Green Management Approaches in Business Administration


Kuzu A.

International Conference of Digital and Green Transition: Technological, Social and Economic Aspects, İstanbul, Türkiye, 16 - 17 Aralık 2022, ss.24, (Özet Bildiri)

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: İstanbul
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.24
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

It is recognized by the executives of companies all over the world that we are responsible for saving the lives of future generations by taking initiatives to protect the environment. Conventional management as practiced is not environmentally friendly and in many cases contrary to sustainability principles; For this reason, it should be renewed in line with green management principles. One of the most important actors in economic life in the world is private companies, and the development of tools, strategies and methods that can contribute to “green management and entrepreneurship” will guide these businesses for a sustainable environment. In the green management model, decisions should link “social and environmental dimensions with economic outcomes”. The source of future sustainability will be the synergy effects between these three performance dimensions. For this reason, we can also express green management as “how strategies and decisions should be, in order to increase sustainable results”. Green management requires the integration of business management and environmental management principles, based on a continuous process of relationship between environment and business management. Therefore, green management begins with incorporating green principles into the company’s mission and vision and transforming these principles into specific organizational and managerial processes. In order for sustainable development and growth to take place in the long run, management should attach equal importance to environmental goals in daily operations, as well as to the goals of the enterprise. While trying to respond to changing consumption patterns, companies should study about how they can contribute to the physical environment, how sustainability and consumption are linked in various industries and supply chains, and what kind of impacts sustainability can have on economic activities. Corporate responsibility no longer ends at shopping stores; advanced recycling systems help developing sustainable lifecycles for products, and this helps companies improve their image, brand and market position. For this purpose, businesses should define their “green” values, transform them into strategies, plans and decisions, and involve their internal and external stakeholders in these processes as much as possible in order to achieve sustainable results.