A meta-regression analysis of environmental sustainability practices and firm performance

dc.contributor.authorLopes, João M.
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorNogueira, Elisabete
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-18T09:28:10Z
dc.date.available2023-10-18T09:28:10Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-06
dc.description.abstractThe growing concern with environmental protection has transformed companies' environmental responsibility into a tactical strategy to increase their competitiveness. The influence of environmental sustainability practices on companies' performance is on the agenda, and it is not consensual. This study intends to analyse the impact of the adoption of sustainable practices on the performance of companies. The heterogeneous results of 96 studies (taken from the Web of Science) were synthesized using meta-regression analyses, from which data on 339 effects were collected. Unlike previous studies that consider performance a one-dimensional construct, this study takes an original approach to performance. Effects were analysed on five different performance measures: (i) the overall performance, (ii) the accounting-based, (iii) the market-based, (iv) the economic-based and (v) the operational-based firm performance. Indirect effects were also explored. Environmental sustainability practices positively influence the five performance measures, even if environmental preservation is not the only motivation for their implementation. The study reinforces the idea that it is profitable for companies to be green. The environmental pressures of stakeholders must be seen as opportunities and contribute to improving the multiple aspects of competitiveness. To accommodate environmental concerns, business ethics must be updated.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationNogueira, E., Gomes, S., & Lopes, J. M. (2023). A meta-regression analysis of environmental sustainability practices and firm performance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 426, 139048, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139048. Repositório Institucional UPT. http://hdl.handle.net/11328/5146pt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139048pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0959-6526
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11328/5146
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652623032067?via%3Dihubpt_PT
dc.rightsopen accesspt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectTriple bottom linept_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental dimensionpt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental sustainability practicespt_PT
dc.subjectPerformancept_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental practicespt_PT
dc.subjectMeta-regressionpt_PT
dc.titleA meta-regression analysis of environmental sustainability practices and firm performancept_PT
dc.typejournal articlept_PT
degois.publication.firstPage1pt_PT
degois.publication.lastPage14pt_PT
degois.publication.titleJournal of Cleaner Productionpt_PT
degois.publication.volume426pt_PT
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person.affiliation.nameREMIT - Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies
person.affiliation.nameREMIT – Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies
person.familyNameGomes
person.familyNameNogueira
person.givenNameSofia
person.givenNameElisabete
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