The Role Of Agile Practices And Green Innovation On Environmental Sustainability Through Waste Reduction In Indian Garment Manufacturing

Abstract

The growing urgency to foresee environmental challenges organizations are increasingly adopting strategies that efficiently support environmental sustainability. This study investigates the role of agile practices and green innovation on waste reduction and tested how waste reduction in turn contributes to environmental sustainability. The study provides insights on how organizational strategies in the highly digitalised era can be integrated to enhance environmental sustainability by emphasising waste reduction as major source for environmental sustainability procurement. By analysing the linkage between the variables, the study demonstrated waste reduction in garment sectors as the pivotal factor that forces to integrate green innovation ands agile practices. The study used Smart-PLS structural equation modelling method to test the framed research framework, the study respondents are the production or operation managers of garment industries, the study results revealed that agile practices of the organization and green innovation strategies have significant and positive influence eon waste reduction, and waste reduction significantly contributes to environmental sustainability.