Nath, Prithwiraj and Ramanathan, Ramakrishnan (2020) Impact of Environmental Initiatives on Environmental Performances: Evidence From the UK Manufacturing Sector. In: Encyclopedia of Renewable and Sustainable Materials. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 408-413. ISBN 9780128131961
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Abstract
Understanding the relationship between sustainability initiatives undertaken by firms and their environmental performance is not straightforward. Extant research on such relationship often shows inconclusive or contradictory results. Firms also differ in their attitude, motivation, and capability to adopt a proactive environmental initiative. This study uses a content analysis approach in a multiindustry setting to study how UK-based manufacturing firms adopt environmental initiatives (strategic and tactical) to improve their environmental performance (pollution prevention, pollution control, and supply chain coordination). The findings suggest UK manufacturers tend to focus more on short-term pollution control rather than fundamental pollution prevention measures of performance. This research discusses the potential impact of such reactive strategies on UK manufacturers’ quest for leadership.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Canonical correlation, Content analysis, Environment initiatives, Environmental performance, Sustainability, UK manufacturing |
| Subjects: | N100 Business studies N200 Management studies |
| Department: | Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School |
| Depositing User: | John Coen |
| Date Deposited: | 06 May 2020 11:32 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2021 10:48 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/43024 |
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