A study on the impact of green supply chain management factors on the business performance of garment enterprises in Vietnam
Published: July 22, 2026
Abstract
This study explores the impact of green supply chain management factors on the business performance of garment enterprises in Vietnam. Based on previous theories and research, this study developed a model to analyze the impact of green supply chain management on the business performance of Vietnamese garment enterprises when the entire industry is facing challenges and a greening trend. In this study, quantitative research methods were used, and data was collected from 168 different garment manufacturing enterprises across Vietnam. The study finds that green supply chain management affects the business performance of companies in terms of green purchasing, cooperation with customers, and investment recovery, with different impact levels and directions. Based on these results, the study made some recommendations and notes to Vietnamese garment enterprises about practicing green supply chain management in the trend of greening.
Keywords
green supply chain managementeconomic efficiencygarmentgreening trend
References
1.
Azevedo, Susana G., Helena Carvalho, and V. Cruz Machado (2011). The influence of green practices on supply chain performance: A case study approach. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 47(6), 850-871.
2.
Benito González, Javier, and Óscar González-Benito (2005). Environmental proactivity and business performance: an empirical analysis. Omega, 33(1), 1-15.
3.
Chen, W., Hong, J., & Xu, C. (2015). Pollutants generated by cement production in China, their impacts, and the potential for environmental improvement. Journal of Cleaner Production, 103, 61-69.
4.
De Giovanni, P., & Vinzi, V. E. (2012). Covariance versus component-based estimations of performance in green supply chain management. International Journal of Production Economics, 135(2), 907-916.
5.
Diabat, A., & Govindan, K. (2011). An analysis of the drivers affecting the implementation of green supply chain management. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 55(6), 659-667.
6.
Dubey, R., Gunasekaran, A., Childe, S. J., Papadopoulos, T., Fosso-Wamba, S., & Song, M. (2016). Towards a theory of sustainable consumption and production: constructs and measurement. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 106, 78-89.
7.
Foschi, E., Zanni, S., & Bonoli, A. (2020). Combining eco-design and LCA as decision-making process to prevent plastics in packaging application. Sustainability, 12(22), 9738.
8.
Gallear, D., Ghobadian, A., & Chen, W. (2012). Corporate responsibility, supply chain partnership and performance: An empirical examination. International Journal of Production Economics, 140(1), 83-91.
9.
Green, K. W., Whitten, D., & Inman, R. A. (2008). The impact of logistics performance on organizational performance in a supply chain context. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 13(4), 317-327.
10.
Kenneth W. Green., Zelbst, P. J., Meacham, J., & Bhadauria, V. S. (2012). Green supply chain management practices: impact on performance. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 17(3), 290-305.
11.
Khan, F., Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., & Younus, M. (2019). Managing plastic waste disposal by assessing consumers recycling behavior: the case of a densely populated developing country. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, 33054-33066.
12.
Jabbour, C. J. C., Jugend, D., de Sousa Jabbour, A. B. L., Gunasekaran, A., & Latan, H. (2015). Green product development and performance of Brazilian firms: measuring the role of human and technical aspects. Journal of Cleaner Production, 87, 442-451.
13.
Lee, S. M., Kim, S. T., & Choi, D. (2012). Green supply chain management and organizational performance. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 112(8), 1148-1180.
14.
Laosirihongthong, T., Adebanjo, D., & Choon Tan, K. (2013). Green supply chain management practices and performance. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 113(8), 1088-1109.
15.
Mangla, S., Kumar, P., & Barua, M. K. (2014). An evaluation of attribute for improving the green supply chain performance via DEMATEL method. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering & Robotics Research, 1(1), 30-35.
16.
Menguc, B., & Ozanne, L. K. (2005). Challenges of the “green imperative”: A natural resource-based approach to the environmental orientation–business performance relationship. Journal of Business Research, 58(4), 430-438.
17.
Montabon, F., Sroufe, R., & Narasimhan, R. (2007). An examination of corporate reporting, environmental management practices and firm performance. Journal of Operations Management, 25(5), 998-1014.
18.
Perotti, S., Zorzini, M., Cagno, E., & Micheli, G. J. (2012). Green supply chain practices and company performance: the case of 3PLs in Italy. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 42(7), 640-672.
19.
Richey, R. G., Morgan, T. R., Lindsey-Hall, K., & Adams, F. G. (2016). A global exploration of Big Data in the supply chain. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 46(8), 710-739.
20.
Sanyé-Mengual, E., Pérez-López, P., González-García, S., Lozano, R. G., Feijoo, G., Moreira, M. T., ... & Rieradevall, J. (2014). Eco-designing the use phase of products in sustainable manufacturing: The importance of maintenance and communication-to-user strategies. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 18(4), 545-557.
21.
Shah, A., & Siddiqui, D. A. (2019). Customers driven green supply management and organization performance. Social Science and Humanities Journal, 3(4), 1054-1067.
22.
Srivastava, S. K. (2007). Green supply chain management: a state of the art literature review. International Journal of Management Reviews, 9(1), 53-80.
23.
Susanty, A., Sirait, N. M., & Bakhtiar, A. (2018). The relationship between information sharing, informal contracts and trust on performance of supply chain management in the SMEs of batik. Measuring Business Excellence, 22(3), 292-314.
24.
Vachon, S., & Klassen, R. D. (2006). Green project partnership in the supply chain: the case of the package printing industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 14(6-7), 661-671.
25.
Walton, S. V., Handfield, R. B., & Melnyk, S. A. (1998). The green supply chain: integrating suppliers into environmental management processes. International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management, 34(1), 2-11.
26.
Younis, H., Sundarakani, B., & Vel, P. (2016). The impact of implementing green supply chain management practices on corporate performance. Competitiveness Review, 26(3), 216-245.
27.
Zhu, Q., Sarkis, J., & Geng, Y. (2005). Green supply chain management in China: pressure, practices and performance. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 25(5), 449-468.
28.
Zhu, Q., Qu, Y., Geng, Y., & Fujita, T. (2017). A comparison of regulatory awareness and green supply chain management practices among Chinese and Japanese manufacturers. Business Strategy and the Environment, 26(1), 18-30.
