Importance-performance ratings for environmental practices

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The environmental performance of organizations is an increasing focus in cleaner production. In this research study, we developed a structured questionnaire to measure respondents' perceptions towards environmental practices. Using responses from 348 professional-level employees in Hong Kong organizations, we found that the performance of environmental practices was strongly associated with perceived importance of environmental practices. As environmental practices, results showed that Hong Kong organizations and employees primarily focused on saving paper and energy resources. However, they are not embracing the concept of green value chain and have yet to engage their suppliers to go green. This paper contributes to identify the key internal and external factors of environmental practices.

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