Effects of Green Manufacturing and Eco-innovation on Sustainability Performance

TLDR

Firms are under increasing pressure from communities and governments to adopt greener production processes. The study examines how green manufacturing and eco‑innovation affect firms’ economic, environmental, and social sustainability performance. Data from a questionnaire survey of 53 Turkish automotive, chemical, and electronics firms were analyzed with regression models to test the hypothesized relationships. Green manufacturing significantly improves environmental and social performance, eco‑process innovation boosts overall sustainability, while eco‑product innovation shows no significant effect.

Abstract

Firms are facing growing pressure to become “greener” or more environmentally friendly. Consequently, firms have had to review their production processes as a result of pressures from the community and governments. This pilot study investigated the influence of green manufacturing and eco-innovation on corporate sustainability performance (economic, environmental, and social). Data were collected through a questionnaire-based survey across 53 companies from automotive, chemistry and electronic sectors in Turkey. The empirical model was tested using regression analysis, to verify the hypothetical relationships of the study. The results of this study indicate that the green manufacturing applications have a significant positive impact on environmental performance and social performance. Additionally, eco-process innovation has a significant positive impact on corporate sustainability. However, eco-product innovation was not found to have a significant effect on any of the three types of performance.