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Green practices in food supply chains: evidence from emerging economies

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For the last couple of decades, consumer awareness and strict environmental policies create pressure on the corporate sector to adopt sustainable practices, reducing the harmful effect on environmental sustainability. This study aims to assess the procedures and significance of green practices in food supply chains. The study used internal environmental management (IEM), the greens information system (GIS), green manufacturing (GM), green design and packaging (GDP), and transportation (GT) as explanatory variables, while the data is gathered from 267 food processing firms located in China and Pakistan to test hypotheses through PLS-SEM modeling. The findings revealed that internal environmental management and green information systems are positively and strongly associated with adopting green supply chain practices. The results also show that green practices in the food supply chain have a significant role in increasing organizational performance. In last, the study has drawn policy implications and framework for governmental bodies, practicing managers, nutritional experts, and consumer rights activists. These policy implications will further promote green practices in the food processing industry to achieve 3Ps (people, profit, and the planet).

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This work supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2019M660700); the Beijing Key Laboratory of Megaregions Sustainable Development Modelling, Capital University of Economics and Business (No. MCR2019QN09).

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  1. College of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an, 710064, China

    Xuanlong Qin

  2. Department of Business Studies, Bahria Business School, Bahria University Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan

    Danish Iqbal Godil

  3. Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan

    Salman Sarwat

  4. School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Xi’an, China

    Zhang Yu

  5. School of Management and Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhuo, China

    Syed Abdul Rehman Khan

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    Syed Abdul Rehman Khan

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Qin, X., Godil, D.I., Sarwat, S. et al. Green practices in food supply chains: evidence from emerging economies. Oper Manag Res 15, 62–75 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12063-021-00187-y

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