007;Loucks et al, 2010;Fernando, 2012;Hogevold et al, 2015;Woodfield et al, 2017;Wilson et al, 2019;Wilson et al, 2021;Lamptey et al, 2021). Meanwhile, in the other hand, there have also been some studies which try to put their focus from the other point of view, in which, many studies had also tried to deeply understand why there have been some companies which are willing to conduct their business activities in accordance with the concept of green business, and why there have also been some companies which decline or refuse to follow the trend of shifting their focus on doing their businesses in a more sustainable way (Braun, 2010;Gibbs and O-Neill, 2012;Martinez, 2014;Pillania, 2014;Harrington et al, 2016;Wilson, 2019;Wilson, 2020;Wilson and Jessica, 2020;Couckuyt and Van looy, 2020;Couckuyt and Van looy, 2021) In this case, there have been several factors which could explain some companies' decision and stance of not conducting their business activities in accordance within the concept of green marketing, such as the amount of costs which these companies will bear during the process of producing green products, consumers' low level of knowledge regarding what is green products (and which aspects differentiate green products and the non-green ones), and the attitude or their target markets (or consumers) of mainly focusing on the price of the product compared to the impact that using the product had on the surrounding society or environment (in which, in this case, these types of consumers usually consider the price level of the product as the basic standard in determining which products that consumers will buy). For example, since the selling price of green products tend to be higher as compared to the non-green ones, then consumers who use price level as their basis of deciding which products that they'll choose and they'll buy will most likely to choose the products with the lower price level as opposed to the higher ones, regardless of whether the more expensive product was actually green or environmentally-friendly products which will eventually bring more significant impact toward revitalizing the surrounding nature as opposed to the cheaper ones.…”