Business Strategy and the Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2024
ABSTRACT
The
growing
importance
of
sustainability
poses
significant
challenges
to
companies,
particularly
micro,
small,
and
medium
enterprises
(MSMEs).
Product
life
cycle
assessment
focuses
on
individual
products,
often
leaving
MSMEs
without
a
complete
picture
their
overall
environmental
impact,
especially
within
complex
long
value
chains.
Organisational
Life
Cycle
Assessment
(OLCA)
appears
be
valid
approach
address
these
by
assessing
all
activities
an
organisation.
OLCA
offers
comprehensive
view
organisation’s
performance,
overcoming
the
faced
MSMEs,
such
as
resource
constraints
chain
when
adopting
product
LCA.
By
integrating
with
LCA,
companies
can
gain
more
holistic
understanding
impacts,
improving
both
assessments
ethical
business
conduct.
findings
this
research
assess
OLCA’s
presence
in
literature
industry,
exploring
its
content
practical
applications
demonstrated
through
case
studies.
It
emerges
that
adoption
use
methodology
have
great
potential
for
small
enterprises,
they
are
left
outside
single
product,
making
it
difficult
performance
monitoring.
Therefore,
could
gap,
becoming
reference
need
disclose
about
impact.
Due
relatively
recent
nature,
still
struggle
adoption.
Scientific
this,
therefore,
becomes
crucial
spread
adoption,
stressing
benefits
limitations,
well
providing
evidence
This
paper
aims
gap
pone
itself
cornerstone
future
researchers
pursue
path
foster
broader,
offering
dual
perspective
Business Strategy and the Environment,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 25, 2025
ABSTRACT
What
happens
when
already
sceptical
customers
start
questioning
company
communication?
Encouraged
by
the
vague
answers
to
this
question,
our
study
extends
existing
knowledge
about
effects
of
customers'
environmental
concern,
scepticism
and
communication
on
green
purchasing
intention
(GPI)
behaviour
(GPB)
across
environmentally
controversial
industries—namely,
textile
clothing
food
industries.
Using
own
primary
data
collected
in
November
2023
covering
1001
Czech
Republic,
where
issue
sustainability
is
generally
back
burner,
we
show
that
increased
concern
can
completely
change
relationship
between
GPI,
thereby
leading
positive
effects.
interesting
new
finding
trust
distrust
act
as
significant
mediators
relationships
investigated
thus
far.
Moreover,
soon
examine
companies'
practices
their
credibility
more
detail,
previously
GPI
become
negative.
ReMark - Revista Brasileira de Marketing,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
24(1), С. 175 - 236
Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2025
Objetivo:
Classificar
e
apreciar
criticamente
a
forma
como
pequenas
marcas
de
moda
sustentável
articulam
transparência
na
comunicação
suas
práticas
sustentáveis
nas
mídias
sociais.
Método:
Abordagem
qualitativa
documental,
através
análise
conteúdo
em
632
fotos,
163
vídeos
170
legendas
das
seções
Feed
Destaques
dos
Stories
17
brasileiras
com
até
50
mil
seguidores
no
Instagram.
Originalidade/Relevância:
Enquanto
on-line
grandes
foi
amplamente
estudada,
há
uma
escassez
análises
sobre
marcas.
Esta
pesquisa
preenche
essa
lacuna,
ressaltando
importância
entender
essas
divulgam
iniciativas
Resultados:
Embora
estratégias
visuais
marketing
prevaleçam
Feed,
abordagem
mais
transparente
autêntica
é
adotada
nos
relação
processos
internos,
produção
artesanal,
trabalho
feminino,
projetos
socioambientais
matérias-primas.
No
entanto,
deficiências
divulgação
números
impacto
socioambiental,
reconhecimento
desafios
áreas
melhoria,
da
remuneração
justa
trabalhadores.
Contribuições
teóricas/metodológicas:
Este
estudo
aprofunda
compreensão
as
abordam
ambiente
digital,
identificando
aspectos
negligenciados
nessa
comunicação.
sociais/para
gestão:
Os
achados
oferecem
insights
práticos
para
aprimorar
emergentes
sustentável,
visando
seus
públicos,
fim
evitar
disseminação
falsos
discursos
mercadológicos
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2025
Purpose
An
increasing
number
of
fashion
firms
face
criticism
for
“greenwashing”
due
to
the
industry’s
longstanding
negative
environmental
and
social
impacts.
This
experimental
study,
in
industry
context,
evaluated
consumers’
perceptions
hypocrisy,
demonstrated
by
false
labeling,
vague
information
downsizing
impacts
corporate
responsibility
initiatives.
study
also
investigated
how
these
influence
evaluations
firm’s
moral
inequity
their
likelihood
engaging
complaint
behaviors.
Design/methodology/approach
online
survey
company
recruited
Chinese
consumers
participate
a
between-subjects
study.
Three
types
news
articles
were
developed
–
aspects
reporting
on
fictitious
greenwashing
practices.
Participants
randomly
assigned
one
stimuli
completed
corresponding
survey.
Findings
Analysis
210
collected
responses
revealed
that
labeling
had
highest
level
hypocrisy
perceptions,
whereas
resulted
lowest
level.
Moreover,
perceived
increased
inequity,
which
subsequently
influenced
consumer
Specifically,
when
expectations
toward
morality
violated
whether
through
claims
or
selective
omission
they
felt
deceived,
leading
hypocrisy.
Upon
detecting
hypocritical
behavior
greenwashing,
took
various
actions.
Originality/value
study’s
findings
provide
valuable
insights
into
within
industry,
addressing
industry-specific
issues.
Academically,
this
suggests
new
classifications
customer
behaviors
relating
current
circumstances
complaints
previous
classifications.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 18, 2025
ABSTRACT
Accurate
reporting
on
the
sustainability
of
business
value
propositions
must
be
supported
by
reliable
data
sources
and
sound
methodologies
such
as
life
cycle
assessment
(LCA).
Showing
commitment
to
more
responsible
activity
without
quantifying
impacts,
or
them
only
partially,
could
fall
into
greenwashing
practices.
This
research
aims
analyze
what
extent
thinking
tools
are
widespread
in
global
companies'
reports
determine
whether
companies
practicing
greenwashing.
The
was
done
through
a
review
non‐financial
statements
all
Global
Fortune
500
companies,
with
results
showing
that
they
rarely
refer
LCA.
More
detail,
80%
sample
does
not
quantify
their
environmental
impacts
LCA,
almost
remaining
20%
small
portion
impacts.
Only
two
use
Social
Life
Cycle
Assessment.
Accordingly,
large
still
reluctant
show
actual
emissions,
might
contradict
narratives.
leads
reinforcing
belief
many
making
significant
efforts
engage
strategies
but
increasingly
greenwashing,
products
operations
appear
sustainable
than
are.
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 19, 2025
Purpose
In
the
last
two
decades,
there
has
been
growing
attention
to
social
and
environmental
issues
in
fast-fashion
supply
chains
due
increased
innovation,
awareness
internationalisation.
Extant
studies
have
explored
key
sustainable
practices
chain
multinational
companies
(MNCs)
small
medium-sized
enterprises
(SMEs).
However,
this
study
aims
address
a
dearth
of
literature
related
performance
measurement.
Design/methodology/approach
The
research
uses
quantitative
qualitative
data
explore
measure
MNCs
SMEs
as
comparative
study.
Prior
was
systematically
evaluated
qualitatively
using
thematic
analysis
fashion
identify
challenges
chains.
Quantitative
were
gathered
from
Business
Fashion
Index
(BoF)
SMEs’
annual
sustainability
reports.
Two
measurement
reports
conducted
attain
optimal
accuracy
results,
which
are
chi-square
test
Cohen’s
d.
Findings
indicate
that
emission,
water
consumption,
waste
management
material
usage,
transparency
labour
rights
chain’s
considerations.
Moreover,
results
suggest
greater
ability
achieve
successful
because
their
is
often
local,
contrast
impact
globalisation
on
MNCs,
large
network,
thus,
more
complexity.
Originality/value
This
supports
debates
by
empirically
exploring
application
chain.
comparison
between
envisaged
support
decision-makers
enhancing
performance.
IntechOpen eBooks,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 3, 2024
Smart
cities
leverage
data,
technology,
and
networked
systems
to
enhance
sustainability,
liveability,
efficiency
for
residents.
They
integrate
various
digital
technologies
manage
infrastructure
resources
effectively,
utilizing
data
from
sensors
Internet
of
Things
devices
optimize
processes
improve
decision-making.
This
urban
development
paradigm
aims
the
quality
life
through
technology.
A
study
employing
SPAR-4-SLR
protocol
assesses
current
state
smart
city
initiatives
by
reviewing
academic
literature,
journals,
reports.
Focusing
on
energy,
mobility,
waste
management,
research
evaluates
integration
grids
energy
distribution
support
renewable
sources.
Additionally,
it
examines
how
autonomous
vehicles
micro-mobility
solutions
could
revolutionize
transportation,
reducing
pollution
improving
accessibility.
Furthermore,
investigates
advancements
in
including
tech-enabled
approaches
minimize
waste,
streamline
collection,
promote
recycling.
Targeting
policymakers,
academics,
planners,
stakeholders,
this
inform
strategies
building
sustainable
efficient
environments.
Shanlax International Journal of Arts Science and Humanities,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
11(S3-Feb), С. 107 - 110
Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2024
Greenwashing,
the
deceptive
practice
of
presenting
a
misleading
impression
firm's
environmental
practices,
has
become
critical
issue
in
corporate
sustainability.
This
research
explores
impact
greenwashing
on
performance
and
examines
strategies
for
regulating
overseeing
practices.
Through
comprehensive
review
literature,
we
identify
detrimental
effects
firms,
including
reputational
damage
loss
consumer
trust.
We
propose
several
greenwashing,
enhancing
transparency,
implementing
stricter
guidelines
claims,
promoting
third-party
verification
initiatives.
By
these
strategies,
firms
can
improve
their
sustainability
practices
regain
