Developing sustainable museums through ‘greening’:

Predictors of Adopting a Sustainability Policy in Museums

“…For example, Jansson et al [26] found that sustainability practices, entrepreneurial orientation, and market orientation are important determinants of commitment to sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Other researchers have highlighted that lack of money, lack of a 'green policy', demotivated employees, lack of knowledge about sustainability, and negative attitudes among some employees are major barriers that prevent museums from becoming sustainable [27] (p. 231) [28] (p. 358).…”

“…According to ICOM [32], a sustainable museum must preserve the heritage and "be an active and attractive part of the community". Chitima [27] (p. 227) stated that sustainable museums are those that use renewable resources and whose working processes do not harm the environment. Other researchers perceive sustainable museums as those that have enough resources to function and fulfill their goals [14,33].…”

“…In addition to saving resources and reducing costs, a positive attitude of museums towards the environment can lead to increasing public confidence, engaging communities, gaining a competitive edge, attracting new audiences, attracting financial resources, and maintaining a clean environment for heritage objects, employees, and visitors [27] (p. 225). Integrating green practices into museum management also has a positive impact on the ability of museums to ensure an optimal microclimate inside the building, which is a very important requirement for keeping the heritage safe [61] (p. 2).…”

Measuring museum sustainability within the framework of institutional theory: A dictionary‐based content analysis of French and British National Museums' annual reports

“…The literature provides various self-assessment methods for achieving sustainability standards in museums, such as sustainability audits or checklists (Chitima, 2015) and identifies different influencing factors and sets of indicators to measure the impact that museums can have on society (Corsane, 2006;Davis, 2008;Pop & Borza, 2016).…”

“…The literature provides various self‐assessment methods for achieving sustainability standards in museums, such as sustainability audits or checklists (Chitima, 2015) and identifies different influencing factors and sets of indicators to measure the impact that museums can have on society (Corsane, 2006; Davis, 2008; Pop & Borza, 2016). As far as social reporting practices are concerned, one of the most widely used communication tools in museums is the annual report, which summarizes in a structured form past and future information about museum life and activities (Solima, 2009), thus acting as a “communication lens through which stakeholders can understand and monitor organizations' activities, operations, successes and failures” (Dhanani & Connolly, 2012, p. 1141).…”