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Factors on implementing sustainable practices in the food retail sector: case study from Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.editor Gunaruwan, TL
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-20T08:54:04Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-20T08:54:04Z
dc.date.issued 2023-08-26
dc.identifier.citation ** en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/21646
dc.description.abstract Sustainability is becoming more pressing for today’s whole world. This study aims to explore the factors affecting the implementation of sustainable practices in the Sri Lankan food retail sector, by identifying the practices that can be implemented, and the factors influencing the implementation of sustainability practices. A literature review identified such practices and the factors in the global context, which were then confirmed for the Sri Lankan context by industry experts. Next, a questionnaire survey was carried out to collect empirical data from the food retailers, which were then analyzed using PLS-SEM (Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling). Sustainable practices were identified under three categories: Facilities and Utilities, Internal Operations, and Market Activities, and the influencing factors were identified under five categories: Organization and Management, Economy, Regulatory, Society, and Industry and Market. The findings emphasize the need to increase the top management’s awareness of the various sustainable solutions, their benefits, and available financing schemes, staff training programs to enhance their knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding sustainability, having a good functional integration in the firm, and introducing financing schemes to help companies in funding sustainable practices. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics en_US
dc.relation.uri https://slstl.lk/r4tli-2023/ en_US
dc.subject Sustainability practices en_US
dc.subject Sustainability factors en_US
dc.subject Food retail sector en_US
dc.subject PLS-SEM en_US
dc.title Factors on implementing sustainable practices in the food retail sector: case study from Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Transport and Logistics Management en_US
dc.identifier.year 2023 en_US
dc.identifier.conference Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 8th International Conference en_US
dc.identifier.place Moratuwa, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 12-14 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of the International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry en_US


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