Abstract
The manufacturing sector in South East Nigeria has many challenges concerning the incorporation of sustainability into the corporate strategies and operations of the industry, given its extractive nature and the numerous social and environmental impacts related to production activity. Attaining organizational sustainability requires the implementation of environmental management practice tools that create long-term value by embracing opportunities and managing risks derived from economic, environmental, and social developments. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of environmental management practice tools on the sustainability of manufacturing organizations. The goal of the study was to determine the relationship between environmental management practice tools and sustainability. A survey design was used for this study. A total of 363 questionnaires were distributed to the employees of the manufacturing firms, which included managers, supervisors, and line staff. The data collected were analyzed using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Primarily, the study established that environmental management practice tools were significantly and positively related to sustainability. Thus, the study concluded that environmental management practice tools contribute significantly and positively to firms’ social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Additionally, the result of this study underlines the significance to manufacturing firms of carrying out environmental management practices. The ramifications are that manufacturing firms attempting to assert sustainability through EMP should have related knowledge with EMP. Furthermore, their environmental advantages will not convert into sustainability. The study adds to the body of knowledge by giving experimental pieces of proof identifying the interrelationships between EMP and sustainability.
Highlights
Environmental management practices (EMP) arose as a matter of international concern in the early 1960s due to a higher level of industrialization [1]
The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of environmental management practice tools on the sustainability of manufacturing organizations, while the goal was to determine the relationship between environmental management practice tools and sustainability
The findings of the study were to establish that environmental management practices—environmental auditing, environmental policy, environmental accounting, product or process life-cycle assessment, and environmental performance evaluation—affect the sustainability of manufacturing organizations
Summary
Environmental management practices (EMP) arose as a matter of international concern in the early 1960s due to a higher level of industrialization [1]. In response to the threat of industrialization, many nations took action to protect the environment within their borders. Governments, at all levels, recognized that pollution did not stop within their borders [2]. To address environmental and developmental challenges, starting the journey of sustainable development in the global scope, different conferences were held: The. United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1972, and the Brazil “Rio Conference” or the “Earth Summit” of 1992. United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1972, and the Brazil “Rio Conference” or the “Earth Summit” of 1992 The results of those meetings awakened governments throughout the world to make substantial strides towards the security and preservation of the environment.
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