Leveraging participation in apparel global supply chains through green industrialization strategies: Implications for low-income countries

Jensen, Federico; Whitfield, Lindsay

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107331

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“…Therefore, firms need to carefully balance their sustainability goals with their resource limitations to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. This required a strategic approach that prioritizes sustainability activities that are most aligned with the firm's core competencies and stakeholder's expectations while also leveraging available resources effectively (Asiaei et al, 2022;Stahl et al, 2020) Firms facing low operating profits and debt repayment challenges may seek cost savings by waste and emission outputs and reducing their resource use (Jensen & Whitfield 2022). This approach aligns with the four-group conceptualization of environmental practices proposed by Hart (1995), which includes reducing resource use, waste, and emissions as one of the key environmental practices.…”

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Impact of Reduction of Waste and Waste, Green Employee Behavior and Reduction of Resource Use on Environmental Strategy: Manufacturing Companies top management’s Perception

Malokani¹,

Qureshi

Inayat

et al. 2023

JSSR

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This study explores the impact of reduction of waste and waste, green employee Behavior and reduction of resource use on environmental strategy in manufacturing companies of Sindh, Pakistan. Using a cross-sectional design and a sample of 220 firms, data was collected through face-to-face surveys conducted from August 1 to October 31, 2022. The questionnaire adopted in this study focused on including the reduction of waste and waste, green employee behavior and reduction of resource use. The collected data were analyzed using structural equation modelling (SEM) to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings suggest that these variables have a positive and significant impact on environmental strategy, indicating that these variables can be valuable tools for promoting environmental strategy in the manufacturing sector of Sindh, Pakistan. These results have practical implications for manufacturing companies in Sindh, Pakistan, as it suggests that top management should prioritize the development of effective strategies to promote the reduction of waste and waste, green employee behavior and reduction of resource use in the future strategies.

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Impact of Reduction of Waste and Waste, Green Employee Behavior and Reduction of Resource Use on Environmental Strategy: Manufacturing Companies top management’s Perception

Malokani¹,

Qureshi

Inayat

et al. 2023

JSSR

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“…Leading apparel brands such as the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (PVH Corp) have started to engage with green textiles manufacturing strategies. As a result, various attempts have been made to reduce the use of chemicals to minimise their exposure to workers' health and the environment; manage waste products, including wastewater; reduce energy consumption during the production of fabric; promote the use of recycled fibres; and minimise the carbon footprint of global transportation [40]. While some apparel companies recycle old clothes, the widespread adoption of circular solutions in the textile industry is still lagging [2,23].…”

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“…It aims to inform strategic goals by promoting resource efficiency in meeting economic targets. On the other hand, Ethiopia's Green Manufacturing Strategy provides a roadmap towards green industrialization [28], prioritizing the greening of industrial growth through renewable energy and CE principles [40]. Despite such advances in the policy environment, the transition to a circular economy remains slow.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Circular Economy among Senior Managers of Ethiopian Textiles and Agro-Food Processing Companies

Simane,

Malcolm,

O’Meara

et al. 2024

Circ.Econ.Sust.

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Companies are increasingly seeking to adopt a Circular Economy (CE) approach when aiming for greater corporate sustainability. In Ethiopia, a country rapidly industrializing, a CE approach in line with Ethiopia’s Green Manufacturing Strategy offers businesses a more sustainable and efficient economic approach than linear value chains. This study evaluates approaches towards implementing CE principles into novel business practices, focusing on the crucial role of senior business managers. Drawing on a sample of 145 senior managers of Ethiopian textiles and agro-food processing companies, we analysed their knowledge, attitudes, and practices vis-à-vis CE. The findings show that managers have high levels of knowledge about CE and hold positive attitudes towards it, although their companies’ practices did not reflect this. Logistic regression analysis showed that environmental management training, business circularity strategies, and the type of managerial positions are the major determinants of managers’ willingness to adopt circular practices. A critical finding was that participation in environmental management training and their managerial status negatively affect the willingness to adopt circular practices. Based on these findings, the study offers key recommendations focused on the potential to build CE models at the corporate level in developing countries, such as Ethiopia, through policy change and improved education and training.

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“…Höhere ökologische Anforderungen an die Zulieferfirmen und die dafür nötige Infrastruktur könnten Nearshoring-Prozesse verstärken. Aber auch die Firmen und Regierungen in den Produktionsländern in Asien und neue Zulieferländer wie Äthiopien investieren zunehmend in diesen Bereich (Jensen und Whitfield 2022 ).…”

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Deglobalisierung, Rekonfiguration oder Business as Usual? COVID-19 und die Grenzen der Rückverlagerung globalisierter Produktion

Butollo

Staritz

2022

Berlin J Soziol

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ZusammenfassungDie wirtschaftlichen Erschütterungen infolge der COVID-19-Pandemie scheinen die Notwendigkeit einer geografischen Restrukturierung und Rückverlagerung der Produktion zu bestärken, führten sie doch die Verwundbarkeit der globalisierten Produktionsstrukturen vor Augen. Der Beitrag geht den Auswirkungen von COVID-19 auf die Geografie globaler Produktionsnetzwerke nach. In Abgrenzung zu unterkomplexen Perspektiven auf die Globalisierung wird deren multiskalarer und politisch gestalteter Charakter hervorgehoben. Basierend auf diesen theoretischen Überlegungen und Fallstudien zur Automobil‑, Elektronik- und Bekleidungsindustrie wird gefolgert, dass die COVID-19-Pandemie nicht als Auslöser für einen allgemeinen Rückbau der globalen Fertigung interpretiert werden kann, wohl aber bereits länger anhaltende Verschiebungen hin zu multipolaren Produktions- und Konsumstrukturen verstärkt. Zwar hat das Thema der Resilienz globaler Produktionsnetzwerke eine größere Aufmerksamkeit in der strategischen Planung von Unternehmen und der Industriepolitik von Staaten erhalten. Eine verstärkte Lokalisierung und Regionalisierung von Produktionsnetzwerken ist jedoch nur eine Strategie von mehreren und wurde bis jetzt kaum implementiert. Anhaltende Störungen der Lieferketten, steigende Transportkosten und vor allem geo- und umweltpolitisch motivierte Politiken könnten aber durchaus zu einem stärkeren Re- oder Nearshoring führen. Politische Bestrebungen in diese Richtung werden jedoch limitiert durch gewachsene weltwirtschaftliche Entwicklungspfade und die mit ihnen verbundenen Kräfteverhältnisse. Im Ausblick betont der Beitrag die Notwendigkeit einer umfassenden politisch motivierten Restrukturierung globaler Produktionsnetzwerke im Kontext der dringend gebotenen sozial-ökologischen Transformation.

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Leveraging participation in apparel global supply chains through green industrialization strategies: Implications for low-income countries

Cited by 26 publications

References 34 publications

Impact of Reduction of Waste and Waste, Green Employee Behavior and Reduction of Resource Use on Environmental Strategy: Manufacturing Companies top management’s Perception

Impact of Reduction of Waste and Waste, Green Employee Behavior and Reduction of Resource Use on Environmental Strategy: Manufacturing Companies top management’s Perception

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Circular Economy among Senior Managers of Ethiopian Textiles and Agro-Food Processing Companies

Deglobalisierung, Rekonfiguration oder Business as Usual? COVID-19 und die Grenzen der Rückverlagerung globalisierter Produktion

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