Green supply chain management practices in the Turkish textile industry

Green supply chain management practices have been one of the most intriguing focal point for of scholars over the last decade. Previous studies have presented the cases of green supply chain applications of companies from different sectors in different countries. They suggest that green supply chain management practices might impact environmental performance as part of organizational performance. However, it has not yet been determined whether the green supply chain management practices will impact the environmental performance as a part of the organizational performance of the SMEs in the textile sector of Turkey. This thesis aims to explore the gaps in the literature and recognize the influence of environmental performance as a part of organizational performance and consequently addressing green supply chain management practices (GSCMP) specifically in the Turkish textile industry. The data is collected from Turkish textile firms through a survey and the Statistical Package of the SPSS is used to analyze the collected data. The proposed hypothesis are tested. The proposed variables in the hypothesis are green supply chain management practices, green process and product design, and the internal awareness of green supply chain management practice approaches used to determine whether they improve a company's overall environmental performance as a part of organizational performance. The findings of this research were observed that implementing GSCM practices has a positive impact on environmental performance within a textile sector organization. The thesis concludes that textile relevant SMEs still have room for improvement. This study will help SMEs in the Turkish textile industry make better decisions to identify green supply chain management practices that can improve environmental as a part of an organizational performance. Key words: Green Supply Chain Management Practices, Textile Industry,Turkish Manufactory Industry