The adoption of environmental strategies in large Colombian businesses

Case studies

Table 36. Manager´s Perspective - Dairy Company Esa factor Manager´s perspective

Categories Citizenship and a Transformational leadership style

Main features * Support for the development of carbon neutral products and the adoption of green processes. * Committed for the improvement of public education quality. * Support for nutrition programs in rural areas influenced by the company

• Environmental Strategy Adoption - Dairy Company Dairy Company under the influence of market demands, credit providers and competitors has adopted an environmental strategy focused in green products and social innovation, supported by a dynamic business model and a manager´s citizenship perspective. (See Figure 15). Strategies observed in the dairy product manufacturing company included the reduction of packaging weight and of water and energy consumption, together with the development of carbon-neutral products in addition to green processes (i.e. operational efficiency), the greening of the supply chain, environmental conservation and support of social causes. Environmental strategies were supported by organizational learning trough R&D investments for product innovation. Organizational learning has allowed Dairy Company to face changing markets, adopt IFC green standards and develop and offer new and greener packaging. Green financing by IFC propelled the development not only of greener products but of a greener supply chain by building capabilities in young and future farmers. As a consequence, Dairy Company contributes to the improvement of the environmental performance of suppliers, in order to reduce adverse environmental impacts along its supply chain. Finally, and regarding the manager´s perspective, the CEO has supported the improvement of public education quality and the deployment of a nutrition program in the rural areas influenced by the company. Likewise, the CEO has supported organizational learning over time to offer carbon neutral products, green processes, and greening of the supply chains, all of which has resulted in innovative products and processes.

The adoption of environmental strategies in large Colombian businesses

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Table 40. Factors for the adoption of environmental strategies

Table 39. ESA and ESA Factors across cases

Table 38. Main ESA factors observed in the case studies

Figure 15. ESA and the ESA factors at the Dairy Company

Table 37. Main environmental strategies observed in the case studies

Table 35. Business model – Dairy Company

Figure 14. ESA and the ESA factors at the Cosmetic Company

Table 36. Manager´s Perspective – Dairy Company

Table 33. ESA –Dairy Company

Table 34. Business Context – Dairy Company

Table 32. Manager´s perspective – Cosmetic Company

Table 30. Business Context – Cosmetic Company

Table 31. Business model – Cosmetic Company

Table 29. ESA – Cosmetic Company

Table 23. Business Model – Oil & Gas Company

Table 25. ESA – Agri-business

Table 27. Business Model – Agri-business

Table 26. Business Context – Agri-business

Table 22. Business Context – Oil & Gas Company

Figure 11. ESA and the ESA factors at the Utility Company

Table 21. ESA – Oil & Gas Company

Table 20. Manager´s Perspective – Utility Company

Table 19. Business Model – Utility Company

Table 18. Business Context – Utility Company

Figure 10. ESA and ESA factors at the Chemical Company

Table 17. ESA – Utility Company

Table 16. Manager´s Perspective – Chemical Company

Table 14. Business Context - Chemical Company

Table 15. Business Model - Chemical Company

Table 13. ESA - Chemical Company

Figure 9. ESA and ESA factors at the Bank

Table 12. Manager´s perspective -Bank

Table 10. Business Context - Bank

Table 8. Selected cases

Table 11. Business Model - Bank

Table 9. ESA - Bank

Table 7. ESA and influencing factors

Figure 8. Data classification

Figure 6. Theoretical Model of ESA and ESA Factors

Table 5 Business models and environmental strategies

Table 4. Business context and Environmental Strategies

Figure 5. Collaborative networks of ESA research

Table 3 Co-occurrence configuration of ESA Factors

Table 2. Typology of environmental strategies used in this research

Figure 3. Co-word clusters in the literature review

Table 6. Manager´s perspective and Environmental Strategies

Figure 2. Distribution of articles in Journals