BestFarms - An Integrated Approach to Environmentally Sustainable Farming in the South-west Region of Western Australia

Ecker, Saan; Coote, Lynda

doi:10.1080/14486563.2005.9725093

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“…Organic horticultural products are a typical example of value added by environmental practices. Environmentally sound agricultural products have better market access (Ecker and Coote, 2005), and customers perceive those products as healthier and fulfilling higher quality standards (Walley et al, 2000). Therefore, given the potential of environmental practices in horticultural production to generate competitive advantages and superior performance derived from product differentiation and cost advantages, we propose the following hypothesis:…”

Section: Environmental Management and Performancementioning

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“…As Christmann (2000; p. 664) pointed out, ''these process-focused practices include redesigning of production processes to be less polluting, substituting less polluting inputs, recycling by-products of processes, and innovating less polluting processes''. In horticulture typical examples of cost advantages from environmental practices are selling to recycling plants the plastic greenhouses are made of, the use of smaller amounts of more accurate fertilizers and pesticides, improvements in the irrigation system in order to save water, and avoiding product take-back costs derived from not fulfilling environmental standards (Ecker and Coote, 2005).…”

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Environmental performance and spillover effects on productivity: Evidence from horticultural firms

Gómez

Céspedes‐Lorente

Martínez-del-Río

2008

Journal of Environmental Management

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Section: Environmental Management and Performancementioning

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Section: Environmental Management and Performancementioning

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Environmental performance and spillover effects on productivity: Evidence from horticultural firms

Gómez

Céspedes‐Lorente

Martínez-del-Río

2008

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Thus, the advantage of differentiation usually depends on the firm's ability to adapt product features to the current market needs and to commercially exploit the eco-friendly characteristics of its goods and services [48]. Products that have value added by environmental practices can get better market access [56] and customers perceive those products as healthier and with higher quality standards [30,57]. The decision to invest in innovative technology or an innovative production chain can give a differentiation advantage that will reward the firm with high return [58,59].…”

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The Environmental Strategy of Businesses as an Option under Recession in Greece

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In recent years and mostly during the last two decades, the decisive role of the environment in the business administration field and business life in general has emerged. In the modern, fast changing, and highly competitive business environment, and even more so in the context of the recent economic crisis, businesses constantly struggle to survive, trying to resolve problems and improve their performance and competitive advantage. Therefore, they must save and invest substantial sums of money to build strong infrastructure, to change procedures, and to produce environmentally friendly products. In view of the above, the current study attempted to examine the impact of environmental strategy on the growth of medium and large enterprises in all sectors in Greece, in a period of economic crisis. The study, carried out in February and March 2018, confirmed the positive correlation and the critical role of environmental strategy in the financial performance of Greek enterprises during this period of economic recession. Both eco-efficient practices and innovative practices lead to the creation of competitive advantage and, thus, to the improvement of the financial performance of a firm.

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High‐involvement work practices and environmental capabilities: How HIWPS create environmentally based sustainable competitive advantages

Martínez-del-Río

Céspedes‐Lorente

Carmona‐Moreno

2012

Human Resource Management

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We study how high‐involvement work practices (HIWPs) may enhance a firm's economic performance through the development of a proactive environmental strategy (PES). HIWP systems facilitate the implementation of a PES by promoting employees' ability, motivation, and opportunities to behave in ways consistent with environmental management goals. In turn, PESs contribute to the development of strategic competitive advantages and drive superior performance. The results of our empirical analysis of 233 firms broadly confirm our hypotheses and suggest that although the direct effect of HIWPs on performance was not signifi cant in our sample, HIWPs do have a significant indirect effect through a PES as a mediator.

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BestFarms - An Integrated Approach to Environmentally Sustainable Farming in the South-west Region of Western Australia

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Environmental performance and spillover effects on productivity: Evidence from horticultural firms

Environmental performance and spillover effects on productivity: Evidence from horticultural firms

The Environmental Strategy of Businesses as an Option under Recession in Greece

High‐involvement work practices and environmental capabilities: How HIWPS create environmentally based sustainable competitive advantages

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