Embedding lean and green practices into small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve sustainable business practice

H T S Caldera; C Desha; L. Dawes

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Embedding lean and green practices into small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve sustainable business practice

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Embedding lean and green practices into small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve sustainable business practice

H T S Caldera, C Desha and L. Dawes

Proceedings of the 18th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production, pp.553-562

European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production Conference (ERSCP), 18th (Skiathos Island, Greece, 01-Oct-2017 - 05-Oct-2017)

GRAFIMA Publications

2017

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Abstract

lean and green practices

small to medium-sized enterprises

sustainable business practice

Tools

paradigm model

Lean and green thinking has emerged as a targeted business strategy to reduce waste and improve efficiency. Though lean and green thinking have gained popularity among large-sized enterprises, it is still unclear how to embed lean and green practices into small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) business processes to optimise sustainable business practice. This study uses a systematic literature review and case studies to explore how SMEs could strategically use lean and green tools to achieve sustainable business practice. The review highlights evidence of the co-existence of lean and green practices and the opportunities for synergistic impacts on process excellence and environmental performance. The authors present a context specific paradigm model highlighting the causal conditions, context and intervening conditions, action strategies, and consequences centred around the lean and green phenomenon in SMEs. Our case study findings provide targeted lean and green tools to enable SMEs to strategically use lean and green thinking, to optimise sustainable business practice and maximise the benefits of their expenditure.

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Title: Embedding lean and green practices into small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve sustainable business practice
Authors: H T S Caldera (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of Technology
C Desha (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
L. Dawes (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Proceedings of the 18th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production, pp.553-562
Conference details: European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production Conference (ERSCP), 18th (Skiathos Island, Greece, 01-Oct-2017 - 05-Oct-2017)
Publisher: GRAFIMA Publications
Organisation Unit: School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991011098502621
Output Type: Conference paper

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