{"id":305,"date":"2025-01-04T12:39:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T12:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/risumarketingjournals.com.ng\/?p=305"},"modified":"2025-01-04T12:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T12:39:27","slug":"green-supply-chain-practices-and-environmental-sustainability-of-food-processing-companies-in-rivers-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risumarketingjournals.com.ng\/?p=305","title":{"rendered":"GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES IN RIVERS STATE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><strong>OMOTOSO Omotayo Patrick<\/strong><br>Department of Marketing, Faculty of Administration and Management,<br>Rivers State University Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria<br>omotayo.omotoso@ust.edu.ng<br><strong>IKEGWURU Mac-Kingsley<\/strong><br>Department of logistics and Supply Chain Management<br>Faculty of Administration and Management,<br>Rivers State University Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br>This study examined the relationship between green supply chain (GSC) practices and environmental sustainability of food processing companies in Rivers State. The objective of the study was to determine the correlation between GSC practices and measures of environmental sustainability (waste reduction, decreased carbon footprint) of food processing companies in Rivers State. The study adopted a correlational research design. The population of the study consisted 15 registered and functional Food Processing Companies. The study did a total enumeration. Primary data was collected using questionnaire; while the hypotheses were tested using Spearman\u2019s Rank Order Correlation. The findings revealed that a very strong positive correlation between GSC practices and measures of environmental sustainability (waste reduction, decreased carbon footprint) of food processing companies in Rivers State. Thus, the study concluded that GSC practices significantly relate to environmental sustainability of food processing companies in Rivers State; and recommends that management of processing companies in Rivers State should incorporate ecological initiatives in their procurement processes in order to increase their environmental sustainability.<br><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Decreased carbon footprint, environmental sustainability, green supply chain management practices, waste reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/risumarketingjournals.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JMD-10-1-6-GREEN-SUPPLY-CHAIN-PRACTICES-AND-ENVIRONMENTAL-SUSTAINABILITY-OF-FOOD-PROCESSING-COMPANIES-IN-RIVERS-STATE.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of JMD-10-1-6 GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES IN RIVERS STATE.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6e037ebf-c8db-410a-bbba-ed8dfcd0489f\" href=\"https:\/\/risumarketingjournals.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JMD-10-1-6-GREEN-SUPPLY-CHAIN-PRACTICES-AND-ENVIRONMENTAL-SUSTAINABILITY-OF-FOOD-PROCESSING-COMPANIES-IN-RIVERS-STATE.pdf\">JMD-10-1-6 GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES IN RIVERS STATE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/risumarketingjournals.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JMD-10-1-6-GREEN-SUPPLY-CHAIN-PRACTICES-AND-ENVIRONMENTAL-SUSTAINABILITY-OF-FOOD-PROCESSING-COMPANIES-IN-RIVERS-STATE.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6e037ebf-c8db-410a-bbba-ed8dfcd0489f\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OMOTOSO Omotayo PatrickDepartment of Marketing, Faculty of Administration and Management,Rivers State University Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeriaomotayo.omotoso@ust.edu.ngIKEGWURU Mac-KingsleyDepartment of logistics and Supply Chain ManagementFaculty of Administration and Management,Rivers State University Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria AbstractThis study examined the relationship between green supply chain (GSC) practices and environmental sustainability of food processing companies in Rivers State. 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