The Impact of Green Purchasing on Enterprise Performance: Empirical Study of China Textile and Garment Industry

Abstract:

The impact of green purchasing on the enterprise performance was analyzed in this paper. An empirical study in the China textile and garment industry was carried out, and research results show that the five dimensions of green purchasing (Supply chain management, Ecological design, Operation management, External environment management and Environmental authentication) have significant impact on enterprise performance.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 211-212)
• Pages: 837-841
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.211-212.837
• Online since: February 2011
• Authors: Wei Feng Yang, Xin Yi Zheng, Yue Lei Zhang
• Keywords: Empirical Research, Enterprise Performance, Green Purchasing, Textile and Garment Industry

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