Assessing the eco-environmental performance: an PLS-SEM approach with practice-based view

Awareness of environmental issues is increasing, which is also putting pressure on firms, requiring their supply chain operations to be green. The objective of this article is to examine the impact of green supply chain practices (GSCPs) on competitive advantage, economic, environmental, and organisational performance under the influence of internal environment management and green information systems. The data of 415 manufacturing firms are gathered and employed PLS-SEM modelling to test the hypotheses. The findings show that Internal Environmental Management (IEM) and Green Information Systems (GISs) strongly and positively support the execution of green supply chain practices. The outcomes also revealed that green supply chain management (GSCM) practices significantly improves firms' competitiveness, economic, and environmental performance, which finally translates into organisational performance. The study presents an experimental assessment of the influence of IEM and GISs on GSCPs, which leads towards competitiveness, economic, environmental, and organisational performance. The findings provide an advantageous understanding, and the results also offer a policy-framework for manufacturers, managers, legislators to further promote GSCPs for better socio-environmental sustainability.

Automated summary

The study found that internal environmental management and green information systems strongly support green supply chain practices, which significantly enhance firms' competitiveness, economic and environmental performance, leading to improved organizational performance.