Green Supply Chain Management: Drivers and Impact on Performance

Abstract

Green supply chain management has been an important organizational strategy to reduce environmental risks and improve financial performance. This paper presents an empirical study of the drivers of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices and the environmental and economic performance of GSCM implementation in Chinese firms. This study confirms that (1) both internal and external drivers play a significant role in the implementation of GSCM practices; (2) green purchase and investment recovery have a significant impact on firms’ environmental and economic performance; (3) with the improvement of the firms’ environmental performance, their economic performance will improve.