Green supply chain management sample of Mersin province

In the globalized world, with the Industrial Revolution, competitiveness has become more important for enterprises. In order to compete with each other, businesses have started to ignore the damage they cause to the environment. As a result, adverse effects such as harmful gases emitted to the air, chemicals released to the waters and solid wastes have started to cause permanent damage to the environment. In order to cope with these problems, especially developed countries, international large enterprises, non-governmental organizations and environmentally conscious consumers are working to minimize the damage to the environment. One of these applications is green supply chain management. Since green supply chain management benefits both the business and the environment, it must be implemented in all sectors. One of these sectors is the food sector. Food industry; It is of great importance for the economic and social development of each country because of the evaluation of agricultural products, supply of raw materials to industry, nutrition of society, contribution to employment and foreign trade. For this reason, green supply chain management is very important in order to increase the production supply in the food sector and to raise awareness about sustainability. The aim of the research is to find out the impact of green supply chain implementations and GSCM pressure/driver practices on business performance. The sample of the research consists of 114 enterprises that produce food products in Mersin. In the research, the data obtained through the survey were analyzed by factor analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis. As a result of the research, green supply chain implementations and GSCM pressure/driver practices affected business performance.