Abstract:
Today, the world is moving towards green concepts which focus on increasing efficiency of resources
while reducing impact on human health, productivity and environment. As a result, many companies
are incorporating the green practices into their daily operations. Whereas, the rest of the world moves
towards sustainable development, a very few number of green buildings are functioning in Sri Lanka.
Within this emerging culture, this research has addressed, how green building concept influences in
achieving the business objectives of an organisation with many aspects than conventional buildings.
The research method used for this study was qualitative. Case studies were conducted to ascertain the
research aim and objectives. Two green buildings were selected from apparel industries. Semistructured
interviews were conducted among a selected experts panel and mainly content analysis was
used to analyse data. The results discussed compatibility of the green concept for Sri Lankan
organisations and deliberated how the green process achieves the cooperative objectives of
organisation and sub-objectives of individual departments. Moreover, it was found that there is a
positive impact of green building concept to achieve business objectives of an organisation and
discussed the benefits gained in terms of financial, social, environmental and technical aspects.
Citation:
Waidyasekara, K.G.A.S., & Sandamali, R.L.N. (2012). Impact of green concept on business objectives of an organisation. In S. Senaratne & Y.G. Sandanayake (Eds.), Global challenges in construction industry (pp. 364-374). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2012-Proceedings.pdf