As the world becomes increasingly concerned with green and sustainability issues, Industries, organizations and governments are gradually moving towards more sustainable business practices - and India is no exception. Indian Industries are also becoming environmental conscious and many Industries are working towards the environment friendly part of business. Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) has emerged as a key concept and approach for the organizations to become environmentally sustainable. The purpose of this paper is to study and explores the factors that drive the food and grocery retail to implement Green Supply Chain Management Initiatives. The study suggested eight factors which are majorly motivating or influencing these Industries to implement the Green Supply Chain Management initiatives. The eight factors on Green Supply Chain Management Drivers/ Pressures are labeled as Vertical Channel Partners, Environmental Regulations, Society, Expected Business Benefits, Top Management Support & Corporate Values, Competitors’ Practices, Organizational Factors and International Environmental Agreements. The results of this paper provide a list of key drivers to the managers and the policy-makers so that they can use it as guidelines for setting up apposite norms and policies for the firms to take on Green Supply Chain Management.
Assessment of Environmental Performances of Small and Medium Scale Indian Industries in the context of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM)
