Green Capabilities Mediate the Effect of Green Supply Chain Management Practices on Farmers Business Performance and Vegetable Non-Pesticide (Study on “Lestari” Women Farmer Group in Bantul Regency)

The purpose of this research to find out and analyze the influence of Green Supply Chain Management consisting of Green Policy, Green Purchasing, and Green Packaging on Business Performance consisting of Environmental Performance and Economic Performance through Green Capabilities on non-pesticide fruit and vegetable farmers. The sampling technique used is the census method with a total of 60 respondents. Respondents in this study were all members of the KWT (Kelompok Wanita Tani/ Women Farmer Group) “Lestari” in Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta. The type of research conducted is survey research. The data analysis technique in this study was divided into descriptive analysis and quantitative analysis using Partial Least Square (PLS) analysis with the help of the SmartPLS 3.2.9 program. The results of this study indicate that Green Policy and Green Packaging have a significant positive effect on Business Performance; Green Purchasing has a significant negative effect on Business Performance; Green Policy and Green Purchasing have a significant positive effect on Green Capabilities; Green Packaging has a significant negative effect on Green Capabilities; and Green Policy and Green Purchasing have a significant positive effect on Business Performance through Green Capabilities.

Generation Y’s Sustainable Purchasing Intention of Green Personal Care Products

Global warming and depletion of the environment are more than a hunch; they are irrefutable facts. While caring for the environment seemed like a luxurious hobby twenty years ago, it has become a crucial necessity these days. However, the sustainable demand for eco-friendly products seems to be less than it should be. In other words, the consumers seem to lack the intent to purchase green products. Therefore, studies on factors affecting sustainable green purchasing intent seem to be crucial now more than ever. This study attempts to shed some light on the matter using structural equation modeling. After receiving the answers of 357 respondents from Thai Generation Y participants, the estimations reveal that attitude towards green packaging and green marketing awareness have the strongest effects on purchasing intention. On the other hand, environmental concern seems to have the weakest effect on purchasing intention. The findings suggest that the producers must pay more attention to packaging and other novel forms of marketing to increase the customers’ intent for purchasing green products.

Rice waste–based polymer composites for packaging applications: A review

Rice wastes are abundant, low-cost, cellulosic-based materials. The potential of using rice waste such as husk, straw, and bran in bio-composite production is a crucial target of the composite industry. Chemical composition is the main factor that offers diverse possible applications of rice wastes in bio-composite-based materials. Eco-friendly products of bio-composite polymers can be produced by reinforcing and filling polymer matrices with high cellulosic content materials such as rice waste. From manufacturing point of view, rice wastes can be used to reduce the production cost of polymer-based products and meet the requirements for green packaging materials.

The influence of green packaging on consumers’ green purchase intention in the context of online-to-offline commerce

Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop a theoretical framework to explore the influence of green packaging on green purchase intention in the context of online-to-offline (O2O) commerce and to discuss the indirect effects of perceived value, perceived risk and green satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach To cast light on the factors affecting consumers’ intention to purchase in the context of O2O commerce, 295 valid questionnaire responses of O2O consumers in China were collected via an online survey. Data analysis was performed based on structural equation modeling. Findings The empirical results indicated that green packaging significantly affects consumers’ green purchase intention in the O2O commerce context indirectly through perceived value, perceived risk and green satisfaction. Moreover, green loyalty positively and significantly moderates the effects of perceived value, perceived risk and green satisfaction on green purchase intention. Originality/value Research on product packaging has mainly focused on investigating packaging materials, designs, functions and applications but has rarely examined how product packaging affects consumers’ purchase intention in the context of O2O commerce. Moreover, although previous studies have explored the roles of perceived value and perceived risk on purchase intention, they have not investigated the effects of environmental concerns and commerce context. This study attempts to fill these research gaps.